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29: 232:) are usually cut into "steaks", threaded with string, and hung from a smoking rack. Some salmon are smoked whole. Wood fires are built in the bottom of the smokehouse and the fish are cooked with the doors open; when complete, the doors are closed and the fish are smoked. Shrimp, clam strips, and smaller fish such as 244:
Smoked fish were popular in the 1940s and 1950s, when shipping and fishing boat traffic were heavy on Chicago's waterways. The business began a slow decline over the decades, as the neighborhood and economy changed, and fried seafood was introduced to generate more sales. Due to declining demand, the
202:). It was originally established in 1928, and subsequently purchased in 1948 by Sid Kotlick and Len Toll. It serves smoked and fried fish, shrimp, and clams. The restaurant is often featured on TV shows and web series', such as Eater's 245:
owners had considered ending smoking and focusing on frying, until they were featured on No Reservations; a few days after the episode aired, patrons were lined up out the door and down the street, and sales continue to increase.
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The restaurant uses a natural-wood smokehouse, which has been in use since establishment. The smoking process involves brining the fish overnight, before large fish (such as
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as one of America's 10 best historic restaurants. In 2010, it received a
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Chicago
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Coordinates
41°43′21″N 87°32′38″W / 41.7226369°N 87.54398470000001°W / 41.7226369; -87.54398470000001
www.calumetfisheries.com
South Deering
Chicago
Illinois
The Blues Brothers
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
salmon
sturgeon
sablefish
lake chub
CNN
James Beard Foundation Award
List of James Beard America's Classics
List of seafood restaurants




"Calumet Fisheries in Chicago Has Been Smoking Fish Since Before You Were Born"
"Chicago Travel Guide"
"Standing Room Only: Calumet Fisheries"


"Smoked Fish and Tradition at Calumet Fisheries, Part 1"
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