Friday Fish Fry Blog Week 7: Final Approach in Milwaukee
Apr 03, 2026
Each week, a member of TMJ4's staff visits a local fish fry destination and reviews their experience. This week, Photojournalist Emmanuel Espino visited Final Approach, the restaurant notable for having a plane on its roof near
Milwaukee's airport.My wife and I had a Friday evening off together and decided to check out a fish fry dinner. Final Approach was the winner of our decision. Final Approach has a drive-thru option if you don't want to dine in. We got our meal to go and went home to binge one of the shows we've been watching.Previous Fish Fry Blogs: Week 1: Patch's in Milwaukee Week 2: Troublemakers' Cocina in Milwaukee Week 3: Coach's Pub and Grill in Milwaukee Week 4: The Blue Heron Supper Club in Big Bend Week 5: St. Dominic's in Brookfield Week 6: Mattys Bar Grille in New BerlinThe meal comes with three giant pieces of fish, fries, rye bread, and coleslaw. I also got a cup of their clam chowder, which was delicious.This was my first visit to Final Approach, and I would happily go back. Having their fish fry from the comfort of our home was the perfect way to end the week! Final Approach is located at 4959 S Howell Ave., Milwaukee.Its about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip
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