My boyfriend insisted we drive over an hour to try this place and when i tell you we were NOT disappointed. We make a trip out there almost every month just to get Eastside because of how good it is. If you haven't tried it by now you're missing out!! read more

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Really enjoyed the fried shrimp here! They were nice and plump and the beading was exactly what I wanted, not too heavy and perfectly crisp. Definitely satisfied the craving. The French fries were good as well. I came in to order instead of calling and they were super nice. Looking forward to trying more things on the menu! read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Fried shrimp and fries! - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Went here because it's a DDD! We made it into town late at night and this place was still hopping! I didn't know that many people ate so late on a week night. Like a fish market inside with a cool vibe. We got shrimp which was so crispy and delicious! I also got the deep fried raspberry cheesecake, it had powdered sugar on it and it was like heaven when I bit into it. read more

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A mandatory stop for food in Lansing! Eastside Fish Fry is well known in the Lansing area for their crack chicken with their crack seasoning (no idea what's in it but as the name suggests, it's addictive!) They have all sorts of other offerings that are super fresh and cooked to perfection, even alligator! As far as the service goes, it can be a little slow at times to get your food out but I believe everything is made to order so it's well worth the wait! The staff is always super friendly and efficient! As far as ambiance goes, they have definitely upped the looks of their shop in recent years but has the kind of vibe that makes you question if the food is really that good (and it is). Don't judge the book by its cover (or by the potholes on that part of Kalamazoo St) read more

Picked up a chicken dinner after a football game, sooo good and fast service when you call and order in! Will always pick up east side fish fry!! Also don't forget to try the banana pudding. read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

We get food from here quite regularly, and everything we've ever gotten has been wonderful. Their fried chicken has such unique flavor and seasoning, and their various fried fish entrees are always delish as well! read more

Man tonight my family and I came to get my little brothers meal, the Showtime Key combo and we never go in wanting a free meal or anything we want to pay an be treated like every customer and tonight John and Justin showed us so much hospitality and love, a lot of appreciation for the Eastside Fish Fry family and we will always have love and support for you guys! Keep up the great work and great service, God is going to bless each and every one of you guys in that building, to the cooks, thank you guys for all your hard work and dedication to each and every meal that gets pushed out, so blessed to be able to receive food from you all, an I pray the Lord blesses not just you all as individuals but all of your family and friends as well! Thank you Eastside Fish Fry, 10/10 food and 10/10 service 1OVE ‼ read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Amazing Food, the Showtime Key Combo with the best Kool Aid in the STATE ! - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

The food here is always fresh, hot and delicious. My go to for the afternoon lunch. And if you looking for a selection for that fresh, fried and crispy, check Eastside Fish Fry out first. read more

This place is the best! The service is on point, very polite and efficient. You may have to wait a bit for food but I would definitely hope for a decent wait when the food is as fresh and delicious as it is here! Whether you're getting chicken, fish or any of the other dozens of menu items they offer, nothing will disappoint! (Also, if you've heard of 'crack chicken', this is the spot, not the others haha) Lastly, they keep the store looking nice and clean and organized with the giant menu on the wall. If you need a bomb spot, look no further! read more

Everything was delicious and piping hot! It was worth the wait. Our cashier/server was so nice! She was very thorough to ensure our order was accurate and checked on us. She was lovely but her name escapes me - Kallie? Everyone at the counter was great. Thanks for a great dinner. This was our first time trying this restaurant and we ordered almost one of everything! lol and forgot to take pictures. read more

Tried Eastside Fish Fry tonight for the first time, I can't believe I haven't been before! Absolutely recommend this place, 1000/10!! I got the tenders, battered mac n cheese bites, fried Oreos, and fried Twinkies. The seasoning on everything was so flavorful - easily the best batter & seasoning I've had. Definitely try some of their sauces, the boom boom sauce was my favorite, but all of them were 10/10. The fried Oreos were the best I've ever had - I only wish I had ordered more. Emily took my order and was super helpful with menu item recommendations. The entire staff was so friendly and kind, I could tell they really put effort into making sure people enjoy their experience and the food. read more

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5 Stars - Best Chicken in Town! If you're looking for amazing chicken, this is the place to go! The food is fresh, flavorful, and cooked to perfection. The crispy fried chicken is golden and crunchy on the outside while staying juicy and tender inside. Their grilled options are just as good--perfectly seasoned with a great smoky flavor. read more

I usually enjoy my meals, but the mac n cheese was greasy and tasteless. Pretty sure it was not real cheese read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Best fried ANYTHING!! Hope they keep "extra crack" as a chicken tender request. Juicy and always busy.

I've been there twice now, and they have the best chicken livers I've had since Famous Recipe closed 4(?) decades ago

Good food. Nice spices and breading. Good fries. The breading on the shrimp doesn't really go well with it, but the wings and fillets were very good. They never gave me the bread and butter that came with the meal though :( read more

Delicious food. Well cooked and presented. The customer service is excellent too. Staff is polite and always courteous.

