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Provincial Three local restaurants ranked in top four Candidates for Best Perch Platters in Ontario Night slated Freddy’s # 1 for Sept. 13 in Leamington can boast some the best perch Leamington plattersofin the province afThe Leamington District Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with CFTV34 is hosting an All Candidates Night on T u e s d a y, September 13 for the upcoming provincial Aleksandra Navarro election. NDP T h e event will be held at the Municipal Town Hall starting at 7 p.m. The Provincial Rick Nicholls Election PC is only one month away on Thursday, October 6. Candidates in attendance will inPaul Watson clude Paul Liberal Wa t s o n (Liberal), Rick Nicholls (PC) and Aleksandra Navarro (NDP). Admission is free and open to the public. The public can have the candidates answer question(s) by emailing the question in advance to sally@leamingtonchamber.com Provincial Election is Thursday, October 6
ter taking three of the four top spots in a recent online competition. Freddy’s Cocktail Lounge and Restaurant took top honours as voted by readers of MyNewWaterfrontHome. com with Paula’s Fish Place and T.J.’s Sports Bar & Grill finishing in third and fourth positions respectively. “It’s a great honour,” said Mike Makhlouf of Freddy’s. “We put it out to our customers that if they
Best Perch Platters in Ontario
1. Freddy’s Cocktail Lounge &
Restaurant - Leamington 2. Hippo’s at Mohawk Marina - Lowbanks 3. Paula’s Fish Place - Leamington 4. T.J.’s Sports Bar & Grill - Leamington 5. Buccaneer Restaurant - Port Stanley 6. Meadows by the Lake - Harrow (Town of Essex) 7. Erie Beach Hotel - Port Dover 8. Molly & O.J.’s - Erieau 9. Blue Anchor Dining Lounge - Glen Walter 10. Loretta’s Chip Wagon - Lancaster
like our perch to go vote but when they told us the approximate number of votes I was surprised because I know I didn’t talk to that many people.” Makhlouf and his brother Rob operate the Lounge and Restaurant aspect of Freddy’s that is
Brothers Mike and Rob Makhlouf of Freddy’s Cocktail Lounge and Restaurant.
attached to the same convenience store their parents Freddy and Maria opened in 1988. The brothers believe their perch appeals to so many people because of the special way it is prepared. Instead of the perch being deep-fried and battered, at Freddy’s the perch is lightly breaded and pan-fried in garlic butter. “People really like the garlic butter and the way the perch melts in your mouth
without the fishy taste,” said Mike. The Makhlouf’s buy their fish from Loops Fishery in Wheatley and estimate that they sell over 150 pounds of perch per week which is close to 300 perch platters. After a successful summer the brothers are gearing up for the Shores of Erie Wine Festival where they will have a display next to Pelee Island Winery and Rob will be doing a cooking demon-
stration there on Saturday, September 10 at 3 p.m. that will likely feature their famous perch. As a result of their participation in the festival, the Point Pelee Drive restaurant will be closed from September 6-14 but will re-open again on weekends until mid-October. For a full listing of the top 10 perch platters in Ontario visit MyNewWaterfrontHome.com.
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