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Welcome to Fish Fry!

The Saint James Fish Fry began in 2010 and has been going and growing ever since. Snow, ice, a pandemic–can’t stop the Fry. We are a volunteer run, community fish fry. The donations we receive for the meals help fund the costs of the fry, meals to those who need assistance, and our social outreach programs which serve hundreds in our area.

We hope you can join us!

We are located at Saint James Catholic Church.

2025 Dates

March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4, April 11

Food service begins at 5pm.

We will have both in-person dining and drive-thru.

Please visit our drive-thru page to get acquainted.

T-shirts with this year’s theme will be available for donations each Friday until supplies run out.

Voted best Fish Fry in Falls Church,

15 years and Counting!

March 5, 2021-Photo by Pat Giannelli

The Menu

Our meals are prepared by volunteers each Friday and include:

  • Fried* or Baked Fish
  • Hush Puppies
  • French fries or Baked Potato
  • Cole slaw
  • Rolls
  • Macaroni & Cheese (by request)
  • Chocolate, Vanilla, or Carrot cake (has pecans and is made in house)

Please Note: *The fish are fried in peanut oil. Meals are served as long as we have fish and fries. Other items may be substituted or omitted as the night progresses.

Suggested donation per meal (Cash or Check):

Adult$7
Kids (6-13 y.o.)$5
Kids (< 5 y.o.)Free
Family$25

  • Last Week of Fish Fry 2025

    It is going to rain tomorrow and YES-we will be here. The tents are up for the fryers and the drive-thru folks will have rain gear. Tartar sauce is being made, the carrot cakes are frosted, the fish has been bought, and so much more. It is a beautiful community. So come on out! and Read more

  • Week 3-End of the Night

    It is after 8 pm, the last patrons of the fry have left so what do you do? Well, if you had just spent the last 4 hrs frying fish (hundreds of pounds!), hushpuppies (so much batter!), and fries (bags and bags…and bags!)–you now need to filter the oil, clean the fryers, and tear down Read more

  • Week 2-Reflection

    Lent is a time of reflection and a time of giving. For Fish Fry-we are blessed with so many who are willing to give of their time. We had volunteers throughout the day from 8 am onward-pitching in and doing whatever was needed to ultimately serve over 1200 meals! The synergy is incredible. I must Read more

  • Week 1: What a Beautiful Community!

    Week One was special. We have an amazing community. Thank you to all of our volunteers, our patrons, our neighborhood, and God. In less than a 4 hour period, we served 1390 meals. This is an all volunteer Fish Fry. Everyone was in it to win it! Our volunteers are of all ages and more Read more

  • Our 16th Year!

    It begins March 7, 2025. We hope you will be part of our Lenten community. Read more

  • The Last of the Season

    During the week we made the last set of carrot cakes for the season. Heller did smell great at the end of the night. I will miss Father Vu stopping by to chat. If you like math, over the six weeks, we used 170 cups of shredded carrots, 255 eggs, 35 lbs of cream cheese, Read more