Our tour continued on Friday as we headed over to the South Side for the Christ the King fish fry. Again, we really enjoyed ourselves and had a great time. CTK does a really nice job. It was $7 for adults, $4 for kids 12 and under. You had your choice of fried fish, baked cod or grilled salmon. We both went for the fried fish (I love salmon, but just wasn’t in the mood for it).
Alex got the cheese pizza. Included was corn, rolls, and your choice of baked potato or fried potatoes (not french fries), coleslaw or salad. The fish was good and had a definite beer-batter taste to it. Dessert was also part of the deal, and in my opinion, was the highlight of the meal – homemade strawberry shortcake! The shortcake was homemade – not one of those Hostess shortcake-cup-kind-of-like-a-Twinkie-tasting things. Awesome!
Some other big pluses about CTK’s fish fry:
– Everything was served on dishes and silverware.
– It was held in their parish hall, which had a cozier feel than the school cafeteria.
– Big thumbs up to the gentleman who played the accordion throughout dinner. It created a nice, Italian restaurant kind of ambiance. As we snagged a table near him, Alex loved to watch him when he wasn’t playing with other kids.
– Beer was available in the can, for an extra $2
We apologize for not having any pictures, we were so busy talking with our table mates and keeping an eye on Buddy, that we didn’t get a chance to snap some photos.
Overall, we give Christ the King 4.5 BCs for the good food and extras!
Rating: Simply Saintly!
Next week, it’s the family sentimental favorite, Basilica of St. John. In my humble opinion, the most beautiful church in town!
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