My fiancee and I went to Avanti's for a fish fry last Friday. I haven't been here in a while but I was surprised to find it fairly empty for 6:30 on a Friday evening in December. We were very close to leaving for fear it was a sign but glad we stayed.
We started out with a bottle of wine, which was on special and for $21, not bad at all. It was a nice Malbec and a good value for the price.
We both had the blue gill, which is fried in panko breadcrumbs, with hash potatoes. I wanted the walleye but our server told us they stopped serving it because the portion was getting smaller and the quality wasn't as good. So we stuck with the blue gill. It was a bit fishy but overall, tasty and satisfying. The hash browns were crisp but not very flavorful and even salt and pepper couldn't really help.
We didn't really have room for dessert but I was forced to order the molten chocolate cake by my fiancee. All of the desserts are made there except the Tiramisu. This was fairly good but definitely not in the top 10 molten chocolate cakes I've had.
The service was reasonable for the number of patrons.
All and all it was a fair experience but for Friday night fish fry, there are a lot of better places in the area where waiting at the bar with a drink for a few minutes to get a table is half the experience and worth it!