South Suburban Fish Fry Roundup for Lent 2023

SOUTH SUBURBAN CHICAGO — Hey, all you Friday-Night-Lenten-Fish-Fry hoppers! Lent has officially begun, and Patch has reeled in a catch of nearby fish fry events for 2023, including parishes, veterans groups, fraternal organizations and restaurants. Many also offer other meatless options like pasta, cheese pizza and grilled cheese for your fish-hating kids.

>>> Fish Fry Season 2023: Best Spots In North Suburbs

We're always updating the list, so if we missed yours, please email us details about Friday Night Fish Fry (time, date, menu, prices) to lorraine.swanson@patch.com. Here's a look at your meatless Friday options:

Parishes

Our Lady at St. Germaine (Oak Lawn)

• 9711 S. Kolin Ave., Oak Lawn
• Every Friday during Lent from 5 to 8 p.m. starting Feb. 24 through March 31
• 16th annual Lenten Fish Fry presented by the Athletic Association and Men’s Club
• Still all you can eat
• Fish basket with choice of baked potato or fries, and coleslaw $15
• Meatless pasta dinner with bread, $8
• Grilled cheese with fries, $6
• Cheese pizza, $3
• Baked potato, $3
• Complementary coffee
• Water, pop and beer available for purchase
• Call 708-636-5060 for carry out or more info

St. Albert the Great (Burbank)

• 5555 W. State Road
• 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent, Feb. 24 through March 31
• Fish dinner $15
• Combo dinner $18
• Pasta dinner $10
• Kids dinner, $7
• Soup of the Day, $5
• Fries, $3

St. Christina (Chicago/Mt. Greenwood)

• 3333 W. 110th St., Chicago
• Fridays during Lent starting Feb. 24 through March 31, 4:30 to 8 p.m.
• Fish dinner, adults $13; seniors and kids (5-12) $10; under 5 free
• Fish reorders, $5
• Spaghetti or grilled cheese, $9 (for your fish hating kids)
• Beer, wine, pop available at nominal charge
• Debit and credit cards accepted with 3% processing fee

St. Catherine of Alexandria (Oak Lawn)

• 10621 S. Kedvale Ave., Oak Lawn, in the Alexandria Center
• Presented by the SCA Mens Club
• 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 3, March 17 and March 31
• 1 -pc fish dinner, $10; 2-pc fish dinner $13 and 3-pc $15; dinners include coleslaw and choice of fries or Del Santo roasted potatoes (everyone raves about them)
• All-you-can-eat meatless pasta $7;
• For your fish-hating kids: cheese pizza or grilled cheese with fries, or pasta and bread $5;
• Additional side of fries or roasted potatoes $3
• Carry-out available (tell them if you want it to go)

• Water, pop, beer available for purchase.
• Selling Dream Raffle tickets for $100, only 2,000 sold; $100,000 in prizes will be given away, with a grand prize of $75,000. Early bird drawings of $1,000 pulled at each fish fry.

St. Joseph Parish (Homewood)

• Presented by St. Joe's Athletic Association
• St. John Neumann Parish, 17951 Dixie Highway, Homewood
• Every Friday during Lent starting Feb. 24 through March 31, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Menu features fresh Alaskan Pollock dinner with curly fries, slaw, roll and desert, adults $10 (can purchase additional pieces), kids 12 and up and seniors, $7 all day.
• 8-piece shrimp dinner with curly fries, slaw, roll and desert, $12
• Spaghetti or herb butter noodle dinner with roll and dessert, $6
• Box o’ curly fries, $4
• Beer, $2 ($10 per pitcher); wine, $2; pop, $1 with free refills
• See the full menu and pricing.

St. Mary Magdalene Parish Fish Fry (Blue Island)

• 2339 York St. (York and Gregory Streets), Blue Island
• Celebrating 53 years of fish.
• Fridays during Lent, Feb. 24 to March 31, lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., dinner 4 to 7 p.m.
• Adult plate, 2-pc fillets fried or baked $12; additional fried filet $2 or additional baked foil, $4
• Kids meal (12 and under), $3; fries only, $2
• Fresh home cooking, featuring fish (fried or baked), coleslaw, French fries and beets.
• Beverages available.
• Curbside and carry-out available
• Cash only

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish

• 608 Sobieski Street, Lemont, in the gym
• 5 to 7 p.m.
• Dine-in, carryout, pre-orders (fishfry@stcyril.org)
• Fish, shrimp, and combo dinner; pasta marinara dinner
• All dinners include choice of baked potato or fries, coleslaw and bread

