We called in to pre-order Lenten fish dinners for a pickup at 6:30pm. When placing the order, the girl on the phone repeated back our order and we confirmed 3 fish dinners with 6 sides. My husband went to pick up the meal and there was no organization. There was a group of people waiting outside. They were running 30-45 minutes behind on pickup orders. When my husband made it into the store, he gave an employee his name and the employee put together the bag of food. When my husband checked the bag/order, we were missing a fish dinner. They had rang in our order incorrectly and didn't include the third fish entree. So, he asked about if he could get it, and they told him it would be a long time until he would get it. The food was okay. Nothing had seasoning, so it was all pretty bland. The only thing that was seasoned were the potato pancakes. The mac and cheese we ordered was COLD (because it came out of a refrigerator), so I added my own seasonings to it when I reheated it. It was a disappointment to say the least and we will not be going there again. read more

Best fish sandwich in the area hands down! All their sides dishes are homemade and delicious! I especially love the macaroni and cheese! Also the haluski is great! During lent it's best to order ahead and early because they are always busy and usually sell out. Located in Trafford along 993, Brinton Ave. Small and quaint dining room with a friendly staff. We usually get it to go. Street parking available. Their menu also includes a variety of hoagies, burgers, chicken tenders, wings and sandwiches. Highly recommended! A must try! Five stars and two thumbs up!! read more

Best fish sandwich in Pittsburgh. If you order the fish sandwich dinner be prepared to be very hungry. Best to have a partner. The dinner feeds two! Potato pancakes, and coleslaw are excellent sides. They're homemade and a must try. read more

The set up is quite unassuming, both inside and outside, BUT they are cranking out a pretty good fish sandwich! Hand breaded and fried with a nice crunch. Biggest fish sandwich you'll ever get. The sides were decent, asked for fries but got potato pancakes. The hot sauce was also unique, I was a big fan and it went great with the fish. Staff were friendly and definitely has a regular crowd. I highly recommend to give this place a try! read more

Keith Heinritz Katering - Sandwiches Near Me - Trafford, Pennsylvania

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I love there chicken sandwich and the Catering service is very good and the rest of the cuisine is delicious overall it's pretty good

Best fish sandwich in the state!! Never had one better yet! Always fresh and hot and the Cole slaw is cold and delicious!

The Best fish !! This sandwich stands out from any other . If you like good fish you will love this sandwich..

We did fish sandwiches here during lent. A couple pieces you get a ton of fish and lots with the sides if you go that route. My wife and I split and it was plenty. It's also really good. The other piece of advice is that it is cash only. This is good to know ahead of time since most people do not carry cash anymore. read more

Let's start with the food. The fish sandwich is probably the best I've ever eaten. This fish sandwich does not skimp on flavor and it is placed in a perfectly baked, flavorful bun. The service was very expedient, friendly, and courteous. The ambiance is nothing fancy y but it was clean. Looking around the cooking appliances were clean. I got my order to go. The sandwiches were wrapped in foil to keep them warm for the trip home. I highly recommend this establishment. Great food, great food, great people. read more

Highly reccomend fantastic fish... didn't try the homemade hot sauce as I'm a tarter guy but maybe next time... got the fish sandwich and let's say I'm stuffed more than a crab cake.... Enough for two people or someone that's super hungry recommend the extra roll... only negative i can give is I'm not a fan of the Ken's tarter sauce it's a tad too thick like a paste... but then again it's hard to find a good pre made tarter sauce.... Wish they did a homemade tarter but i digress this is a very good fish place and the employees are nice and kind which is always a plus... will be back read more

5 stars for the food. Some of the best fish I've ever tasted. Very large portions. Owner is either very arrogant or we irritated him by only ordering fish sandwiches instead of fish dinners. We'll be going back but not as much as we would have if we hadn't been treated like we'd done something wrong. read more

Great family run business ...mostly take out and cash only. Be prepared you get a trawler load of fish with your sandwich... Will be having fish dinners for two nights! read more

Best fish I've had in the area. They have large..I mean LARGE portions of fish. I didn't realize why people order an extra bun until I had one. I also got the lobster bisque which was amazing. The place is set up for takeout but there seemed to be a small sit-down area. However, that area was closed due to covid precautions. read more

Keith Heinritz Katering - a bowl of soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Trafford, Pennsylvania

