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2070 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, Il
773.404.3475
Monday thru Friday 10:00 until 7:00
Saturdays 9:00 until 6:00
Sundays 10:00 until 5:00
Terry and Dirk
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JANUARY COOKING CLASSES
I had to reschedule the date of our first cooking class.
The new date on January 17th. Sorry for the change.
We are going to do our best to escape the winter coldrums, so we are taking our inspiration from the vast fisheries of the warm and sunny Pacific Ocean and going on an eating vacation to the South Pacific Islands!
Hawaiian Tuna Poke and Tahitian Yellowtail Tartar
Asian Tuna Potstickers
Savory and Sweet Aussie Sugarcane Prawn Skewers
Polynesian Style Whole Tai Snapper, Sweet and Spicy
For a creamy finish, we will prepare our version of Haupia,
a traditional Hawaiian coconut pudding.
We will even provide the fresh made Hawaiian Punch.
B.Y.O.B - You bring the "kick" for the punch!
*(Grass skirts optional)*
Tuesday, January 17th 7:30 til 9:30ish
$65.00 per person - Bring yours friends and your appetites!
HANDS ON SUSHI CLASS
(featuring "Chicago's Best" sushi as seen on WCLTV )
Learn about the fish, rice, sushi, and equipment.
We will first demonstrate an assortment of maki rolls and nigiri.
During the demonstration, we will serve our home made miso soup and ginger avocado tuna salad, after which it's on to rolling your own dinner.
Each couple will have a kit with all the necessary ingredients to roll all the sushi demonstrated.
Four maki and 3 nigiri: All you can eat.
Deluxe Tuna maki (as seen on TV) and Salmon Mango maki (As seen on TV)
Yellowtail thin maki and California maki
Salmon, tuna and, yellowtail nigiri
Bring a friend, a bottle of wine and your appetite,
as you will eat all that you roll.
Tuesday, January 24th 7:30 until 9:30ish
$75.00 per person 773.404.3475
You have to try the new Naked Cowboy oysters from Long Island!
We had a great time with the Naked Cowboy at Dirk's Fish, slurping oysters!
Chris and Dirk on the prowl in the Red River, Oklahoma.
Look out catfish, here we come!
Watch our friends Skipper and Jackson help us with the catch of a lifetime!
Dirk and Chris with four big blue catfish, awesome catch!
Thanks to all our friends in Oklahoma for their great hospitality and expertise!
Check us out on WLS Channel 7 with
Steve Dolinsky, The Hungry Hound
A New Season For Seafood Lovers
"Fish Markets of Chicago"
Love Smoked Fish?
Recommended by "The Hungry Hound"
Check out Steve Dolinsky, The Hungry Hound's comments:
Top 5 places to buy smoked fish in Chicago
FRESH "OMG" KING CRAB UPDATE
THE QUOTA HAS BEEN CAUGHT!
THE 2011 FRESH CRAB SEASON IS OVER!
We do have the same product frozen which is the next best thing!
Capt. Jonathan from "Time Bandit"
Dirk's Fish in Seattle
with crab boat "Arctic Sea" in the background
Dirk’s Fish and Gourmet Shop
Why check it out: Dirk’s might look like more of a market than a restaurant, but it’s one of the city’s premiere sources for sustainable seafood. Diners can come grab some amazing sushi, take a cooking class, and then pick up fish to make for dinner that night. Plus, Dirk is just so damn nice.
On the menu: Laughing Bird Shrimp, a sustainable farm-raised Caribbean white shrimp, simmered in Thai coconut basil sauce, served over jasmine rice with a side of tangy vinegar cucumber salad.
Can’t make it to Chicago Gourmet? The shop hosts a weekly free grilling demo from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, and this weekend it will be dishing out exactly what it’s serving at the fest, along with a variety of other goodies, like salmon and tuna burgers. That Thai coconut basil simmering sauce is also always available in the shop, and it works well as a marinade too.
