Separately, a cod dinner is $9.49 and comes with fries, coleslaw and bread.įor info: 31 Detroit Fresh Fish and Seafood The market has fried dinner specials or you can choose your fish to fry for an extra cost per pound.įor example, the market's Nova Scotia cod is $10.50 per pound and costs $1.75 extra to have it battered and fried. Sonny Calandra said they will fry up nearly any fish you want, from fillets to whole fish to clams, oysters, and shrimp. Fried fish dinners have been offered since they opened. They've been in business 36 years on Schaefer, about a block off Michigan Avenue. What: Run by father and son Phil and Sonny Calandra. Here's a sampling of several metro area places that offer "you buy, we fry" options. Phone calls and emails to both chains for this story were not returned.
Some of these two chains have seating inside, but most are mainly carry-out, according to their websites. There's also Nu Wave Fish and Chicken, with seven metro Detroit locations.
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In September 2017 memo from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service "you buy, we fry" business is specifically mentioned under a clarification of heated foods or foods cooked or heated on-site by the retailer before or after, whether the "cooking/heating" is free or at a cost.īigger fish chains in metro Detroit include Captain Jay's Fish and Chicken, which began in Detroit and now has more than 30 locations according to its website. Under SNAP rules, both are ineligible for purchasing using a Bridge Card. Heated foods, according to a 2017 USDA memo, are foods "cooked or heated by the retailer before or after purchase."
That stipulation refers to hot or cold foods that are not to be cooked at home. Those who receive SNAP benefits cannot use them to buy prepared foods, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). "You were allowed to use EBT cards but because of the law we stopped accepting them," Halpern said. Using Bridge Cards for "you buy, we fry" could be seen getting around the no-prepared food rule. The change, according to several fish store owners, took place about four years ago. Bridge cards are part of the federal government's Supplemental Nutritional Assistant Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps. In metro Detroit, many places that offer "you buy, we fry" were once able to accept EBT or Bridge cards, many owners said. “This is so good it will make you want to slap mama,” Sanders said. Shon Sanders said the catfish nuggets were good, but she was amazed by the shrimp. "Everything was excellent, even the hush puppies. The food is excellent, and I would go back again," Anita Sanders said. On a recent weekday, Anita Sanders of Detroit and her sister, Shon, came in for the $21.99 special, which included 10 jumbo shrimp, 10 fresh wings, and 1 pound of fresh tilapia, catfish or whiting.Īnita Sanders, 45, said she remembers the place way back when it was Anna's. More: Library Sports Pub in Novi to close More: Andiamo shuttering its Dearborn location Both are "doctored" up with other seasonings, including a product called "Fish Crack." The Halperns also make their own coleslaw and tartar sauce.Īll fish ordered cooked costs $2 per pound more. The restaurant uses a traditional batter with the flour and seasoning base by Russell mix, based in Livonia. "We cook all our fish to order and everything is hand-dipped," Halpern said. You can also buy frozen fish, snow, or king crab legs and shrimp.ĭuring Lent, especially on Fridays and Saturdays, the Halperns said to expect a good wait, especially around dinnertime. Its catfish, Elyssa Halpern said, is American and comes from a company in Mississippi. Halpern's fresh fish counter includes cod, catfish, ocean perch, swai and tilapia.
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