iblock9 wrote:I remember loving Rockys and Als and the place on Armitage and the river (name escapes me maybe Joes?) but those are long gone. There is a place on lawrence that is pretty decent if i remember and the fish keg on howard used to be pretty good but i havent been there in years.
Joe's Fisheries was on Cortland at the river, right by Finkl Steel. I can't picture any shrimp house on Lawrence. About where is it?
jazzfood wrote:calumet city fisheries on 95th gets my vote. killer smoked fish as well.
I like almost everything at Calumet Fisheries but for me their smoked shrimp is the main reason to visit.
stewed coot wrote:Southside shrimp on 31st near Wells is very good. Lawrence's seems to have declined over the years
I agree.
stewed coot wrote:Just shot over to Troha's-you guys aren't kiddin'-great place both the shrimp and catfish are excellent. A true gem-thanks.
Jeez, that was quick. Glad to hear you liked it. Troha's deserves to be better known.
JeffB wrote:North side love: Goose Island and Snappy's.
I can't tell you how many times I
almost went to Snappy's. I really have to get there one of these days.
dicksond wrote:Can't say I have really made a study of it, but I do tend to stop by Troha's whenever I am in the area (thanks to Rene for introducing me to it during Beefathon I, if I recall correctly), and Goose Island.
Yes, indeed. Even after we ate at Al's, Carm's, Patio, Mr Beef, Boston's and Chickie's I thought the shrimp tasted pretty good. Then we went to Scatchell's, Freddy's, Johnnie's and Massa.
It's interesting you like both Troha's and Goose Island (so do I). Their styles are quite different and often people tend to like one or the other.
Kim wrote:Can you eat in at Troha's and how is the chicken?
No tables, no counter, nothing. Chicken is very good but, believe it or not, one of the best things to get at Troha's is the pork. Something like seven bucks gets you a cool little box holding a couple nice schnitzels, decent fries, a dill pickle spear and a lemon wedge—one of the great deals in Chicago.