The fried chicken and waffles were cooked to perfection. Well the chicken was. It was to die for. The seasoning sprinkled on top was mouth watering good and the waffles were good too they were just cold when I got them. But I should not complain because I ate it all. Now lawd let me tell ya the fried skins were oh toooooo good. They fried bacon and called it skins. It was so good. They sprinkled battered up the bacon and fried it just right then sprinkled it with a salt/pepper seasoning and it was finger licking good. My mom had the catfish and she said it was good. I tried her potato salad and it was sweet like I like it. I will definitely return. They only got a 4 star because my waffle was cold when we received it. read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Interior - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

The home of the OG crack chicken. The ambience and staff are nothing impressive, it's more of a take your food to go place. But as a Lansing native, I have to make sure that I stop by every time I cum home to have a taste of their iconic crack chicken. read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Crack chicken - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Great food. Excellent service Too. Friendly. Always nice and polite . I will always support them .

Good food, pretty wide selection. The price is a bit high considering spicing the fish is a dollar extra and saucing the fish is 3 extra. Besides that it's okay priced and tasty read more

Best service, very clean , even bathrooms were clean, food and service was very good! Definitely will go back!!!!!!

I specifically went there for the fried gizzards. Although the portion was large, the pieces of gizzards were the size of a pea; for the most part. Additionally, it was a very thick batter that masked the gizzards flavor. The hush puppies were better though. Lastly, they took my number to text me when my food was done, but I waited an additional 10 minutes from the estimate given to me and it was just sitting there; no text. read more

I was told I had to try it and I was disgusted! Mice, Roaches, No gloves, Kind but that only goes so far... this place needs a health inspection bad! read more

Probably the best fish I've ever had! Fried perfect, crispy, not too much batter. Fish was also seasoned. Also got the gizzards, best I've had around here by far. Added on the okra which was amazing. Wished they made homemade tartar sauce. Tried the boom boom sauce, ehh it was ok. Definitely long wait times, even when it's not busy. We ordered online and picked it up. read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Gizzards and fries, with the house made seasoning which is ranch seasoning. - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

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Saw them at the movie theatre. Wow what a poster ... what a tiny place when we actually drove up! Lol. So we shall see. We got $2 off with our movie tickets woo hoo! ( btw Upside was funny). I got the catfish dinner (2pc) with okra. Bf got yellowfin tuna steak dinner with 1/2 lb gizzards. And the Banana pudding to share. Yummy We are back for work and we remembered this place! It's by our dropyard too! We were hungry too. I ordered lots. 5 frog legs , 6 pc chicken dinner and small okra. Wow it was fabulous. I ate my froggie legs first then the chicken with okra and roll. The legs were very tender. Gotta remember no to order fries next time. We don't eat them all that much anymore. We love the gizzards still. Love how they are so tender. And bf's ahi tuna steak .... yummo. Lots of people coming in for uber eats and food togo. We got there just in time! One banana pudding to go. Although it's wayyyyy smaller this time. Cutting down I guess. We pretty much pigged our tonite cause we won't be back for awhile. read more

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East side fish fry rly the spot, a little bit of a wait time but it's 100% worth it. Service is great, and vibes are awesome.

They have the best chicken tenders and seasoning and ranch this place is beyond anything I've ever tasted. I recommend 1000%%% eat at this place it's the best chicken tenders and fry you will ever have. The service and staff is so kind and the restaurant is welcoming the energy in this place seems everyone's happy. read more

It's been on my list for some time and just out of blue was watching Food Network and the rerun of triple D, which just happened to showcase Eastside on the rerun. Yeah, so I picked up my nephew from MSU and headed over. Parked the car, walked in and took 10 minutes trying to figure out what to eat! Wanted to eat everything, but had to control ourselves... so we went with the following items: - Fried Mac-n-Cheese (this was free) - Fried Greenbeans - Catfish Nuggets - Potatoes Wedges - Chicken Wings (20 pcs) First and foremost, I would highly recommend that you order ahead, as foods are prepared to order, our chicken took 45 minutes! The seating area is limited, 5 tables, didn't see anyone eat-in, we were the only ones, all orders were for takeout. - Chicken Wings - The wings come out as a whole (no buffalo style), the crack sauce is sprinkled on top. It's bit on salty side, but that's what sets their chicken apart. However, I was disappointed... the drumettes were bit over cooked and hard to eat, the flats were excellent. - Catfish Nuggets - it wasn't crispy as I had hoped (most likely because it was in the styrofoam with the lid closed), also few of my pieces had bones in them, so be careful. - Fried Mac-n-Cheese - this was free, only because I checked into Yelp. I don't know how long it'll last, but if you have Yelp, check-in before ordering. The mac-n-cheese is basically made from Kraft, made into square, fried and sprinkled with their house seasoning. - Fried Green beans & Potatoes Wedges - they were decent, nothing special. Overall, decent place.... outside of chicken wings being over cooked and catfish not being crispy, it was worth a visit. Their specialty is their crack sauce and they use it on everything. Drink refills were free. Again, if you go, please order ahead, you'll get a text message when the food is ready to go. read more

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Respectfully, this is a CHICKEN place to me. Idk what they put on it but it's so good. Service is fine. Seating area is okay.

