Full City Cafe

Kate: Pan fried lake perch with homemade potato chips and coleslaw. Oh, and a delectable creme brulee cheesecake dessert.
So, this was not our first visit to Full City Cafe. Paul and I had gone a few weeks prior, when our refrigerator died, and we absolutely delighted. Not only was the service pretty darn good and the food very tasty, but the owner made us fresh guacamole at our table, we got free dessert (every Monday night) and they have a rewards card! Wow! We knew we needed to take Kristin to check it out.
So, here we are for Perch Week. Paul is a big fan of perch, so we thought we would check it out. I was reluctant to order the fried perch, as I try to stay away from fried things, generally, but I went with it any. The server told us that it would not be greasy and she was right. It was coated with a cornmeal mixture and cooked just right. A squirt of lemon made this a very delicious seafood experience. I am not totally crazy for seafood, so I was very pleased with how this tasted.
Now, the icing on the cake was both the amazing homemade potato chips and the coleslaw. The chips were perfectly fried and perfectly salted. Very cripsy. Not too greasy. Yum! And, the coleslaw was an oil based, rather than mayonnaise, based slaw, which I prefer. It was really tangy in a very good way. I found myself filling up on the slaw and chips and not having enough room for the rest of my fish.
But, of course, there was room for dessert. I wanted to take it to-go, but Paul and Kristin insisted we eat there. And, I am glad we did, their presentation was very nice. Now, we, of course, all had to taste each other's desserts. I think Kristin got a key lime pie-type thing, and Paul had a pecan and caramel brownie, which were both good. But, I think I won this time around. Wow! This was really great. I wanted to eat the whole thing, despite the fact that I was already stuffed, it was so good. I don't normally like creme brulee flavored things, since I like creme brulee so much, but this was the perfect flavor! Really good!
If you haven't checked out Full City yet, you need to. Monday is free dessert night. They do fun specials and cool themes all the time. And, you can sign up for their rewards program. A great combination.
(Note: Both of our visits have been to the one in Portage because they are open later...)

four golden forks out of five.

Kate: Pan fried lake perch with homemade potato chips and coleslaw. And of course, a clice of Key Lime Pie.

The first time Kate and Paul visited this place, they came back SO eager to make sure I got there soon - add this to my Wisconsin heritage (hello, Friday night fish frys! Am I the only one here?) And the Perch week seemed a perfect time to hit Full City up. I was certainly not disappointed - the perch was great, not greasy, just crispy. The chips were a home-made wonder. And the cole-slaw wasn't just a drippy mess (you know you've seen THAT cole slaw somewhere. Perhaps at a family reunion. It's never a pretty picture. This was not the case with the Fully City C.S. I digress.)
But I think the coolest part for me was the friendliness of everyone there. The owner came out and recognized Kate and Paul from their last visit, chatted us up a bit. That really impressed me that he took so much time out for his customers.
I'll definately go back (I'm signed up for the reward point program, how could I NOT?) and I encourage you to try it too!

four golden forks out of five.