Bed-Stuy Fish Fry
“We bought the whiting and shrimp combo (4 whitings and 12 shrimps) for about $12.”
“I wanted to go back to memory lane with the red kool aid but they did not have any so I got pink lemonade instead.”
“It was all sitting on top of a good amount of seasoned fries.”
Bed-Stuy Fish Fry
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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I've heard so much about this place so I had to check it out. It's very small but the food is fresh and comes straight out the oven! Many people say this place has bad customer service, but I experienced a great service. A young lady behind the counter named Victoria (I think) helped me, and she recommended the BBQ chicken. I ordered that with a side of cabbage and Mac and cheese. The Mac And cheese was devine, and the chicken was literally falling off the bone! Also the you can't beat these prices!
Was down for some soul food with a coworker. Unfortunately, most of the things they had on their menu wasn't available and we got there at 1PM.
Chicken and waffle? No waffles. Don't do them anymore.
Fried chicken? No chicken right now.
Collard Greens? Collard Greens are not ready.
Sauteed spinach? Don't have them.
So after finding out most of what we wanted were not available, we basically got whatever we can have. I ended up with fried shrimps with candied yams and fries. My coworker got the fresh batch of fried whitings with fries and mac and cheese.
I loved the candied yams even though they are on the sweet side. The shrimps are alright. It wasn't as dried as I thought it would be. My coworker loved his whitings and liked the mac and cheese.
I will give this spot another chance when I'm up for some fried food, but I will try to make it earlier. Hopefully, I will have more items to choose from.
I was in the area and wanted to try this place for awhile. Today, I decided to finally get this place off my bookmark list.
Strike 1: I enter the store and all four employees are on the phone. I wait about 20 seconds, then I begin to just start talking, because it's apparent her social media page was more important than her job.
Strike 2: after finally getting her attention, I inquired about a menu, she tells me they don't have one. As she is telling me the food options, she doesn't even look up or give me any eye contact because again, her social media page was more important.
I shouldn't just crucify the cashier because the store had four employees and all of them were on their phones and seemed hesitant to actually do their jobs. The cashier then decided to send another employee to pay a bill for her or something. Either way, it was extremely unprofessional and rude service.
Strike 3: The overall condition of the store is porous. It's a small store and I understand space is limited, but all I see are the side dishes, a deep fryer, and a plethora of dirty pans. I did not see any fish or seafood present and I wonder where it's actually stored and if it's fresh. The sole positive I saw was they cover up the sides with plastic.
Strike 4: although they have a sign saying "no cards" I didn't see it. When I attempted to pay, she looked at me like I was a dunce instead of just saying "sorry, no cards". Luckily, I had cash on me because I typically don't. Lastly, when my food was done, the cook sloppily put the food in the bag sideways and it could have opened and spilled out.
Clearly customer service is not on the too of their list, but the food itself was only ok. I ordered whittling fish (comes with four pieces) which was well seasoned and the best part. It comes with two sides.. I chose Mac and Cheese and Yams, neither were that great, but not bad.
Overall, this place needs employees that actually care about customer service. Even if the food was great, the crappy service would make me not want to return. I may try one of their other locations in the future, but probably not this one.
So this spot originates in Bed-Stuy, my neighborhood, with one in Clinton Hill and downtown Brooklyn as well. My mom brought takeout from here, it was around 6:30 pm and a lot of chicken had run out. We ordered some fried shrimp, Cajun fries, and fried whiting. The food was alright, comparable to Crown Fried Chicken, but wasn't very fresh by the time it got to our house. A bit on the cold side too. The shrimp were a little too fried, and the whiting was pretty bony. Chicken was mediocre. I was disappointed because this is supposed to be an authentic Brooklyn joint with classic food. Fun to try but I don't think I'll come back, not a fan of too much fried stuff.
Before today, I would have given them a 4. This place serves decent food, it's cheap and close to the office. Usually come here for lunch and get the same thing: chicken/meatloaf, collards and sweet potatoes. The chicken is underwhelming but the meatloaf is good and the sides are delish. I went in today however and got th BBQ chicken wings. They were undercooked, completely pink on the inside and uneatable. Had I not had work to do, I would have brought it back to them. Thanks for the salmonella!
I live close by and decided to stop in for a quick lunch (take go, since they have no dining area). What a huge mistake. I like going to fish joints because I hate making it myself at home. I got the catfish dinner with collard greens and mac n cheese for $10. The catfish was greasy (in a bad way) and too salty (maybe to cover freshness?). The mac n cheese was okay but its hard to mess up mac n cheese. The collard greens were bland. Overall, the food was a major letdown even at the reasonable price and decent portion size. In addition, staff aren't really attentive, not hustling to take the next order even during a busy lunch hour. Even the customers on line are rude – pushing and skipping (like the jitney bus operator who is double parked outside).
Most importantly, I'm concerned with the health rating of this place.The kitchen (cooking part) is the size of a kitchen in a studio apartment. There are plates, utensils, pans everywhere from what I can see. Also, food prep is done in a dingy basement in the nearby alley. Currently as of Feb 2016, it is a "B" but it was a "A" a few weeks ago (no idea how). Previously, I've seen "Pending" and "C" at this place for long durations. I also hate it when cashiers handle money and food (without gloves) simultaneously.
Bottom line, I'm not coming here again – (a) bad to average food, (b) rude customer service/experience and (c) health/cleanliness concerns.
Yeesh. This small store caught my eye after some grocery shopping at brooklyn fare. I love fish so I thought I'd stop in and get something light. Unfortunately I didn't because there were fails all over the place.
Cash only in brooklyn heights? Massive fail.
Sour puss and lackadaisical attitude on the server who did not greet me and acted like it was a chore to explain the prices , show me the container and just interact with me generally. Not a great first impression. Massive fail.
(oh that reminds me, there's no board showing the prices or meal deals, just a small menu taped to the counter where you pay.. total fail)
$6 for the smallest container that is supposed to hold 2 sides and a protein. So basically you get a sample size of 2 sides and protein because not much food will fit in the small contaoner. Fail.
No actual fish in sight in the food disaply. Isn't this called fish fry?
Shop is small and looks kind of run down. Fail.
I love collard greens and sweet potato but the sweet potatoes looked like they were full of sugar and t he greens looked full of oil (of course I can't say for sure because I didn't taste it). This is not healthy food at all.
I probably won't return based on my first impression. From the other reviews it doesn't seem like it was a rare experience.
RUDE…RUDE….AND MORE RUDE!!! I will NEVER again come here. I was excited to try this place after a co-worker mentioned that the food was pretty good and whom also complained to me about the poor attitude by the staff, especially the register lady (same person I had my experience with here).
There is no reason I have to spend my money here to be treated as if I was an inconvenience to the staff, and it wasn't even near closing time. The food was good, but SURE wasn't worth the bullshit here. I can easily find someone else to throw some dead fish into some hot ass oil for me……really, its downtown Brooklyn, not Montana where the next fish fry is miles down the road.
***I wont be recommending this place any time soon***