The most holy of fried fishes

Ah, the sacred church fish fry. Personally, I think it’s ironi-larious that people give up eating meat on Fridays during Lent to fulfill the whole “I’m making a sacrifice” clause of ... I don’t know, the bible or something. And instead, they stuff piles of delicious fried fish into their face, followed up by those little cups of ice cream with a tiny wooden spoon. Hey, if your religious beliefs require a sacrifice, make a sacrifice, I say. From on high.

That said, don’t you dare change a thing, Catholics. I love stuffing my face with piles of delicious fried fish. It’s a late winter tradition that transcends religious beliefs and denominations, and it crosses most socioeconomic lines (at least, the socioeconomic lines you find around these parts). Good fried fish is good fried fish, baby. And while an armada of local restaurants claim to have the best fish fry in town, there’s nothing quite like navigating the feeding frenzy of a church cafeteria fish fry. Or an Eagle’s Club fish fry. Or a Lion’s Club one. Or the Elks Club. Or the Wombat Club. More on this from As Seen In WI.com

Anyway, around these parts, I know St. Olaf’s and Immaculate Conception have an armistice agreement where they alternate their Friday Feeds – one doing a fish fry, the other doing a fish boil.

But what else? What churches have the best fry?

posted by Mike Paulus

Comments (15)

pookums 03/08/10	Heh, while I'll admit that some of my postings are done for the lulz, accusing me of hanging out on /b/ is simply going to far. PS, ya'll at St. Josephs did a pretty good fish fry/boil the other week, though I did have to punch that older woman before she'd give me more buttered carrots.
viking_knitter 03/06/10	addendum. my church, St. Joseph's in Menomonie has an awesome fish dinner.. we serve the usual beer battered whitefish, and boiled salmon. quite tasty.
viking_knitter 03/06/10	pookums is becoming volume one's most prolific troll... go back to 4chan ol boy
Jme 02/25/10	For the absolute best fried fish in the region, you're gonna have to skip the holy houses and head directly to Hooterville Juction! Check out the amazing fish fry at Albertville Tavern.
Donna 02/24/10	St. Raymond's, south on Hwy 53, has, fins down, the BEST fish of all. Plus, you can get a nice cold beer to go with your meal. And, if you are lucky, you may even win a cake! This year fish lovers are so fortunate; they are serving fish every Friday night during Lent.
pookums 02/24/10	WRONG, powerdc. I always write long and annoying comments. Even so, what's your point? PS, Direct current is lame. AC4LIFE
powerdc 02/23/10	Fact: pookums usually writes long and annoying comments.
J-me 02/23/10	I prefer the fish boil to the fish fry.
cwhite 02/23/10	Cadott's St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church has an EXCELLENT fish fry that never disappoints. Went to the fish fry by my house, St. Olaf's on the north side, and have to say I LOVE fish and the fish they were serving was SOOO bad I couldn't even eat it. YUCK. I tend to stay away from church fish fries after the bad experience at St. Olaf's :-(
Joshua 02/23/10	I'm new to the EC fish fry scene, but I do seem to recall that at Immaculate Conception, canned brewed beverages were for sale. I'm all for eating some fish in a cafeteria and looking forward to the wooden-spooned ice cream for dessert.
pookums 02/23/10	FACT: Pookums has been to > ∞ church fish fries. FACT: Mike Paulus has been to < ∞ church fish fries.
MikePaulus 02/23/10	How many church fish fries have you been to, man? Back them statements up. Fact: I have been to well over 400 different church fish fries in Eau Claire alone Fact: Every one of them was 100 percent delicious Fact: Fish are OK animals to kill and eat becuase they don't have a voice, live out of sight, and are generally ugly Fact: Less than 1 percent of readers will catch your Charlton Heston reference
pookums 02/23/10	PS, churches don't serve alcohol during the feed unless you're talking about that whole transubstantiation thing. (I'm looking at you, wacky creepy Catholics) What's the point of a fish fry if you can't have alcohol in the form of beer or Old Fashioned's?
pookums 02/23/10	To hell with the churches, you need to go to various other organizations to find the real deal. Hunting organizations, sportsmen's clubs, fishermen's lodges, THESE are the kinds of places where you find the pinnacle of piscine delights. These are the people that need SUSTENANCE, served in the name of our favorite JEW who wandered for 40 fucking days in the goddamned desert while being tempted by the most handsome of devils, ol' Scratch HIMSELF. They need such hearty fare because they enjoy going out into the woods or on the lake and KILLING SHIT BECAUSE THEY CAN. These are the people you need to talk to when you crave once living things that are boiled in oil or water. Not some church simply thinking about the bland-tasting bottom line. Fact: The median age of a church fish feed attendee: 62. Fact: People have no taste buds after the age of 55. Fact: Church fish feed fare is TASTELESS. WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!
mark 02/23/10	IC has the best fish "feed". We're not members there just satisfied customers.

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