Chop Tank

"E", "J" and I enjoyed a wonderful 3 course prix-fixe dinner at Chop Tank located in NYC's Greenwich Village at 308 Bleecker Street. Also included was a wine tasting with each course.

Each table was served a basket of home made Old Bay potato chips - very addictive.

"E" and I decided to have the white wines and "J" had the red wines.

"E" started with the shrimp taco while "J" and I both had the fried oysters - crisp on the outside and very moist on the inside.

"J" had the fried chicken - which was several pieces of chicken coated with extra crunchy batter.

"E" and I both had the lump crab cake entree.

For dessert "E" had 2 scoops of the homemade cinnamon ice cream and "J" had 2 scoops of homemade vanilla ice cream. I had the Smith Island layer cake - 10 layers of vanilla cake with chocolate frosting - excellent!

The food and service was excellent, but the restaurant was quite noisy.

Mermaid Oyster Bar

...is located at 79 MacDougal Street in NYC' Greenwich Village.

"E" started with a glass of Muscadet ($11), "J" with a glass of Barbera ($11) and I with a glass of Proseco ($10.

For appetizers "E" had the shrimp cocktail ($13) while "J" and I had raw oysters:

Kumamoto ($3.25/each)

Kusshi ($3.25/each)

Wellfleet ($2.60/each)

Fanny Bay ($2.85/each)

Pemaquid ($2.85/each)

"E" had the Beer Battered Cod n Chips with coleslaw and tartar ($20)

"J" had the Bucatini with baby clams, garlic, parsley and olive oil ($19)

I had the sauteed jumbo lump Crab cake with whale fries, tartar sauce and coleslaw ($20)

Ubeknownst to me Mermaid Oyster Bar does not offer any desserts, but they do serve a complimentary petite chocolate pudding with whipped cream after dinner. Along with their famous fortune telling fish. Place the fish in your palm and your fortune depends on its movement.

Harbor House Milwaukee

...is located at 550 N. Harbor Drive right on the Lake.

This open, airy, bright restaurant has lovely views and excellent seafood.

We started at the bar with wine and onion rings - light and delicious!

Then when we were seated we shared 3 dozen oysters, fried calamari and crab cakes. I had the scallops with mashed potatoes for my entree. For dessert I had the key lime pie. I wish it had more meringue.

Overall a very good dinner in Milwaukee!

I noticed the crowd tended to be the older demographic and that might be based on the pricepoints