We had a great time at the the show this year and want to thank everyone who stopped by to say"Hi" and have a taste of our Shrimp and Thai Simmering Sauce. Everyone seemed to like it and it was lots of fun. The recipe is on our recipe page so you can make it yourself. Two days of sampling to over 3000 people was a big job but we were the last ones sampling in our booth both days and loved it. We pulled two lucky winners from our drawing for a $100.00 gift certificate on each day of the show and we thank everyone who participated.
There were a few problems at the show this year that need to be addressed for next year, namely more food and shorter lines. I think Sundays crowd was especially large due to the Groupon sales. If you would like to email me your comments, I will be happy to pass them on. We will put in our two cents worth of opinion in with the appropriate people and it will improve next year. We want everyone to have a great eating experience for the money! See you all there next year.
Chicago Gourmet 2010
Suzie Q Fisheries local smoked whitefish
Check out what the Hungry Hound, Steve Dolinsky, has to say about smoked fish and Dirk's fish
Top 5 places to buy smoked fish in Chicago
If you need smoked fish of any sort, sturgeon to chubs to hand sliced salmon, just give us a call.
We also will build you a custom smoked fish tray for your Holiday entertaining.
Watch the video of WGN Ch. 9 - "Chicago's Best"
Chicago's Best - Sushi Rolls
Dirk, Ted, Terry
Check us out on YELP!
With an eye on your health ...
Only the freshest fish!
Fish and seafood are essential ingredients to a healthy diet. There are so many health attributes (Health Info) for all parts of your body that you would be remiss in not including the recommended 2 serving per week in your diet.
****FRESH KING CRAB LEGS****
"The Deadliest Catch"...
Captains Jonathan and Andy of the "Time Bandit" with Chris M.
Dirk and a couple of friends from the "Arctic Sea"
Fresh Alaskan King Crab
Direct to us from Dutch Harbor, Alaska
This is the crab you can see being caught on the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch".
We met these captains last year and were very impressed by their commitment to quality! They bust their butts (and freeze them too) to bring you the very best crab!
This king crab is the best of the year!
Live crab coming off the boat
On ice!
"The Deadliest Catch"
Bad Boys of the Bering Sea
Direct from Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Fresh Red King Crab!
We are already looking forward to Novemberber 2012!
WARNING!!!
Once you try fresh there is no going back!
We always have fresh frozen red king crab
from Dutch Harbor, but the fresh will be here very soon!
FRESH ALASKAN RED KING CRAB!
Incredibly sweet!
The crab in hand is worth two in the sea and
the one on your plate is the best of all!
Crack King Crab
Great catch, Steve!
(The hat must have brought him luck!)
The ultimate sustainable fish,
Catch and Release!
SUSTAINABLE FISH ARE FOREVER
Check out our updated Sushi page
Dirk's Sushi
There is always a great selection of fresh fish and seafood at Dirk's but we do try to run out of product so that we can continually restock our fresh supplies. If you need something special or a quantity of a certain fish, please call us and we will hold or acquire what ever you may need.
New Online Calculator Clears Up Confusion Over Seafood and Health
HowMuchFish.com
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The Pasta Puttana - Fresh Organic Pasta
Fresh made and delivered every Wednesday.
We were extremely honored that the Chicago Reader
choose all of us here at Dirk's Fish & Gourmet Shop as
"Chicago's Best Fishmongers"!
Reader’s Choice
Dirk’s Fish and Gourmet Shop
The nose knows: a quality retail fish shop should have a light scent of the sea. And stepping into Dirk’s is like taking a sunrise walk on a sandy beach with a firm-fleshed, red-gilled snapper in hand. Dirk Fucik has been mongering fish for 35 years, 5 under his own shingle, and in addition to an ocean’s worth of pristinely fresh seafood he and his knowledgeable staff offer prepared items including sushi,heat and eat fish dishes, salads, spreads, and on-the-spot crab and lobster steaming. Cooking tips, seasonal suggestions, and general goodwill abound, and every summer Saturday from noon to 3 PM Fucik sets up a charcoal grill for an impromptu cooking class and free sample session. 
2070 N. Clybourn, 773-404-3475, dirksfish.com. —Gary Wiviott
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