Mar 15, 2016 9 min read

BALDWIN

St. Albert the Great will hold fish fries 3-7 p.m. Fridays in Lent. The dinner menu includes fish sandwich dinner, breaded fish on a dish, baked fish dinner, breaded shrimp dinner, Maryland crab cake dinner or homemade pierogie dinner, all served with roll/butter, coffee or tea, plus a choice of two sides, including French fries, potato pancakes, haluski, mac & cheese or stewed tomatoes. A la carte items include fish sandwich, baked or fried fish, shrimp, Maryland crab cakes, homemade pierogies, tuna salad croissant sandwich, clam chowder, tomato soup, cheese pizza (per slice), French fries, mac & cheese and coleslaw. Eat in or take-out. Call 412-440-0221. Credit cards accepted.

The Option Independent Fire Company of Baldwin Borough will hold Lenten fish fries 3-8 p.m. Fridays during Lent. Menu includes a large fish sandwich or dinner, shrimp, a variety of sides including coleslaw, French fries, mac & cheese, haluski, lobster bisque soup, homemade desserts and drinks. Prices range from 75 cents to $8 for a complete meal. Children’s selections are also available. Eat-in or take-out. For more information, or to place an order the day of the event, call 412-881-9704.

Bethel Park

Christ United Methodist Church will hold its Lenten fish fries 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Fridays in Lent. The menu includes jumbo fried fish as a sandwich with chips or on a plate with sides. Additional menu items include heart-healthy baked fish, “Boom-Boom” Shrimp, chicken fingers, house-made soup, salad and desserts. Food is priced a la carte, and is available to eat-in or carry-out. To pre-order for fast pick-up, call 412-835-6621. Proceeds benefit Round Table Ministries, a food ministry of Christ United Methodist Church. For more information, visit www.christumc.net.

St. Thomas More Church will offer Friday Lenten dinners, featuring homemade pasta sauces by Lucia Facco, 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Dinner options include fried fish dinner, fried fish sandwich or baked fish dinner, all with French fries or pasta marinara, pasta with marinara or pasta with featured sauce. A smoked salmon sauce will be offered March 18. Dinners include choice of tossed salad, coleslaw or applesauce, roll or sandwich bun, coffee, tea, iced tea, lemonade or water. An all-you-can-eat pasta with marinara option is also available. A la carte items include: pizza (regular or white, whole or by the slice), French fries, mac & cheese, desserts, soda, beer and wine. Mastercard, Visa and Discover cards accepted. ATM available.

St. Valentine Church holds Lenten fish fries 4-7:30 p.m. Fridays in Lent (including Good Friday) in Frawly Hall. Menu includes jumbo beer-battered cod sandwiches, child-size fried cod sandwiches, Nantucket baked cod, fried butterfly shrimp and a pierogie dinner. A la carte items include French fries, homemade haluski, macaroni & cheese, pierogies, coleslaw, applesauce, garden salad, soup and breadsticks. Take-out is available by calling 412-851-9176. For more information, visit www.stvals.org.

John McMillan Presbyterian Church will hold a Lenten spaghetti dinner 4-8 p.m. March 18. The menu includes spaghetti with or without meat, salad, bread and dessert. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for children ages 5 and under. Proceeds benefit the 18 missionaries from the church who are going to Chiapas, Mexico, in July. There will also be a gift basket auction and bake sale. Take-out available. Purchase tickets at the door or at the church office. For more information, visit www.johnmcmillan.org or at JMPC Destination: Chiapas, Mexico gofundme.com.

CANONSBURG

St. Patrick Parish will hold fish fries on Fridays in Lent (excluding Good Friday). Large and small fish sandwiches and Lenten soups will be available for lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Baked or fried Icelandic cod and shrimp dinners, homemade pierogies, along with seafood platters will be served from 4-7 p.m. Sides include homemade haluski, mac & cheese and stewed tomatoes. Frozen pierogies will also be sold by the dozen. Take-outs are available at 724-745-6560 or fax ahead to 724-746-1112. Businesses and schools within seven miles may request lunch deliveries. Minimum order is $30.

Carrick

St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church will sell its homemade pyrohy and halusky throughout Lent (excluding Good Friday). Hours are noon-5 p.m. Pyrohy varieties include potato/cheese, cabbage, sauerkraut and cottage cheese. Prices start at $7. Eat-in or take-out, frozen or cooked. For more information or to place an order, call 412-881-8344.

