Last night our Lenten adventures continued as we ventured to the "other side" of McKnight Road and visited the St. Bonaventure Parish Fish Fry in Shaler, PA.
The food was very good, and, on the plus side, clam chowder was on the menu! The size of the fish on my sandwich was not as large as at some of the other places we've been, but it was more than adequate and was delicious. Marilyn, as she often does, opted for the fried shrimp and gave them a thumbs up as well.
One thing that struck me last night, as it often does at these events, is that no two parishes conduct their fish fries in exactly the same way. Each has a different system for placing the orders, seating you at your table, and serving you your dinner, but each different method works like clockwork, no matter where you are.
Last night, for example, St. Bonnie had people approach you while you were standing in line, they would take your order for you right then on a two part slip, which you would then give one part to the cashier and pay, and the other part to someone who would note your table on the slip and deliver the order to the kitchen. Made it very fast moving. St. Bonnie's also made excellent use of a prime source of their labor force: the kids from their school. We were especially impressed by two young ladies, probably 2nd or 3rd graders, very fancily dressed, who delivered the desserts.
No games of chance, although they were selling St. Bonnie Bobcats collapsible lawn chairs. We passed on that.
About the only negative we could come up with was the parking. Can't imagine what it must be like on Sunday mornings there.
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