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This place has one redeeming quality, seriously just one. The fish sandwich is legit. But the owner and the restaurant, quite bad. I alluded to the proprietor of this establishment in relation to the "Soup Nazi" from Seinfeld, however that might be too harsh a comparison, for the Soup Nazi that is. The good. Fish is huge, lightly battered, HUGE, and wait for it...Seasoned. It's not too greasy either. Definitely one of the best I have had. Many people rave about the hot sauce. I could take it or leave it. Everyone I know that eats here loves it, but to me it has the consistency (and color) of a duck sauce packet at a Chinese takeout restaurant with some chopped and possibly pickled as they are softer but not cooked, onions slightly spicy peppers and some seasoning. I think I can almost replicate it. It hardly classifies as hot sauce to me, lacking the first descriptive word in the phrase itself "hot". Also they only provide you with enough to use on maybe a quarter of your meal. Up to recently they would not sell any additional cups of sauce! They are only small soufflé cups of 2 oz portions but nope. However, now you can buy them for a mere .70 cents. The bun they use is ridiculous, but I am fine with that. I tend to ignore the bread on a nice fish sandwich. You can order additional buns, also at an exaggerated price of .70 cents. These are the kind of buns you can buy a bag at the grocery store for under $1.00 so if you're getting takeout I would just buy it elsewhere. Now the size of the sandwich is unmatched. It can feed two adults to the point of being stuffed. It could probably feed three people nicely, hence the attraction of buying additional buns. The flavor is awesome and the crunch and crust just perfect. Now the not so good. The place is a complete dive. Not a charming dive, a grease pit, smelly, sticky, restaurant that really, really needs some TLC. It appears it hasn't been cleaned in decades. Another not so charming thing about the establishment is the owners. They have no qualms telling you no even for reasonable requests without having a understandable reason. Point in case. Me and 3 co-workers head here for lunch. One co-worker calls ahead so meal is ready when we arrive not cutting into our lunch hour. Upon arrival we say who we are at the counter and they start packing up our food. My co-worker said oh we want to eat here since we all drove there. The answer is NO. You called ahead you take to go. I looked at my co-worker and asked "is he serious?" He just nodded and said let it go. HA! Hence the Soup Nazi comment. So instead of letting us eat there where we would have undoubtedly purchased drinks, maybe a side or two we were booted out of the empty restaurant for the crime of calling ahead. A few weeks later I was in the area at another retailer and asked this proprietor if he knows the restaurant and owners and what's up with them. He first said "best fish sandwich around." I said yes but what's up with them? He says "you think the man's bad the wife is worse." He went on to tell me that they are so popular they couldn't care less about being professional or polite to customers because if someone gets that upset about the service well move over because there is someone behind you ready to take their place. He also said that once someone called in a takeout order for salad (BTW they don't serve salads) and the person taking the call told the customer to F off, and hung up. See Soup Nazi in the dictionary for further explanation. Still a damn good fish. The fish alone is 5 stars. I'll be back. Cash only. read more

This is the absolute BEST place to get fish! The first time we went there, we each ordered a fish dinner, not knowing how HUGE a meal this would be! It was enough for 4 people! Ever since then, we share one...and it's STILL a generous portion. Although this is a small place with several booths and a few tables, I suggest you eat your meal there, while it's fresh and hot and crispy. you will not regret it! The owners are very friendly and this is our go-to place for fish....any season of the year! - Cathi & Lou read more

I must say, in the local area, they beat out all the VFD's and other local restaurants! The fish is Cod and a very generous portion, Breading is sort of unique and quite good. The fish seems to be cooked at the right temperature, with out an oil after taste, which is an issue with many other places in the area The pick up and order process, needs addressed, a bit confusing to first time patrons. read more

I am happy to be the first reviewer of Keith Heinritz Catering. This is the place to come for incredible fish sandwiches on the east side of Pittsburgh. Don't be alarmed by the "hole in the wall" appearance from the outside because the inside is the same (ha ha). This is a pretty clean place for the high volume of activity going on here. If you order a large fish sandwich - it is enough to feed 2 people (but you may want to get an extra bun or 2). The krinkle cut fries and clam chowder soup are also very good. What makes the fish so good? Very good light breading but most importantly - extremely fresh tasting big chunks of perfectly fried fish. The big hunks of fish tend to fall apart when you eat it. Not greasy like some fish fries. No sign of a bad or old taste to the oil and fried stuff despite the long line and high volume. Perfect and yummy. They have about 7 or 8 workers swarming in the little kitchen and they seem to be serving it up fresh with minimal wait. A few more important notes - CASH ONLY. If you want to go on a Friday in Lent, you should consider ordering and picking up before 5:00pm to avoid the longer lines. There are some tables in here but most people take out. These folks are the experts - much better fried fish than that church basement down the road (please don't tell the priest or pastor that I said that). Give this place a try. read more

Keith Heinritz Katering - the front of the restaurant - Sandwiches Near Me - Trafford, Pennsylvania

My daughter lives nearby and we pop into Keith's whenever we want fish. Its absolutely delicious, and enormous. The coleslaw is the best I've had since my Mom's and she passed away in 86. Fries are crinkle, and crispy salty perfection. This is the only place on the face of the Earth where I DO NOT HAVE TO SALT MY FRIES! That's important to me. The people working there are nice. The place is dated, but so is your Grandma's. If you don't go, YOU are truly missing out. read more

