Fish fries returning to Beaver County as Lent begins

(File Photo of a logo of a Friday Fish Fry Guide)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Fish fries are returning to Beaver County as the Catholic season of Lent begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday. Fish fries occur on Fridays through Lent, with some of them ending on Good Friday on April 18th. Others occur on Ash Wednesday tomorrow. These include the fish fries at several churches like St. Cecilia Church in Rochester, St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Ambridge, and St. Monica Roman Catholic Parish in Beaver Falls. There are also fish fries at organizations including the Beaver Valley Yacht Club and the Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department. Here is some information you should know about some Beaver County fish fries.

The Aliquippa Croatian Center

Location: 2365 Concord Street, Aliquippa

Time and Dates: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) and on Ash Wednesday, March 4th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Contact Information:  724-375-3021, The Aliquippa Croatian Center’s Facebook page, and aliquippacroatiancenter.org

Food Options: Takeout or dine-in

Beaver Valley Yacht Club

Location: 219 Front Street, Fallston

Times and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Information: Only cash is accepted and an ATM is available. Dinners like chicken tenders and fish, fish sandwich, and shrimp dinners are available. The organization’s Facebook page has more information.

Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department

Location: 102 Silver Slipper Road, Hookstown

Times and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Information: Dinners include shrimp, baked fish dinners and chicken dinners, fish sandwiches, and “fish on a dish.” Customers also receive a choice of two regular sides a protein meat. The phone number to call for to-go orders is 724-573-4111. The Facebook page of the fire department has more information.

The New Brighton American Legion Post 19

Location: 415 13th Street, New Brighton

Times and Dates: Fridays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Food Options: Take-out and dine-in are available.

Phone Number: 412-671-6314

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School

Location: 3005 Fatima Drive, Hopewell Township

Time and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 11th) but not Good Friday on April 18th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Food Options: Dine-in and curbside pick-up

Rochester Elks Lodge #283

Location: 440 Pinney Street, Rochester

Times and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) Lunch times are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner times are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Food Options: Dine-in or takeout options are available. The choices include salads, shrimp, chicken strips, fish dinners and sandwiches.

Contact Information for Takeout:  724-774-3306

St. Cecilia Church

Location: 628 Virginia Avenue, Rochester Township

Times and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Phone Numbers for Takeout: You can call 724-775-3775 or 724-709-7426. The link is below for online orders.

Click here for the link: Ct. Cecilia’s Fish Fry | Our Lady of the Valley Virtual Store

Food Options: Curbside, dine-in and take-out are available. Delivery is from the time period of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on every fish fry date.

St. Luke the Evangelist Parish

Locations: 725 Glenwood Avenue, Ambridge and 2586 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley

Information for Ambridge Location: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Ash Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Orders need to be placed by 4 p.m. and not after that time on days for their fish frys and the phone number for take-out is 724-266-6010.

Food Options: Take-out and dine-in options are available. Fish and fries will be served on Ash Wednesday and shrimp, crab cakes and fish on Fridays.

St. Monica Roman Catholic Parish

Location: 116 Thorndale Drive, Beaver Falls,

Times and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 11th) but not Good Friday on April 18th and Ash Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Food Options: Dine-in or takeout online. Food includes options of pierogies, fish sandwiches and a kids meal which includes pizza.

The link to the online takeout is below.

Click here and scroll down to the fish fry dates link here: St. Augustine Parish – Beaver Falls, PA

Saints Peter and Paul School

Location: 370 East End Avenue, Beaver

Times and Dates: Fridays during Lent (March 7th to April 18th) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dine-in will occur on every Friday except for Good Friday, which will occur from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Contact Information for Takeout: You can call 724-359-2548 or 412-496-1272.