The Fish Keg is everything I hoped it would be and more. I gave it 4 stars. My son gave it 5. So, together, it's 4.5 stars for us. The only thing that's keeping me from giving 5 stars is the bones I found in my walleye. Other than that, it was delicious! He had the lake perch. It was great, The hush puppies were phenomenal. We'll be back someday! read more

Best fresh fish in the USA! An amazing assortment of breaded and fresh fish. I like their fried cod and fried shrimp. Don't forget the cole slaw, potato salad and 3 bean salad. Everything is homemade. You can't get a better meal in New Orleans read more

The Fish Keg - Fried shrimp, 3 bean salad and slaw - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I don't know much about this place. Though a friend recommended it for catfish steaks, which they never had on the menu. I was disappointed but order their fish n chips and catfish. Both were sold by the pound. And the portions pieces were small like nuggets, rather than fillets. Also grease it was fried in settled at the bottom of the bag it was sold in. read more

Can they keep consistent hours? Every time we try to go they are closed. Their website doesn't list correct information and they aren't open when they are listed as being open. It's a shame. They have great food but the family needs to find someone who will run the business like a business and not a side gig. read more

Lots of choices Quick service Friendly staff Excellent fast food carry out Parking The food is always well prepared and tasty read more

Total bummer! I grew up eating here. And haven't had the leg in ages. Only similarity is it's still hot and in bags. But it was tasteless. read more

Absolute banger Fried shrimp Fried cajun catfish Always a good choice when you want some seafood read more

The Fish Keg was a pleasant little find while we were in the area - we stopped by to try them out, and we're glad that we did! They offer breaded and fresh seafood items, baked dinners, salads, and sides, as well as a selection of groceries of condiments and such. We ordered: +breaded fried shrimp - uses large Gulf of Mexico white shrimp, coated in the house's homemade batter - super thick and crunchy breading (think of fried chicken skin!), and great with the cocktail and hot sauce +macaroni salad - has a tang to it +creamy cole slaw - tangy and creamy +potato salad - had lots of hardboiled eggs in it; I enjoyed this +hush puppies The staff here are so welcoming, kind, and willing to offer any assistance - they make great recommendations, too, and let you know what their popular items are. I'd love to try their fish chips and chicken wings the next time! You can place your order in-person and wait (ours was about a few minutes), or call ahead for a carryout. They have a lot adjacent to the building. +fresh breaded seafood +friendly service! +lot adjacent to the building read more

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Great food, staff were very nice and helpful. Highly recommend! Take out only. We got the shrimp and catfish, both were great.

Fresh fried sea food or fresh fish and crab. Their fried breaded shrimp and breaded fish are delicious and very hot as everything is fried right in front of you. They have sauces, drinks and other fresh potato salad and macaroni salad plus coleslaw. Good service. This place has been open for years. read more

It's like you're transported to the UP for a fresh fish fry. Love it. Best carry out.

This place still has terrific food and I would go visit them again. It's been multiple decades that my family and parents have gone to this place. It kinda lost its flow of regular customers. I remember in the 80's it was super crowded and the actual business owners worked 6 days a week. I am not sure if they sold it to another owner, but the food still tastes the same. I am giving this a five star because of the food. I am almost going to give the place a 4-star since the prices have been outrageous. It just seems that the cost of getting fresh food and the preparation time for the food make the cost high. Isn't there a way to slightly lower the quality of the food and get a similar taste while bringing down the price? I assume they thought of this, but you really can over-buy or else it racks up the price. I would stay away from the fries since it's not that great. Get a potato salad or macaroni salad. Anyways, it's a nice place to drop by and pick up some food. There isn't any seating and so you will need to bring a drink if you plan to eat in your car. read more

The Fish Keg - July 2024 - Cashier View - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I didn't realize the fish keg had been around for over 50 years. My favorite thing to get there are the deep fried shrimp

Best take out fish joint around. Seriously there's no place like it. Get shrimp and fish to go

Want to time warp back to 1970 - then come to The Fish Keg. For over 50 years, the Hansen family has owned and operated this visually arresting fish valhalla. It is the real deal with locals ordering a pound of fried shrimp, or fish, or anything else that can be deep fried. Want fries, cole slaw, macaroni salad or lemon bars with that? Get some. It also has some limited canned goods and you can get Royal Crown Cola here as well. It took most of my life going past this place to finally visit it. You will not be disappointed. read more

