WERE ALL QUITE BUSY. FISH FRY LOVERS GET EXCITED WHEN SIGNS GO UP. THEY HAVE A POPULAR BREADED RECIPE AT SAINT ALBERT’S BLESSED TRINITY IN MUNHALL. THEY SELL A TON. ACTUALLY, THEY SOLD MORE THAN A TON OF FISH FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF FISH FRIES. AT THE START OF LENT. I THINK IT WAS LIKE 2600 PIECES OF FISH FOR TODAY. YEAH A LOT. YEAH, 2600 PIECES OF FISH. CORRECT. WOW. YEAH. AND HOW HAVE THE CUSTOMERS TAKEN TO THIS FISH FRY? OH, THEY LOVE IT. AND HOW’S THE FISH BEEN HERE? AWESOME. WHY IS THE FISH SO GOOD? IT’S DELICIOUS. IT’S CRISPY. IT’S JUST REALLY GOOD. ANOTHER POPULAR SPOT IS COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN PITTSBURGH’S HAZELWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. PEOPLE HERE LOVE THEIR BATTERED FRIED FISH RECIPE. WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT THAT FISH? I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT’S HADDOCK. AND YOU TASTE THE SEASONING AS SOON AS YOU BITE INTO THE FISH. WHY ARE PEOPLE COMING OUT IN DROVES FOR YOUR FISH? BECAUSE OUR FISH IS THE BEST IN THE CITY. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE. WE MAKE EVERYTHING IN HOUSE HERE. IT’S HAND-BATTERED HADDOCK. IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SEASON FOR US. THIS IS THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR FOR US. AND THIS SEASON HAS BEEN THE BEST OF SEVEN. WE’VE DONE THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST WE’VE EVER HAD. PEOPLE WERE ALSO ANXIOUS TO BITE INTO SOME FISH AT THE SWISSVALE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. 270 THE PHONES RING CONSTANTLY ALL DAY LONG. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. PEOPLE CALL PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK, NOTIFY US. WE GET EMAILS. OUR
Pittsburgh Fish Fry Guide for 2026: Find a fish fry in your area
Updated: 2:25 PM EST Feb 11, 2026
It’s almost Fish Fry time again. Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania will soon celebrate Lent with fish fries every Friday for nearly six weeks.VIDEO ABOVE: See our coverage of last year’s Fish Fry seasonPittsburgh’s Action News 4 is working to collect the best Fish Fry locations in our area with your help.Is your church, school, or community organization in Western Pennsylvania holding a fish fry this year? We want to add you to our list.SUBMIT A FISH FRY: Send the name of the organization, address, hours and dates to webstaff@wtae.com.Once we collect all of your fish fry submission, we’ll publish a list right here on this page.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news and severe weatherSign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox
PITTSBURGH —
It’s almost Fish Fry time again. Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania will soon celebrate Lent with fish fries every Friday for nearly six weeks.
VIDEO ABOVE: See our coverage of last year’s Fish Fry season
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is working to collect the best Fish Fry locations in our area with your help.
Is your church, school, or community organization in Western Pennsylvania holding a fish fry this year? We want to add you to our list.
SUBMIT A FISH FRY: Send the name of the organization, address, hours and dates to webstaff@wtae.com.
Once we collect all of your fish fry submission, we’ll publish a list right here on this page.