Find the Best Fish Fry in St. Louis and Maryland Heights

Groups from around the St. Louis-area have submitted information about their fish frys. Use this map to find one near you. It's not too late to add another fish fry to the map.

Use Our Map, Find a Fish Fry for Lent Around St. Louis

Groups from around the St. Louis area have submitted information about their fish frys. Use this map to find one near you. It's not too late to add another fish fry to the map.

Lent starts Wednesday and runs through March 30. Between now and then, we want to help you find your way to the nearest fish fry in the St. Louis area. Use the map above and click on any of the red markers. A window will pop up with details about that fish fry, supplied by the organizers of the event. Double-click on the map to zoom in, or use the slider on the left to zoom in or out. If you click on the map, you can drag it around to see specific parts of the region. An Associated Press article published in USA Today called fish frys "a timeworn Catholic tradition that provides a safe haven from divides that have long roiled the U.S. church, a place where traditionalist Catholics, progressive Catholics and everyone in between can sit …

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Thomas E. Phelan

9:20 am on Friday, March 8, 2013

parking is good . fish is to dry . St John Bosco has the best fish   more ›

St. Louis Fish Fry: Is Your Church Hosting One This Lent?

If your Catholic church or other group is operating one this year, here's how you can let us know.

We're eager to get the word out to our readers about where they can find fish frys this Lenten season. If your Catholic church or other group is operating one this year, please fill out this form with the details. We'll compile the list of frys that we get and make sure that information is available to our readers throughout the season. An Associated Press article published in USA Today called fish frys "a timeworn Catholic tradition that provides a safe haven from divides that have long roiled the U.S. church, a place where traditionalist Catholics, progressive Catholics and everyone in between can sit peacefully at the same plastic tablecloth." If you're looking at this on a mobile device, please come back and visit when you're at a …

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Poll: What Are You Giving up For Lent?

People across St. Louis are observing the Lenten season by abandoning something they do regularly. Are you among them?

The Lenten season is upon us. A while back we asked readers where the best fish fry was in Maryland Heights. But with tasty seafood comes giving up vices. We're wondering if you're giving up anything for Lent. Are you saying "no" to chocolate? Are you abstaining from coffee? Let us know in the poll! Don't see the thing you're giving up? Let us know what it is in the comments!

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Kalen Ponche

12:25 pm on Sunday, March 11, 2012

I gave up french fries at the beginning of the year... I'm still going strong with that one!   more ›

Holy Spirit Parish Nets the Most Votes in Our Fish Fry Poll

Readers selected Holy Spirit Parish as the best fish fry in Maryland Heights.

Last week we asked readers where their favorite fish fry in Maryland Heights was located: either Holy Spirit Parish or Saint John Bosco. Readers had their say, and Holy Spirit Parish won by four votes. In all, 10 readers voted in the poll. Here’s how it broke down… Thank you for your input! Know of a fish fry we missed? Let us know in the comment section. And be sure to sign-up for our newsletter, so you can get all the Maryland Heights info sent directly to your inbox.

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Poll: Where's the Best Fish Fry in Maryland Heights?

We're wondering who has the best fish fry in town. Tell us what you think!

Friday, March 2 brings around another Lenten fish fry. We've found two fish frys in Maryland Heights, and we're wondering which you think is the best. The Saint John Bosco Fish Fry's menu includes shrimp and cod. Organizers hold the fry from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. each Friday until March 30. The Holy Spirit Parish also hosts a Fish Fry each Friday until March 30. Their menu includes fish, baked cod and grilled salmon. It also has a meatless spaghetti option. Need a map to pin-point your next local fish fry, even those outside Maryland Heights? Check out our Fish Fry map! And don't forget to sign up for the Maryland Heights Patch newsletter — the easiest way to get all the latest info going on around town!

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Find Fish Frys Near Maryland Heights

Just in time for Lent, use our map widget to get delicious fish in your Patch.

It's that time of the year! Want to know where you can find delicious fried fish? Find them here on our map! Or have you got a fish fry our users should know about? Email Rob McLean at rob.mclean@patch.com or our Social Media reporter Lindsay Toler at lindsay.toler@patch.com, and we will add them to our map.

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