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Great consistency and quality of food. Really love their salads and sauces. Bought a tshirt to show my love of a true Rogers Park Landmark. read more

The Fish Keg - Fried shrimp, fish nuggets and hush puppies - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It's our local go to store. Love the breaded shrimp, the chicken in a bag, the scallops, they even have salmon ( Cajun and teriyaki). Hometown favorite. Owner very hands on and very helpful. read more

This review is long overdue. This is a family run business with fantastic customer service. I've been coming here for years because the food is AMAZING! I'm addicted to the cajun catfish! The potato salad and coleslaw is fantastic. Regardless of what you order, you won't be disappointed. read more

The neighborhood it is in is dodgy but this place has an old school vibe and their breaded deep fried fish is tasty and satisfying. Will be returning here again. read more

World class seafood. For seafood that is being made nowhere an ocean, you can't get better than this. It's better than most I've had sitting next to an ocean. They've been doing this for 60 years and you can tell, they're great at it. You can also tell it's good because of everyone eating the food in their cars. You can't even wait to drive home. read more

Similar to Lawrence Fisheries. ..Thick crunchy batter is used on all the seafood. Kinda mutes any distinguishable flavors from shrimp, fish, etc. The texture ends up being the only discernible difference. Overall still pretty tasty and fresh. Everything is cooked to order. Opt for the Cajun batter. read more

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I really enjoyed my dinner. I was in need of a seafood fix and they provided it. The shrimp was great as well as the walleye. Unfortunately I was hoping for a lighter batter on the walleye like you get in Wisc or Minn. I recommend the fish keg to everyone. read more

My friend just went to the Fish Keg and ate in the car of course. No pandemic can stop the fried deliciousness that is the Fish Keg. She even brought her own plate and would you believe she made her own cocktail sauce? Foolish as they have great stuff there. Her husband had the fried fish filets and enjoyed it so much he couldn't even get a photo. Shame. When in the area and you practice proper social distancing techniques I think it's safe to say this place is a can't miss. read more

The Fish Keg - Fried shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I still love the food at Fish Keg, and straight up crave their macaroni salad and coleslaw! As an update to my previous review, last time I went back the service was much improved. Greeted me as I came in, answered my questions without any issues, and I got my great food fast. read more

The Fish Keg - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Just a Chicago Must. We make plans to come here a few times a year. We eat in our car and they never disappoint! BEST FRIED SHRIMP, Scallops, clams and perch! Just LOVE IT!! read more

Great Fried Shrimp, Fish Chips and Walleye. This is one of the best Fried Shrimp and Fish spots.

We haven't gotten fried shrimp from here in years. It used to be fantastic. Sorry to say that we ordered yesterday and I'll never go back. Quality was terrible. Small shrimp with a lot of breading. Same with the fish chips. Sad. read more

This place is fly. As in Pretty damn good. For take. Here what you do, Order your familys' Shrimp Cocktail platter from here for your family feast, holiday home dinner, appetizers, whatever it may be. Get it here. Do it once and then it will be a family tradition. read more

For over 70 years (yes...SEVENTY) this place has been serving outstanding fish. The perch is awesome. The Hush Puppies- delicious. I could go on. If you want a great, quick, tasty and delicious fried fish (or chicken) meal, stop in and see the Hansen's at The Keg. read more

The Fish Keg - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If you want seafood that's been sitting out and not fresh please go eat here‍ I'd heard about this place after moving to Chicago and boy do I ever regret paying almost $100 for food that should've been $20 at best. I'll never patron this place and would rather go fishing in Lake Michigan. read more

A quaint neighborhood joint with a wicked neon sign, they'll fry up apparently any kind of fish that comes to mind. I think highly of their whitefish. read more

The fish Keg should rename the business "The bread house"! OK yall true southerner in the house. And while I do like my fried foods this place is not the best! I know a lot of folks on the north side likes the Keg, but I'm not one of them. Breading is too heavy on the fish and shrimp and it's not seasoned very well. Nothing worse than to much breading.... and I hate a corn meal flour mix... read more

