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Calumet Fisheries

Ranked 41 in Chicago, outside the top 25 South Deering Seafood smokehouse

42.6held

A fish shack by the 95th Street bridge that smokes its own seafood over natural wood. It is a James Beard America's Classic from 2010 and open most days with no reservation needed.

What to order

We have not found a dish that a source singles out yet, so we are not guessing.

Get a table

Walk-in only, order at the counter

This restaurant does not publish when it releases tables.

For a walk-in spot, the first seating and the last hour of service usually have the shortest wait.

Who is naming it

Where the score comes from

Critic lists
14.0
Press buzz
0.0
Newness
11.0
Honors
0.0

Points from the four parts add up, then pass through a curve that tops out at 100. How the score works

The last 30 days

3550Oct 15Nov 13

Days before we began daily reads are rebuilt from the Internet Archive's saved copies of the same lists.

Where

3259 E 95th St

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