You’ve gotten to the end of another long week and you just don’t feel like cooking supper. But hey, it’s Friday night and you live in Tomahawk Wisconsin or maybe you are just up vacationing! Friday is fish fry night here in Wisconsin and you can go to any one of Tomahawk’s restaurants or taverns and find a delicious, reasonably priced fish dinner.

You’ll find baked, broiled and fried fish. The restaurants range from upscale establishments to basic diners. Most taverns and even churches also partake of this Friday night ritual. The dinners commonly include potatoes done a variety of ways including baked, French fried, or potato pancakes, coleslaw with a mayonnaise or vinegar-based dressing, fresh bread, and of course plenty of beer.

Serving styles range from buffet, family style, by the plate and if you are truly dog-tired you can get yours to go. The fish itself comes in many varieties: perch, walleye, bluegills, Atlantic cod, haddock and during certain months of the year smelt.

Deep Fried Fish Dinner

Not only is a fish fry a reasonably priced meal, but it is a Wisconsin event where strangers break into conversations with locals at the bar and  friends, family and neighbors mingle while talking about the week that was. The Friday night fish fry is an escape from the long week.

Tomahawk and Harrison have many places to enjoy the tradition; like the Happy Snapper, Pine Tree, Silver Birch, Bootleggers, Billy Bob’s, Rivers Edge, Nut Zee’s and many more.

Whether you live here or vacation here, get out and enjoy the tradition. As the evening comes to a close you’ll hit the dusty trail with doggy bag in hand satisfied and content knowing that the weekend is officially begun.