Church of the Good Shepherd
April 7, 2006
Lenten Fish and Chips
Good Shepherd Catholic School
2626 E. 7th Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO
Cost: $7.50/adult, $4.50/child
All Fridays of Lent, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
When we drove up to this fish fry, it was evident that this was a popular event. We parked on the street and had to park a couple of blocks away. As soon as we paid, we were in the line for food that didn't let up all evening. On the menu was baked and fried fish, baked potato, french fries, macaroni and cheese, and cole slaw. Dessert was included with the dinner as well. Drinks included coffee, punch or water; beer and wine were available for an extra $2. They also had condiments including sour cream and butter for the potato, lemon slices, malt vinegar, cocktail sauce, ketchup, and tartar sauce.
Served on school cafeteria lunch trays in a school cafeteria, this food is not homemade. Nevertheless, everything was delicious. The baked fish was a white fish made with lemon pepper, capers and parsley. This was my favorite baked fish of the lenten season so far; it had plenty of flavor and didn't need additional seasoning. The fried fish was a crunchy battered catfish with plenty of savory flavor (it didn't even need salt). The only problem was it was fried just a bit too long, but it was still good. The baked potatoes were just your normal potato, but it was nice that the condiments were available to top them. The french fries were thick cut, dusted with seasoned salt, and very good - they didn't even need ketchup. The macaroni and cheese, while not homemade, was creamy and cooked to perfection. The cole slaw was creamy, but pretty good and was made with mayonnaise that almost had a buttery taste. After dinner, we visited the dessert table from which they were serving frozen custard from The Daily Scoop. There was also chocolate syrup to top the custard. There were even coupons for The Daily Scoop available. And just in case someone doesn't like frozen custard, there were coolers filled with Blue Bunny ice cream novelties including Heath ice cream bars, drumstick cones, two different kinds of ice cream cups (one with no sugar) and bomb pops! I wanted to sample all of the ice cream treats, but unfortunately (or fortunately) the custard filled me up.
This was the largest fish fry I've been to this Lenten season. The food was all-you-can-eat, but the line never let up, so going back for seconds meant waiting in the line again. However, it moved pretty fast. There were probably about around 200 people in the cafeteria the entire time, but there were plenty of tables and we had no problem finding a place to sit. No one sat next to us or talked to us this time, probably because of the size of the event, so it was a little more impersonal than other fish fries have been, but the food was good so I didn't mind.
Lenten Fish and Chips
Good Shepherd Catholic School
2626 E. 7th Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO
Cost: $7.50/adult, $4.50/child
All Fridays of Lent, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
When we drove up to this fish fry, it was evident that this was a popular event. We parked on the street and had to park a couple of blocks away. As soon as we paid, we were in the line for food that didn't let up all evening. On the menu was baked and fried fish, baked potato, french fries, macaroni and cheese, and cole slaw. Dessert was included with the dinner as well. Drinks included coffee, punch or water; beer and wine were available for an extra $2. They also had condiments including sour cream and butter for the potato, lemon slices, malt vinegar, cocktail sauce, ketchup, and tartar sauce.
Served on school cafeteria lunch trays in a school cafeteria, this food is not homemade. Nevertheless, everything was delicious. The baked fish was a white fish made with lemon pepper, capers and parsley. This was my favorite baked fish of the lenten season so far; it had plenty of flavor and didn't need additional seasoning. The fried fish was a crunchy battered catfish with plenty of savory flavor (it didn't even need salt). The only problem was it was fried just a bit too long, but it was still good. The baked potatoes were just your normal potato, but it was nice that the condiments were available to top them. The french fries were thick cut, dusted with seasoned salt, and very good - they didn't even need ketchup. The macaroni and cheese, while not homemade, was creamy and cooked to perfection. The cole slaw was creamy, but pretty good and was made with mayonnaise that almost had a buttery taste. After dinner, we visited the dessert table from which they were serving frozen custard from The Daily Scoop. There was also chocolate syrup to top the custard. There were even coupons for The Daily Scoop available. And just in case someone doesn't like frozen custard, there were coolers filled with Blue Bunny ice cream novelties including Heath ice cream bars, drumstick cones, two different kinds of ice cream cups (one with no sugar) and bomb pops! I wanted to sample all of the ice cream treats, but unfortunately (or fortunately) the custard filled me up.
This was the largest fish fry I've been to this Lenten season. The food was all-you-can-eat, but the line never let up, so going back for seconds meant waiting in the line again. However, it moved pretty fast. There were probably about around 200 people in the cafeteria the entire time, but there were plenty of tables and we had no problem finding a place to sit. No one sat next to us or talked to us this time, probably because of the size of the event, so it was a little more impersonal than other fish fries have been, but the food was good so I didn't mind.
I give this Lenten fish fry four out of five Ichthus.
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