Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church

March 31, 2006

Lenten Fish Fry
Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church
6739 South Boulder Road, Boulder, CO
Cost: $5/person, $12.50/family
March 31 only
http://www.sacredheartofmary.org/

I was lucky enough to find out about this fish fry from a good friend who is also a paritioner at this church. This is a one-night-only fish fry event and the least expensive lenten dinner so far! The menu included fried fish, grilled cheese sandwiches, french fries, and cole slaw. To drink there was coffee, lemonade, or water. Condiments included ketchup and tartar sauce.

This is a no frills fish fry, and you weren't finding any baked fish here. But the fried fish was the best I've had so far this lent! It was battered white fish (probably cod), but the batter had a good savory flavor and the fish inside was very moist. The grilled cheese sandwhiches were excellent...really. They were thick and cheesy on crisp, buttery bread. I had no idea grilled cheese sandwhiches at a fish fry could be so good. The french fries were just ordinary thick cut fries, nothing to write home about. The cole slaw, however, was home made to perfection. It was mostly vinegar with a slight amount of mayonnaise - I wanted seconds and I don't normally care for cole slaw. The downside of this dinner? There was no dessert!

This was a smaller fish fry than most, and most of the people there were either elderly or parents with young children. There were only maybe ten tables set up, and they were all full. As we prepared our plates for dinner, we wondered where we might sit. However, just at the right time, a section of table opened up and we took our seats. Normally part of my score includes not only the food at the fish fry, but also the atmosphere and whether or not I feel welcomed. Well this week, I'm biased on those things; since my friend and Sacred Heart paritioner joined us, of course I felt very welcomed and was introduced to several paritioners. However, I have to say that the food stands up for itself this week. Except they really should have had a bake sale.

I give this Lenten fish fry four out of five Ichthus.