Two Holy Martyrs

• Sharp Center Social Hall on the St. Symphrosa Campus, 5940 W. 62nd St., Chicago
• 5 to 7 p.m., March 10 and March 24
• Dine-in and carryout available
• Fish plate (2 pcs fish, cole slaw, fries, bread), $12
• Additional pcs of fish, $3
• Plate of fries, $2
• Pierogi (four per order), cheese, potato, kraut and fruit
• Additional items including, potato pancakes ($5), cheese quesadilla ($3), soup ($5), pound cake slice ($2)
• Kids meal, quesadilla, chips, juice, box of cookies and a frisbee, $5
• Water, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, $2; juice box, $1
• 773-767-1523

Veterans

Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post 991 (Worth)

• 111001 S. Depot Drive, Worth, IL
• Fish fry every Friday during Lent starting Feb. through April 7, 4 to 7:30 p.m.
• Adults, $16; children 12 and under, $10; children under 3, FREE; carryout, $17
• Cod, catfish, shrimp or chicken strips, soup and salad, baked potato and fries.
• Coffee, tea, soft drinks and desserts
• Dine-in or carry out
• No phone-in or pre-orders
• No doggie bags, please come hungry

Park Forest American Legion Post 1198 (Chicago Heights)

• 1631 Western Ave., Chicago Heights
• Every Friday during Lent through Good Friday starting Feb. 24 through April 7, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Cod dinner $14; lake perch, shrimp and walleye dinners, $15; combo (pick two), 15; Commander Plate (all of the above) $26.
• All dinners include fries or tater tots, coleslaw, bread and butter.
• Dine in or carry out
• For more info or to order carry out, 708-481-3055.
• And whatever you do, don’t remove the menu from the bar, take a picture with your phone.

Bremen VFW Post 2791 (Tinley Park)

• 17147 Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park
• Fridays, Feb. 14 through April 7, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Corona battered cod, Red Hooke Ale battered haddock, Chipotle-lime tilapia, perch, mac 'n cheese, chicken tenders, tater tots, pasta, soup, potato salad bar, bread and butter, desserts, coffee and tea. Dinners $15; shrimp boats $8
• Two full cash bars available.
• Cash only

Lockport VFW Post 5788

• 1026 E. 9th St., Lockport
• Fridays during Lent Feb. 24 through March 31, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Fish and shrimp, including beer-battered Icelandic cod, 3-pc $11 and 4-pc $13; panko crusted butterfly shrimp combo, $14; premium chicken tender dinner $9 with choice of dipping sauce; soup de jour and starters.
• All entrées include fries and coleslaw
• See menu for full pricing
• Feeling lucky? Stroll into the game room or stick around until 7 p.m. for the Queen of Hearts drawing.
• Carryout available, 815-838-1066

John Olson Lockport American Legion Post 18

• 15052 Archer Ave., Lockport
• Every Friday
• Meal helps support our veterans, enlisted men and women, and their families.
• Cod, Catfish, Sea Bass, Shrimp, Combo (Shrimp & Cod), Baked Walleye and even Chicken Strips for the kids.
• All dinners include: Baked Potato or Tater Tots, Coleslaw, Bread & Butter. Sometimes they have surprise specials! Homemade Bowl of Soup.
• Prices range from $11 to $14
• See full menu for pricing.
• Fish Fry takes place every Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. Dine-In and carry-out available.

Markham VFW 9801

• 3220 W. 159th St., Markham
• Fridays during Lent, Feb. 24 through April 7, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. (or until the fish runs Out)
• Catfish, Cajun catfish, shrimp dinners $15, combo $18
• Chicken tenders $8
• Grilled cheese $5
• Dinners include coleslaw and fries
• For carry-outs, call 708-596-6990

Midlothian Memorial VFW Post 2580

• 14817 S. Pulaski Road, Midlothian
• 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays, starting March 4 through April 15.
• Catfish, Cajun catfish, shrimp dinners $15, combo $17
• Chicken tenders $10
• Sides and soup, shrimp dinner with soup and sides; combo shrimp, fish and chicken dinner with sides and soups.
• Cash bar
• Call 708-371-5227 for carryout

Fraternal Organizations

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1332 (Blue Island)

