A visit to St. Petersburg, Florida is not complete without trying at least one grouper sandwich. The only challenge is figuring out where to go since seemingly every restaurant in town sells them. Let me make it easy for you; go to Mid Peninsula Seafood Market & Restaurant. More
McDonald's introduced the Filet-O-Fish 50 years ago, when it was much more common for Roman Catholics to forgo meat on Fridays year-round; most other chains have followed with similar token fish gestures. I understand why one would order this stuff for religious or cultural reasons, but as a fast-food free agent, I've never been tempted to stray from beef and chicken sandwiches. But it's my duty to break down the strengths, weaknesses, and tartar sauces of the four leading national fast-fried fishwiches. More
Bear Flag Fish will likely be packed when you walk in. It feels like the majority of the room just went surfing or is about to. With the California flag as its logo, BFF is part fish market, part chill fast-casual with communal tables. Fish tacos are the obvious order at this breezy hangout on Newport's Balboa Peninsula, and deservedly so, but the sandwiches shouldn't be overlooked. More
Nashville is well-known for their insanely spicy Hot Chicken (see our visit to Prince's Hot Chicken Shack) and Bolton's makes some amazing chicken, but given my recent obsession with fish hoagies, I really wanted to try the Hot Fish, Nashville's lesser known signature "sandwich." More
If I could eat a fish sandwich everyday, I would. And often do. So trust me when I tell you that the Dolphin Key West Sandwich from The Whale's Rib, a local joint near where I grew up in South Florida, is the best fish sandwich in the world. More
Part burger, part Filet-o-Fish, with a bagel and lox thrown in for good measure, the Captain Hook ($15.50) at Holsteins in Las Vegas is one hulking hybrid of a sandwich. Grilled Atlantic salmon (best ordered medium rare for ultimate buttery richness), dressed with crisp frisée, tangy pickled shallots, and a creamy caper-herb mayonnaise that's just this side of tartar sauce, in all the right ways. In Vegas, more is always better, so the salmon fillet is then topped with a really generous slab of house-cured gravlax. More
First introduced in 1963, for Catholics who couldn't eat red meat on Friday, the Filet-O-Fish has been a McDonald's staple for years. (One that Serious Eaters have very strong feelings about.) A few years ago, Wendy's added a cod-based "Premium Fish Fillet Sandwich" to the menu. Which is the better of the fast-food fish sandwiches? We wanted to find out. More
The title says it all. Here's a video of Todd Lamb looking at a succession of pictures of fish sandwiches over one minute, saying, "Fish," after each one. He doesn't get very far though; he only reaches 25 pictures due to the awkward picture flipping technique. Anyone else should be able to beat his record, but then why would you bother? For the glory and fame. Watch the video after the jump.... More
So often, the key to the perfect meal is simplicity. On Nantucket Island, the Straight Wharf Fish Store is a local's one-stop shop for all things aquatic: lobsters, scallops, and cod just out of the waters outside. Resident fishmaster Walter (with a Red Sox cap on and a matching accent) supplies the freshest of the day’s catch to professional and amateur chefs alike. But he doesn’t just sell by the pound—he’ll fry you lunch right there on the dock. Soft shell crab sandwich; fish sandwich. The soft shell crab sandwich: 1. Procure crab. 2. Fry in pan. 3. Put on bun. Or the radically different fish sandwich: 1. Fillet fish, usually cod. 2. Fry in pan. 3. Put on... More
