From long lines to the smell
of fried fish, Lenten fish fries certainly draw a crowd. Nearly every parish in the Omaha area has an
alternative to hamburgers and tacos for their parishioners during the no meat
Fridays of Lent. These fish fries are
often, but not always sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Judging from a few of
Omaha’s fish fries a list of the top five was created. The list was based on each church’s fish
fry’s quality of food, the number of people that attended, the variety of food
offered, the price and the atmosphere it was presented in.
Falling into the fifth
position was St. Gerald Catholic Church on 96th and Q, followed by
St. Stephen Catholic Church. Knights of
Columbus member Rudy Halim said, “Our motto is have a good time while doing a
good thing.” St. Stephen’s donates
$10,000 of their proceeds to different charities.
With a record-breaking
crowd, for the Mary Our Queen fish fry, of 1,700 people on Friday March 12th,
the Mary Our Queen parish fell into third place. The second place position was given to Blessed Sacrament.
Sophomore Blessed Sacrament
member Tana Tipton said, “We come every Friday. It’s a family outing and we’ve come here [the fish fry] for a
long time and they have the best fish.”
Finally the number one fish
fry in the Omaha area, with the longest line, is Holy Name 48th and
Fontenelle Blvd. “It’s the ultimate
fish fry,” said assistant principal Mr. Jim Miller. The Holy Name fish fry serves an average of around 2,000 people
per week.
The Lenten fish fries help
to bring families and friends together for a night of baked fish, macaroni and
cheese and a little entertainment.
People that attend may even walk away with a prize from the one of the
raffle’s.