• 2427 Grove St., Blue Island
• 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays during Lent,
• Cod ($15), shrimp ($17), Lake perch ($13), whitefish ($12), chicken tenders ($13), catfish nuggets ($12)
• Dinners, served with choice of fries or baked potato, and coleslaw
• Sides include jalapeño peppers ($7), onion rings ($6)
• Mac ‘n cheese or jalapeño mac ‘n cheese $3
• Special corned beef and cabbage dinner, March 17
• Ladies homemade bake sale and live entertainment all Fridays
• Preorder/carryout, 708-388-9739

Knights of Columbus-#10926 Father Dick Allen Council (New Lenox)

• St. Jude Catholic Church, 241 W. Second Ave., New Lenox
• Fridays during Lent, starting Feb. 24 through March 31, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
• Shrimp, cod (fried or baked) and shrimp combo, cod (fried or baked), 3-fried fish sliders with pickle dinners; grilled cheese with fries or baked potato, or cheese pizza slice with fries.
• All dinners include salad bar, choice of baked potato or fries, bread, coffee or tea
• Sides (extra) including onion rings, fried cheese curds, baked potato, french fries
• See full menu for pricing
• Cash bar and carryout available
• Desserts extra

Park Districts

Oak Lawn Park District's Stony Creek Golf Course

• 5850 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn
• Fridays during Lent from Feb. 24 to April 7
• Seating times 3 to 8 p.m., first come, first served
• Fried or baked fish, coleslaw, garden salad, soup of the day, mixed veggies, corn cobbettes, and baked potato or Mac ‘n Cheese (depening week served). To go orders available.
• $18.99 adults, $16.99 seniors; $11.99 kids age 10 and under
• Cash bar available

Restaurants

Chuck's Southern Comfort Cafe (Burbank)

• 6501 W. 79th St., Burbank
• Fridays during Lent starting Feb. 24 through April 7
• Chuck’s Seafood Trio- fried shrimp, fried catfish strips, fried walleye strips, served w/ a cornbread muffin, French fries & coleslaw, sides of tartar & cocktail sauce. 24.99
• Batter Fried Walleye Dinner- beer battered fried walleye served with a homemade jalapeno cornbread muffin, French fries, and coleslaw. $21.99
• Mazatlan Style Tacos - beer-battered, fried tilapia, corn tortilla, honey-chipotle coleslaw, sides of Mexican rice, super Caesar salad & avocado tomatillo sauce. 14.99
• Pepper & Egg Sandwich- scrambled eggs, green peppers, soft steak roll. Add a side for $2 – Limit 3. $9.49
• Seafood Gumbo *Meatless during lent 6.99 | 9.50 | 11.50 | 19.95 (Cup, Bowl, Pint, Quart)
• See the full menu.
• Reservations are highly recommended, call 708-229-8700.

Durbin’s Pizza

• 10240 S. Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park
• 10154 S. Roberts Ave., Palos Hills
• 14 Elmwood St., Frankfort
• Every Friday night
• Perch (pan fried, deep fried or sauteed), fries or garlic bread, all you can eat dine only $18.95
• Fisherman’s Platter (corona-battered cod, perch, scallops, shrimp and hush puppies, fries), $18.95
• Fish (fried or baked), hush puppies and Chips, $15.95
• Shrimp dinner, fries and hush puppies (hand-breaded jumbo shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce), $17.95

Sammie’s Cafe (Hickory Hills)

• 8110 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills
• Fridays during Lent, through April 7, 4 to 8 p.m.
• Catfish, fresh ocean perch, Alaska whitefish dinners, $15.99, and fried shrimp dinner, $17.99; country fried chicken, $15.99
• Children’s fish and chicken dinners, $9.99
• All dinners served with homemade soup, coleslaw, pasta salad, kidney bean salad, potato, fresh homemade rolls, and dessert.

Uncle Bud’s (Oak Lawn)

• 9700 Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn (97th Street and Cicero Ave.), big parking lot
• Fridays during Lent through April 7, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Corn chowder soup, $4
• Fish tacos, $4
• Grilled cheese with fries, $10
• 3-cheese Mac ‘n Cheese, $8
• Fried Alaskan cod with fries, $16

The Irish Legend

• The Irish Legend, 8933 Archer Ave., Willow Springs
• Fish entrée specials on Fridays

Did we miss one? Send information and links to Lorraine Swanson, lorraine.swanson@patch.com. Check back Fridays during Lent for new additions.