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    Worst ice cream. Not creamy, no flavor. Also. No bathrooms available either. Waste of money.

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    Black River Valley Pub - Cajun Cod Fish Fry Friday

    Black River Valley Pub

    4.5(33 reviews)
    8.1 mi
    $$

    I was with my girlfriend & her family for a weekend getaway. Being from the Milwaukee area, we…read morewanted a Fish Fry on a Friday night dinner. This place was highly recommended so we went. Entering, the place is large & can easily accommodate groups of 6 to 8 people bc even for a Friday with it being busy there are more seats than you'd expect. I got the Cajun Cod with Sweet Potato fries. I didn't want beer battered so it was great to find a place that offers grilled, Cajun grilled, or Beer Battered for all fish fry's. The pieces were quality good size for a grilled cod, 3 quality sizes. Plus comes with good portion of side sweet potato fries for $1 extra. My girlfriend got the Fried Perch which was two massive pieces. Most of the table got a side salad instead of another side. Food was probably a 4 to 4.5 star. Not jaw dropping but not just basic at all. Negatives: Need a drink menu. I am not going to order a beer if you aren't going to give me what is offered. Simple as that. They brought a small pitcher of water (no more than 1.5L) for a table of 6. Water was room temperature & no ice at all. Waitress did write down one of our orders down incorrectly as cod instead of crab cake. His crab cakes didn't show up for another 20min. The poor part was that the waitress never came over at all during the 20min to give an update. Heck, didn't even come over to ask us anything or give us a refill on water. The owner of the restaurant came over but he was only asking how everything was. That was when we brought it up after 5min of the waitress being gone. The owner did give us a piece of carrot cake & was overly nice which is main reason this is a 3* & not a 2*. I usually am not harsh on reviews but the issue more was on the lack of communication between the waitress & our table. By the time he got his food, every single one of us was done or asking for a carry out box for their meal. While the owner was very nice, there obviously was a lack of communication between him & the waitress during the 20min wait bc even she was asking "can I get you something else?" not knowing the owner already had already given us some cake in a carry out container. I get Friday's are busy but don't put Crab Cakes on the menu (he got a side salad as the side so they didn't need any sides) if it takes 20min to make it or that nobody on a Friday night is ordering it at all that you can't skip an order. Also, I think the other table of 6 next to us was not happy on how long their food & drinks were taking. It was a bummer bc we were all really looking forward to a Friday Fish Fry in the UP.

    After a long drive and 1/2 day skiing this was the perfect place to have a delicious and filling…read moremeal. The waitstaff are super friendly and their recommendation of deep fried whitefish was spot-on. The owner dropped by to say hello and he was really cool. The "pine cones ", which are deep fried mashed potatoes in a roughly cone shaped package of tastiness, are a nice accompaniment to the rest of the meal. The side salad was very good and having mostly local beers on tap was a very nice touch. Can't wait to try their prime rib night the next time I'm here on a weekend.

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    Tacconelli’s By Bartlett

    Tacconelli’s By Bartlett

    4.8(4 reviews)
    6.3 mi

    Trying new places while passing through town. Quaint small eatery that appears to do a good carry…read moreout business. I'm told they deliver, which is nice. We roll in on Sunday afternoon to an empty restaurant, but the take-out orders are coming in so furiously, it took the young lady a few minutes to get menus and water to us. A good problem to have! A smaller dining room with only a few tables. Parking shouldn't be a problem. Plenty of variety on the main menu with a decent sized pizza menu added on. I went with a personal pizza (7") called the Yooper; Pepperoni, Sausage and Mushroom. These folks make a great personal pizza! Mrs. E. ordered a chicken wrap that she only finished half of. She gave it a big thumbs up, including the fries. In a nutshell, the prices are nice, the owners are nicer. It's right off US-2 and they're open until 8:00 pm during the week. 02/25

    This my favorite restaurant in the Ironwood/Bessemer/wakefield area! My husband and I have eaten…read morethere more than several times since May when we moved to the area from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and have never had a bad or even a mediocre meal. In fact, we have had absolutely superb meals every time. It's very obvious these are extremely talented chefs. On one very memorable occasion I had a special salmon entree on a Friday fish fry day. It was as good, if not better, than any salmon entree I have had anywhere in any large city or a "highly rated" restaurant or anywhere in our former (too expensive...) restaurants in our former beach town. It was excellent! Other days we have had smash burgers -- superb (and this is from two people who as a rule don't "do" burger days/nights). We love the Friday fish fry and try to go every Friday. On July 4, we ordered a pizza to go. We probably shouldn't have done it, but we ordered the largest size pizza as we thought it would last a few nights. I have never seen such a large pizza in my life! And it was mouth-watering delicious. If you have a family or group staying for the weekend, this is the perfect lunch or dinner option! The service is great -- very friendly and the atmosphere is casual and welcoming. I love everything about this little place in Bessemer and always look forward to going back! Five stars all the way!

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