This is the view on the east side of Tejon Street looking southward toward Platte Avenue. The tavern on the left, Tony's, is modeled after your basic Wisconsin watering hole. Since I was born in Wisconsin and my grandparents were regular habitués of such establishments, I can say that Tony's is a fairly close approximation of a Wisconsin tavern but it's a little too "nice" to be the real thing. It does serve Pabst Blue Ribbon and other such blue collar beers, but it also serves local microbrews and (gasp!) cocktails. Also, the menu is way too fancy schmancy and there's no Friday night fish fry. And the bartenders are young, hip and have all ten fingers (unlike in Wisconsin, where they're more likely be old, crusty and have lost a digit to some farm accident or other). On the other hand, Green Bay Packers paraphernalia is prominently displayed all over the joint, so that definitely gives me a warm, nostalgic, down home feeling whenever I hang out at Tony's. Go Packers!
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There is a Friday Night Fish Fry! Have you ever been there on a Friday night? The delicious deep fried fish and fries are served with your traditional coleslaw, rye bread, tartar sauce and a can of Schlitz! You don't get much more Wisconsin than that. I guess if you like fish boils, go to Door County. And yes, gasp they do serve cocktails but so does every bar in Wisconsin. We could never survive the FIBS if we didn't. Tony's cheese curds are also quite amazing.
Theresa,
Thanks for your comment! I don't love fish, so I probably won't partake of Friday Night Fish Fry at Tony's.
I stand by my statement that Tony's is a lot more "hip" and "nice" than the taverns that my grandparents frequented in northeastern Wisconsin. I never saw a fuzzy navel go down in any of those places. Which is not to say that Tony's isn't awesome. I go there all the time and I enjoy it immensely every time.
Cheers! Tamera
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