The Village Limits, Little Chute - Friday April 20, 2018

On Friday April 20^th we chose a supper club I had not heard of before called the Village Limits, located on the east edge of Little Chute.   When we arrived at about 6:30 on Friday night, the large circular bar was full and the entire barroom had a friendly and lively atmosphere.

 

We saw some friends I had worked with at Appleton Papers/Appleton Coated and chatted with them while we waited for a spot at the bar to open.  Soon some spots opened up and we ordered cocktails.  Our friends happened to be regulars at The Village Limits, as it appeared were most of the other people in the place.  We learned that back in the late 60’s/ early 70’s the place was a “beer bar” called the Log Cabin.  For anyone young who might be reading this, there was a period of time when the drinking age was 18 for beer and 21 for liquor, so beer bars became popular for the 18-20 year old crowd. 

Brothers Skin and Bruce Hartjes have owned the Village Limits for the past 15 or so years, and both were bartending on this particular evening.  The owners were friendly and the brandy old fashioneds were very good.  We let Bruce know we were having dinner and menus soon appeared.  A waitress  took our order at the bar. Paul opted for the deep fried perch and haddock combo and I went with the baked salmon.  The waitress reappeared awhile later and directed us to our table with instructions to help ourselves to the salad bar.

They offered a good salad bar with cheese spreads.  Paul noted the French dressing was particularly tasty.  My baked salmon was very good. Paul’s perch and haddock combo unfortunately was a disappointment.  The fish was done okay but the breading was dark brown and soggy, indicating the oil in the fryer probably should have been changed a while ago. 

Despite the fried fish issue we had an enjoyable evening and plan to stop in again but will be sure to avoid ordering anything from the fryer.