CASTLE SHANNON

St. Anne Church holds its annual fish fries 4-7 p.m. every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday) at St. Anne School Gym, located on Willow Avenue. Featured items include a one-piece baked cod dinner, one-piece hand-battered fried fish dinner, two-piece hand-battered fried fish dinner, six-piece jumbo shrimp dinner, baked fish florentine with seafood topping, two-piece crab cake dinner, fried seafood platter (one piece fish, one crab cake, three shrimp) and baked or hand-battered fried fish sandwich. Dinners include French fries, baked potato or mac & cheese, coleslaw, roll and butter. Also offered are halushki, pizza and St. Anne’s famous homemade pierogies (potato, cheese or sauerkraut). Call 412-561-0101 between 3:30-6:30 p.m. to place a take-out order (orders must be picked up between 4-6:45 p.m.). For more information, call 412-531-5964. Proceeds benefit St. Anne School.

Cecil

Muse Italian Club‘s fish fries are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. every Friday in Lent. Take out is available for an additional $0.25. Call 724-745-7280.

Green Tree

St. Margaret of Scotland will hold Lenten fish fries 4-7 p.m. March 18 in the school cafeteria. Sandwiches (no sides) include fried fish, baked fish, crab cake and fish parmesan. Fish on a Dish (no sides) choices include fried or baked fish. Dinners with two sides include crab cakes, fried fish, baked fish or shrimp in a basket. A la carte items are crab cakes, shrimp in a basket, hand-cut fries, baked potato, mac & cheese, coleslaw, vegetable, pizza boat with white or red sauce, pasta of the week with roll and dinner rolls. There is also a family special, which includes four fish sandwiches, fries and coleslaw for $30.

Lawrence

The Bioni-Yeckel VFW Post 8308 will hold its Lenten fish fries 11 a.m.-7 p.m. every Friday during Lent. Menu includes fried fish dinner (with or without bun), baked fish dinner, butterfly shrimp dinner, crab cake dinner and chicken tenders dinner. All dinners include French fries and coleslaw. A la carte items include fish-on-a-dish, fish sandwich, baked fish, butterfly shrimp, crab cakes, chicken tenders, mac & cheese, French fries and coleslaw. Dine-in or carry out. For more information or to place an order for pick up, call 724-941-6440.

McMurray

Center Presbyterian Church will hold a Lenten fish fry 5-7:30 p.m. March 18. Shrimp will also be served and takeout is available. For more information, visit www.center-church.org or call 724-941-9050.

St. Benedict the Abbot Church will hold its Lenten fish fries on Fridays, through March 18. Lunch will be served 11 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by dinner from 4-7:30 p.m. Eat-in or take-out. New this year is tuna fish salad on a roll or plate for lunch only (take-out or eat-in). Other lunch items include fried fish sandwich basket (sandwich, fries, coleslaw); fish sandwiches, weekly soup specials and cheese pizza. The dinner menu includes fish baskets (fried fish, baked fish or shrimp) with French fries and coleslaw, fish sandwiches, cheese pizza (whole or by the slice), weekly soup specials, pierogies with butter and onions, and haluski and mac & cheese. Plenty of parking is available; handicap accessible.

Mt. Lebanon?

St. Winifred Catholic Parish will hold fish fries 4-7 p.m. every Friday in Lent. Fish dinners include a dessert and beverage. A la carte is available. Dine-in or take-out by calling 412-563-1415. For more information, visit www.stwinifred.org.

St. Bernard Church offers Lenten gourmet fish fries Fridays in Lent to benefit St. Bernard School. Hours are 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for lunch and 4-7:30 p.m. for dinner, March 18 (no fish fry Good Friday). Weekly specials include and pasta with spinach and tomatoes March 18. Cash, credit card or check accepted. Eat-in or take-out. To place an order for take-out, call 412-341-1565.

SOUTH PARK

Saint Joan of Arc Parish holds fish fries 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays during Lent (except Good Friday). Eat-in or take-out available. Call 412-854-3173 to place an order. View the menu online at mystjoan.org. Fish fries are also held the first Friday of each month.

UPPER ST. CLAIR

St. Louise de Marillac Parish holds fish fries 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays in Lent (except Good Friday) in LeGras Parish Hall. Menu includes fried fish, baked fish, homemade lump crab cakes, shrimp, haluski, pizza and more. Weekly features include soup and pasta from Pasta Too and desserts from Bethel Bakery and Swirlie Whirlie. Credit cards accepted. Online ordering available. For more information or to place an order, visit www.stlouisedemarillac.org or call 412-833-1010.