For Friday fish fry and pizza lovers, look no further. Ian’s Pizza has released their special Fish Fry Pizza for the sixth year. The pizza comes with pieces of fried fish, French fries, tartar sauce, mozzarella cheese and is topped with coleslaw.
I went in with skepticism but my friends and girlfriend told me: how hard can it be? Isn’t it just like a sandwich? They are right, but I am conservative when it comes to pizza with my go-to at Ian’s being the tomato and pesto pizza.
But as a lover of a Friday fish fry, I had to try this new rendition of a classic Wisconsin staple. So I went.
When I ordered, the pizza didn’t come out — I was going to get a fresh-out-the-oven slice. I anxiously waited to catch a glimpse of the unexpected combination I was about to try.
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After the first bite, I thought it was good. I mean, it’s like you’re eating all the most important aspects of a fried fish, but on a pizza.
Overall, I would rate the pizza a 6.5 out of 10.
This is not bad I enjoyed eating it and appreciated how cheesy it was — that made it pizza-like — but not overly complex in flavor.
My two favorite parts of the fish fry are the coleslaw and the tartar sauce. The unique tanginess of both complemented the fried fish and French fries, which in themselves were not too complicated. But the tartar sauce and coleslaw on this pizza didn’t stick, so instead of standing, they mixed together a colorless mixture of cheese, dough and fried food.
What the pizza did was leave me craving a delicious fried fish instead of leaving me satisfied on a Friday night.
For those who want to try the pizza, it’s only available at Ian’s on Fridays while supplies last, according to them Facebook.
I appreciate Ian bringing a classic Wisconsin staple to their pizza, but next Friday I’ll stick with tradition.
