Lenten Fish Fry Ratings & Reviews

I have been to several Lenten fish fries at Catholic parishes, most in the Kansas City area. I found one (St. Agnes parish, Shawnee Mission, Kansas) that served excellent cornmeal breaded catfish. In the St. Louis area there is a parish (St. John’s parish, Smithton, Illinois) that serves a crisp cornmeal breaded cod using locally-famous Snuffy’s recipe that is worth a trip to Smithton. I am now on a quest to find delicious fish like these being served at Catholic parishes in the Denver area.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Notre Dame Roman Catholic Parish

March 16, 2007

Annual Fish Fry

Notre Dame School Gym

2190 S. Sheridan Blvd. Denver, CO 80219
Cost: Adults $8.00, Seniors 62+ $6.75, Kids 12 and under $5.75, Kids under 4 are free
Mar. 16 & 30th; 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
http://www.notredameparishdenver.org/

This really was the smallest Lenten fish fry I have been to so far. The school gym had plenty of tables, but only a handful people were eating, most of them elderly. There was a group of girls playing in the gym near by -- apparently kids here do not like fish.

On the menu was fried fish, potato cakes, cole slaw, and rolls. Soda was available for an additional $2, but lemonade and water were free. We found one of the many available tables and took a seat. This was the smallest Lenten meal I'd been served so far too. I did get two pieces of fish, however, which was battered and reminiscent of Long John Silvers'. It was very crispy but the fish had a slight milky taste to it, which apparently means the fish was slightly undercooked. It wasn't bad, but would have been better cooked just a couple of more minutes. The potato cakes reminded me of the ones available at Arby's. They were good - crispy and flavorful. I could have eaten two, but was only given one. The cole slaw looked like typical white creamy slaw, but had a slightly sweet flavor - more sweet than savory actually. The rolls were just store-bought, but were handed to us by a sweet elderly woman whose only job appeared to be roll giving. She seemed to enjoy the job, though.

There was no bake sale at this event (and I'm not sure why, what with all the elderly ladies around - don't they love to bake?), but there were free brownies for dessert. Some looked cake-y and other fudge-y. I took a fudge-y one. It really hit the spot. I wanted another, but when we left there were only about six left and there were probably about 15 people in the gym so I thought it better to not take a second. It sure was good though.

This fish fry takes the record for quickest meal. We were in and out in probably 20 minutes. We only left because the girls playing in the gym had found a basketball, and we didn't want to get hit in the head.

I give this Lenten fish fry two Ichthus.

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