The only reason I'm docking it down a point is because I ordered online that same morning for pickup once they opened. My order was not ready-I don't think they even received my order until they double-checked in the back because I had to wait at least 15 more minutes before my order came out. However, I thought it was worth the wait. There must be something in that batter because I could eat anything fried in it-I ordered fried catfish, shrimp, and even Oreos and they all tasted so good, including the crispy fries! I would order here every Lenten Friday if I could! read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Deep Fried Oreo - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

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Great Chicken! It definitely takes a while to get your food but the wait is worth it. My go-to is their tender dinner which comes with fries and a dinner roll. Their chicken is TASTY. Great seasoning! Their spice is really good too. I love it read more

Chile, the fried catfish was on point! Got some frog legs too ( because I'm country)! The okra was good too. Y'all quit wasting your hard earned Pennie's on crack chicken, and fry with EASTSIDEEEEEEE!!!! Yay e yay! read more

Waited an hour and and 20 minutes for our food! When we got it to the car everything was cold. It was awful! Drove 2 hours to eat there since we saw it on Diners, Drive ins and Dives. The worst blue gill I have ever had. Don't waste your time. All the customers sitting in the restaurant were getting pretty mad about how long they had to wait on their food. read more

Amazing place finger licking wings. My order arrived very hot which I was more than satisfied the only thing the wings were smaller shape than the ones I ordered previously which threw me off for some reason. Other than that they were delicious. read more

Walked in and walked out. 2 tables and 2 booths. Went there because of DDD. Didn't know you couldn't really eat there. Update, not from the area and couldn't do take out. read more

Eastside Fish Fry has absolutely delicious chicken. The prices are not so delicious. Coupons make this place incredibly worth it. Stay away from the sides as the price per cheese curd is like 50¢ and they taste like tater tots dipped in butter. read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Chicken Breast Dinner - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

I was intrigued by this place in Lansing and ordered food online from them (via Toast Tab). I ordered a Grouper dinner. Among the options in their menu, you could order "rolled in bbq per 10 wings or tenders" (see screenshot) to the fish order. I thought I'd be getting 10 wings rolled in BBQ sauce. I received instead my fried fish smothered in BBQ sauce. The woman that handed me my order thought this was weird, and clearly asked whether I actually ordered something else (instead of the fish) covered in BBQ sauce. I told her that their website's description wasn't clear. She got it and went back to the kitchen to have my order remade. One of the cooks came back with her. He told me I was getting what I ordered and wouldn't remake it. He also said that "I would love it". I had just tried it and certainly I did not like it. My advice would be NOT to order online from them. Their options are very confusing and not clearly laid out. The BBQ fish that I got wasn't good at all. Maybe their fish was good, but I could only taste the BBQ sauce. read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Menu - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

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Had grilled grouper, crab cake and Cole slaw. Seasoning on the groups was excellent. Cole slaw was very tangy and sweet. Crab cake didn't look good to me but had a great taste and full of crab. It was worth the gluten! It took forever for my food to come but it was worth the wait! read more

Eastside Fish Fry & Grill - Grouper, crab cake and Cole slaw. - Fish & Chips Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

I know this place gets a lot of love from the die-hard crowd, so I'll try to be objective. Here's the short version: this place has long wait times and inconsistent food. Here's the long version... I've been here three times in the past year. Recently, I went here on Friday, 3/11/22. I placed an order online at 4:45p for pickup at 6pm. My food was not ready until 6:40p. In the past, this place seems to run a little late with their takeout orders and I usually expect to wait an additional 10-15 min. Granted, this was the second Friday of Lent, so they were pretty busy. I get that restaurants get busy on Friday nights, and fish places are busy during Lent, and I also understand that Eastside cooks their food to order. The cashier was friendly and apologetic, and she offered free sodas to myself and the other people waiting for their takeout. The guy handling the takeout orders was cool and helpful. I could look past the issue of the long wait time if the food was decent, but unfortunately there were problems with my order on 3/11/22. Me & the fam ordered two Whiting dinners, a grilled shrimp dinner, and a 6pc of fried chicken to go. Eastside is sort of known for their "crack seasoning" but our food was inconsistently seasoned. Parts of the fries were caked with the seasoning, other fries were bland. Same with the pieces of fish and chicken. Some were too salty, some were just right, and other pieces were bland. In addition, the fries, the chicken, and the fish were all fried in oil that probably should've been changed. All the food had the mild tang of bitter fry oil. Look, me and the fam were hungry and I hate wasting food. So some ketchup, tartar sauce, and malt vinegar made it all edible. Maybe this is a temporary issue. Maybe I caught them on a rough night. On previous visits, the food was decent. But on 3/11, food wasn't good enough to justify the price and the wait time. I hope this place can figure out the inconsistencies because it does have a lot of potential. read more