Before you head out on Friday, check our list of places with Lent fast food. Here's where to find a fish sandwich or basket!
12 Fast-Food Restaurants That Have Fish on the Menu for Lent
Updated on Mar. 03, 2025
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McDonald’s
The chain’s crispy Filet-O-Fish, made with Alaskan pollock and topped off with melty American cheese and tangy tartar sauce, is a classic during Lent.
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Burger King
Burger King’s Big Fish Sandwich is a crunchy delight, made with 100% white Alaskan Pollock breaded with panko bread crumbs. It’s topped off with tartar sauce and pickles and served on a pillow-soft brioche bun. Opt for the Impossible Whopper if you want to skip meat and seafood.
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Popeyes
Like its famous chicken sandwich, the Popeyes flounder sandwich is served on a buttery brioche bun with pickles. The crispy flounder fillet is smothered in the chain’s signature Cajun seasoning and then covered in tartar sauce. This year’s iteration comes in classic and spicy varieties.
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Wendy’s
Wendy’s is bringing back their Crispy Panko Fish Sandwich for the Lenten season. The sandwich features wild-caught Alaskan pollock, cheese, creamy dill tartar sauce, lettuce and dill pickles. The pollock is fried in crispy panko breading for extra crunch.
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White Castle
Nobody does sliders like White Castle, and its Panko Breaded Fish Slider is no exception. The wild-caught Alaskan pollock fillet is coated with panko bread crumbs, fried to crisp perfection and topped with American cheese.
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Del Taco
Del Taco’s beer-battered crispy fish taco is made with wild Alaskan Pollock, and the beer batter is made with Sam Adams Boston Lager. It’s topped with shredded cabbage, secret sauce and pico de gallo and wrapped in a corn tortilla.
They also have vegetarian tacos and burritos if you’re looking for Lent dinners that aren’t fish.
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Long John Silver’s
Long John Silver’s is our go-to for seafood fast food year-round, but we definitely have a favorite for Lent: the Wild Alaska Pollock Sandwich. It has a fluffy bun, tangy, crinkle-cut pickles and tartar sauce all wrapped around a crispy piece of battered fish. If sandwiches aren’t your style, the chain has seafood tacos, platters and much, much more.
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Culver’s
The Midwest-based chain is more than our editor’s pick for best fast-food burger. Culver’s has its Northwoods walleye sandwich on the menu for the season. It’s made with a hand-battered fillet cooked to order, topped with tartar sauce and served on a lightly buttered roll. This is the perfect way to satisfy your Lent fast food cravings!
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Checker’s/Rally’s
Checker’s and Rally’s have a Deep Sea Double Sandwich to enjoy during Lent. It’s two crispy fish fillets topped with melted American cheese, iceberg lettuce and tartar sauce, all stacked on a toasted sesame seed bun.
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Arby’s
While Arby’s is known for “having the meats,” there’s Lent fast food on the menu, too. The Crispy Fish Sandwich, which has a crispy fillet on a sesame bun, is among our top-rated fast-food fish sandwiches,
But wait, there’s more! You can also grab a Fish ‘N Cheddar sandwich or a King’s Hawaiian Fish Deluxe that includes cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce on a toasted King’s Hawaiian roll. Pair any sandwich with Arby’s famous curly fries to make it a meal.
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Jimmy John’s
No one does a freaky fast and tasty sandwich like Jimmy John’s. The chain’s #3 option, Totally Tuna, is an original sandwich that includes its house-made tuna salad topped with fresh lettuce, tomato and cucumber on signature French bread.
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Qdoba
We love Qdoba for its hearty burritos and free guacamole, but there’s more where that came from. This past January, Qdoba announced the return of a fan favorite—Citrus Lime Shrimp. The shrimp is sustainably sourced and sauteed in-house. It’s only available for a limited time, so grab a bowl before this Lent fast food disappears.
