"JimH" wrote in message
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On Jul 24, 3:50 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some
walleye....

Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-:
I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here.
Fishermen, anyway.
Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies.
But that's from when those were all plentiful.
Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in
Wheeling?
That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a
restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990.
The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins.
He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad
piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida
grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin.
Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how
they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20.
Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep
for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd,
and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks.
Haven't been there in 2 years though.
Here, found this:
http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html
The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection
of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets.
I always got them grilled "blackened" style.
Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were
good.
Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer,
and take a look at the boats too.

--Vic

I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X
some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy.

My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's
in
Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a
little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth.
The
last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago.
The
non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the
smallish variety. I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled.

This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of
catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over.
While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked
with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye
of
course. They thought I was crazy. Most who tried it thought it was a nice
complement to the fish.

When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following:

http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs

Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again.

Long live the walleye....

I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any
day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch.

Ever been to Navy Pier while in Chicago during the summer? A fun
place. Their museums and aquarium are also first class.

I lived in Chicago for over 50 years of my life and did enjoy the
attractions you mentioned.