The Fish Keg - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I didn't want to face it when my husband said it, but he is right...the shrimp, which were always my favorite menu item here, have gotten smaller. We had Lawrence's Fisheries recently and there's a huge difference! Theirs are jumbo! And less breading! There is so much breading on Fish Keg's now that you can barely taste the shrimp! And no seasoning, either. Or at least it's lackluster. I watched my daughter peeling breading off before she dipped the shrimp in the sauce cups that they charge you for...another pet peeve! I bought the Groupon the other day and didn't feel I got much for it. I ended up spending an additional $60 out of pocket for my family of 3, and when it was all said and done, we could have gone out for a nice dinner for that. Very disappointing. The clam strips, hush puppies, and a lot of the fish are still good, and I still love their potato salad, but I am sad to say that they are more expensive now, and truly not as good as I remember from growing up. I want to still go here, yet I am sad to say that it won't be as often. ;-( read more

Figured it was time for an update. For a thorough review read my older one. Since 2009 my experiences with Fish Keg haven't been as awesome. Pricing is high and I don't feel as though it compares with some of the other long time fish fry businesses. Also, having to pay for condiments i.e. sauces for dipping makes your final spend much higher but is the norm at these types of businesses. Being that there are more options, I guess I've been more willing to drive around for better quality. If you're in the area, it's not a bad fried option but if you've got time and are willing to travel, you can find better. It's definitely not the best fry or shrimp in Chicago. What causes the biggest differences are: offering (sizes of their seafood), the taste of their breading, freshness of oil and place in general. For me its taste versus offering. I think I lost my flavor for it. read more

WE GIVE FISH KEG 5 STARS We love the FISH KEG. We have been going there for 52 years!!!!! Never had a problem. Fish always good. Love it there. Hope they stay in business. Lots of memories here. Kathy & Chris from Skokie, IL read more

I used to go to The Fish Keg as a kid in the 60's. I moved away and now I'm back living in the area and I can't believe they're still here. Their fried chicken is still fantastic although the batter has changed somewhat on the chicken. The fresh shrimp was beautiful and fresh and delicious. Cocktail sauce superb and their coleslaw is absolutely the best. Well be back. read more

The Fish Keg - Front entrance - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food was fresh, and the restaurant clean and sanitary. We ordered for pickup: lake perch, tilapia, hush puppies, fries and coke slaw. The food was C+ because it was not seasoned well. Also, I should have paid more attention to the pictures because the fish was the size of a fourth of a fillet; it was more of a nugget size. I didn't feel like I got a good value for what I paid for.If you're looking for basic fried fish, this is it, but if you are looking for authentic seasoned fried fish, I'd suggest you check out Captain Hooks or Sharks. The best ones are located south in south suburbs. Captain Hooks: Flossmoor; Sharks: 71st and Yates; this is the Sharks with a fresh fish market inside. read more

When I'm in town i gets a pound. Maybe catfish, maybe scrod, but my vote gets a nod. This place been around forever, since i was knee high, drinking nehi soda. But get a load a fish, fried to your delight, dropped in a paper sack, that a fact Jack. Tarter saice is the boss, your loss if you don't toss them some coin to getcha dat fish wish, so yummy i was i had the airfare, to gets me there! Tough hood, but it's all good, part of the Chicago landscape, escape the humdrum of bland food, it's all good. Yo. Str8 up fish keg. read more

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Food: 3 Decor: 3 Service: 3 I came here with my gf for some quick carryout http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/QgoccMumSULKjaEBaMZmsQ?userid=2fN8mN7uUjOw-QqtcgYqXQ. 1. 1/2 lb of fried shrimp, 7 Okay. Maybe a tad too much breading. 2. 1/2 lb of fried walleye, 7 Pretty good. 3. 1/4 lb of hush puppies, 2 Pretty good. 4. Lemon Pepper Whitefish So-so. Didn't really like the lemon pepper seasoning. Tip: free parking in lot read more

The Fish Keg - Walleye, hushpuppy, shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Seafood Spectacular! The Fish Keg has been at the same location on Howard street for as long as I can remember. Fried fish. Delicious breaded fish that has been subjected to immersion in hot oil. Great selection, all the standards like tilapia, catfish, shrimp, salmon and clam strips, as well as things like walleye, lake and ocean perch, whitefish, cod, orange roughy and scallops. If you like fried seafood you can't go wrong by shopping at Fish Keg. read more