The East Side means Calumet Fisheries, the smokehouse at the 95th Street bridge since 1948. Smoked chub, fried perch and shrimp come wrapped in butcher paper, eaten standing or in the car. Few Chicago food rituals are this unchanged.
Calumet Fisheries in Chicago is the East Side smokehouse on the 95th Street bridge since 1948, with smoked chub, fried perch and shrimp wrapped in butcher.
OrderSmoked chub by the piece and a fried perch fillet plate.
TipCash only, no seating. Walk to the bridge and eat the chub on the railing watching the boats; that is the meal.
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