Casual Dining in east-side

Calumet Fisheries ★ 4.5

Smokehouse, lake fish$east-side

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 paper.

Signature: Smoked chub, Fried lake perch

Order: Smoked chub by the piece and a fried perch fillet plate.

Tip: Cash 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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