Friday Night Fish: The Search for the Best Fish Fry Begins for 2012 (Plus, Post Fish Fry Coffeehouse)

The Search for the Best Fish Fry Begins for 2012 (Plus, Post Fish Fry Coffeehouse)

Going West and South to Start the Fish Fry Season
The Fish Fry Family will start the fish fry season by heading west on Wednesday to check out St. Alban Roe in Wildwood. St. Alban Roe appears to only have a fish fry on Ash Wednesday. On Friday, we are headed to south county to Saint Catherine Laboure in Sunset Hills. Check out the reviews over the weekend.

Post Fish Fry Coffeehouse
What do you do when you are stuffed with fried cod and other goodies? How about some live music and coffee, all for a good cause! Friday Night Fish will be headed to the St. Margaret of Scotland's Friday Night Coffeehouse (Church basement at 3854 Flad Avenue). Doors open at 7pm with entertainment from the renown St. Margaret choir beginning at 8pm. $10 donation at the door with all proceeds benefiting the choir's 2013 trip to Scotland. The Coffeehouse will be monthly with the next two on February 24th and March 23rd. Did we mention the fair trade coffee and performances from some of the top choir members in St. Louis?

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AnonymousMarch 25, 2012 at 7:51 AM
I like the St. Stephen Protomartyr fish fry best. I have been to 6 frys so far this season and their cod is delicisous. They have a cornmeal, golden dypt batter. The spahgetti sauce is homemade and great also. Can't beat the price of $8 for two large pieces of cod and 2 sides, desert and drink.
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Fan Poll Winners - Best Fish Fry

Every year Friday Night Fish hosts a fan poll to crown a yearly fan favorite Fish Fry. It's a two step process with Round 1 selecting five finalists, and Round 2 voting from the final five to crown the yearly fan champion. So get ready every year for the annual poll and get your supporters voting for your favorite fish fry! We had some voting "irregularities" in 2014, so we discontinued the poll (for now).

For a recap of past winners see Past Fan Poll Winners.

Past "Fan Poll-Favorite Fish Fry" Winners:

2014: First place tie: Christ, Prince of Peace, Ballwin; Saint Mary Magdalen, Brentwood; St. Ferdinand, Florissant

2013: Saint Mary Magdalen, Brentwood

2012: St. Rose Philippine Duschesne, Florissant
2011: St. Pius, St. Louis
2010: St. Gerard Majella, Kirkwood

Friday Night Fish Questions

Friday Night Fish is the only review site site that combines comments on Urban Design, Sustainability, and Fried Cod! A few questions from our fans.

Q. We invited you to our parish fish fry, when will you attend?

We truly appreciate all the emails and suggestions on good fish fries to visit or personal invitations to your parish fish fry. We will get there eventually! We strongly believe in supporting fish fries across the region. Every year, we try to attend at least one fish fry in the City, north county, west county, south county, and Illinois. That takes at least five out of seven fish fries. Plus with a wife in choir, kids activities, friends and family to visit, it can get hard to get your fish fry on our schedule. But keep sending us suggestions. Like I said, we'll get there eventually!

Q. Why attend so many fish fries?
When you have three kids under the age of 9, it is a good way to spend a Friday evening and feed the whole family for $25. Plus, it is fun to see the sense of community each church has. Every fish fry is a snapshot into the social and demographics of our area. People often say St. Louis is one big small town, there is no better way to celebrate that fact than a local fish fry!

Q. How many fish fries do you plan to review?
I figure 3 to 4 more good years for fish fry attendance before the age of our kids will make sports, music, and other social commitments limit our time (Or our kids will finally refuse to go). So maybe 20-25 more reviews with a total of about 55-60 reviews. With Ash Wednesday its possible to get 7 reviews each Lent, plus some churches will have fish fries in the "off season". But that is alot of fried cod!

Q. Are you available via Facebook and Twitter?
We're on Facebook! Thanks to our great technology group! (my wife). Twitter, probably not. Ask yourself, "Do I really need live updates about Fish Fries?" Of course, does there really need to be a website about fish fries?

Q. Can I list our parish fish fry on your website?
See the links above for Channel 2' fish fry finder and the Google Map listing of fish fries. Those are good sites to list your fish fry.

Q. I love the logo! Do you sell Friday Night Fish merchandise? We were thinking about having t-shirts or mugs with the proceeds going toward a charity. But to be sustainable, we would want to use a local supplier and there would need to confirmation of proceeds, etc. So the short answer is no. But if you have extra money burning in your pocket, give a little extra when you visit your local fish fry! Or visit these great charities:

http://www.ccstl.org/ - Catholic Charities http://www.redcross.org/ - American Red Cross

Q. Our parish needs some help with our fish fry. Do you provide fish fry consulting?
No.

Q. Your writing prose tends to be terse and fragmented. Plus you tend to say "A good solid fish fry" alot. Are you familiar with Strunk and White?
Yes - A good solid reference. I'll utilize.

Q. You gave our church a score of 2.5! Why don't you like us?
Remember, there are no bad fish fries! It is like you own a Gaugin worth $25 million and your neighbor owns a Monet worth $30 million. You're both millionares and you own a masterpiece. Each fish fry is a masterpiece of community spirit and the hard work of volunteers who toil and sweat each week for a labor of love and a good cause.

Q. Can you recommend any good books on St. Louis Fish Fries?
No, but I am currently reading David McCullough's 'The Path Between the Seas. The Creation of the Panama Canal'. Highly recommended.

Q. Did Ferdinand deLesseps ever go to fish fries?
I believe he once motivated his parish volunteers, when they once ran out of fried cod, by saying, "Avec les coeurs et les esprits comme le vôtre, tout est possible (With hearts and minds like yours, everything is possible)."

Contact us with questions or comments (but not necessarily responses) at:
fishfryguy@fridaynightfish.com

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The Search for the Best Fish Fry Begins for 2012 (Plus, Post Fish Fry Coffeehouse)

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