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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

  • The Weekly Roundup

    Behind the Scenes-We make the majority of our food in house and that includes the cole slaw. On Thursday nights a crew of dedicated souls comes in and peels, cuts, shreds and mixes carrots, cabbage, onions, special sauce, etc… Hundreds of pounds! And then like the mice in a Beatrix Potter book, they clean everything Read more

  • Thank you St. Patrick!

    What a lovely night! No rain and it wasn’t too cold! There was a very festive air throughout the Fry. St. Patrick interceded rather nicely for us (Perhaps it was because we put sprinkles on the cakes this week!). Simply put-a night of great fellowship and food! We served over 1000 meals! This year we Read more

  • Inside/Outside

    One of the cool aspects of our FF is that we have both inside dining and drive-thru (apparently we made p. A-2 of the March 9th CH). The food is the same, the volunteer spirit is the same, but the vibes are different (in a good way). The inside is a little slower paced than Read more

  • A Rainy Night in VA

    Last night was the first Friday of the Month which is the day that our social outreach program distributes food to those in need. Fish Fry partnered with Social Outreach last night and was able to give meals to those who also received food assistance. So the drive-thru was a little busier than normal with Read more

  • Wow & Thank you!

    Our 14th annual Lenten Fish Fry has begun. We served over 1200 meals. Thank you to all of our volunteers–you made that possible! It was wonderful to welcome so many new folks and reconnect with others. There are so many different jobs of which we have highlighted a few in this gallery. If Fish Running Read more

  • Our 14th Fish Fry begins this Friday

    During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.–Pope Francis This Friday marks the 14th first Friday of our fish fry! Come be part of our community! Eat delicious, homemade food (donations provide support for community programs), Volunteer, or just Hang out in fellowship. Please note-you don’t need to be Catholic to eat Read more