Food was good fish, we had a bad young waitress. Never really paid attention too our table. She actually avoided us. Even though we spoke with both owners. Would have another star if our waitress was better. read more

Keith Heinritz Katering - two plates of fried chicken and a sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Trafford, Pennsylvania

I was a really big fan of keiths, I told everyone I knew how great they were, Tonight I order two fish sandwiches, clam strips and broccoli and cheddar balls. One fish sandwich was ok the other was very very crisp. The clam strips were very rubbery.. I noticed that you changed the breading on your fish. We saved the purchase of the fish for Good Friday because it was a special treat for us. Tonight was a disappointment, read more

This is a 10 star fish sandwich in a 3 star establishment manned by a 2 star staff. You don't get greeted when you enter, they just yell out names of to-go orders. No chit chat, no pleasantries, cash only. But it's the price you pay for a fish sandwich that will feed you 3X and comes with the best hot sauce, ever. So place your order, shout out your name, pay your money and enjoy your sandwich. But if you need some love, call your mom on the way home, cause you won't get it here. read more

This place was as disgusting as it gets. The gentleman who brought me my take-out meal looked as if he didn't bathe in eight years. One of the workers was smoking a cigarette out on the front steps as I was trying to walk in with my two young children. She was missing approximately 8 to 10 teeth. The cooking items inside looked dirty as ever. To top it off, they do not accept debit or credit cards. They don't tell you that of course. So, when I arrived at the place I had to go back into my car drive around town and find an ATM in order to pay for my meal that they already cooked. The 16 year old cooking the fish had purple hair with some rock band shirt with no sleeves. If the health department went in this place they'd have a field day. It would be condemned within minutes. My fish sandwich platter came with 2 sides. It set me back 20 dollars. The fish was ok. Id give it a 6 or 7. I wont be back for sure. Gross. read more

TOP NOTCH FISH SANDWICH! I have tried hundreds of fried fish sandwiches, HEINRITZ is near or at the top! Little know secret, they have more than fish. Great place for lunch for a quick combination sandwich! THE BOMB HOT SAUCE!!! Keith makes homemade! * jedi certified * read more

The fish is the best and so are the people. Come hungry and, still, you might be taking leftovers home! Our favorite place for fish...EVER. read more

Went for lunch today. Not busy a few people inside. The place is worn and dated. The food however is very good. Had a fish sandwich with wedding soup, coleslaw and Hakuseki. Fish and sides are very large enough for two. Suggest half sandwich unless you are very hungry. Would return for great fish and to try other menu items. Friendly staff and owner. Prices are low quality is back again today had chicken delicious read more

I went there with my husband... ordered 2 1/2 fish sandwiches, 2 cole slaws and 2 waters .... I don't know what the coleslaw cost .... but they don't put the price on the slip they give you and the boy at the register rang up for $24.00 .... won't be going back there ....$7.49 x 2 is $14.98 ... there is no way coleslaw (small) cost $10.00 ... Won't be going back! The fish is good .... the price is not !!! read more

If you're from this area, you've only ever heard 2 phrases about Keith Heinritz Katering (a.k.a. "Keith's"): 1) "Best fish sandwich in the region", and 2) "Health code violations" Those aren't my statements though, because I haven't tried the fish sandwiches yet and I'm not a pansy who's afraid to eat in an old-school joint that feels a bit sketchy perhaps. And that's exactly what this place is and you have to expect that going in... it's an OLD setup that hasn't been updated in at least 40 years. As far as I can tell, there's just one dude working there (presumably Keith??). After years of hearing about this place, I finally stopped in for an Italian hoagie (pronounced locally as AHY-TAYIN HEOW-GEE). And I have to say, it was quite good. It was a large portion (considering I bought the 6-inch) and the ingredients were good. I will definitely go back and try other menu items. Speaking of the menu... the only online source appears to be a Facebook page that's probably not actively maintained. The website listed on Google does not have a menu. Another aspect that speaks to the old-schoolness of this place. My guess is that the thought is... "if you're a stupid millennial who only buys food from places with online menus, then this isn't the kind of place for you". I like the idea that you kind of have to know somebody with prior experience in order to gain knowledge of what's cooking behind those doors. And what IS behind the doors will feel like your uncle's house... kind of pieced together with scrap wood and flea market items. Get over it you wuss, that's how hoagies get done at Keith's! The one thing that I witnessed that might concern the average modern young whipper-snapper (not real men like me though) is the fact that the entire time I was there, there was a loaf of turkey sitting out on the meat slicer. But dude... that lunch meat turkey is so full of preservatives that it has no chance of going bad anytime soon. You could leave that gobbler ahtside in the middle of dahntahn traffic for a week and it would still be edible. It's not like a Thanksgiving turkey that you bought from Giant "Eagles" n'at. That kind of turkey might be susceptible to botulism, or whatever - but not a processed hunk of (mostly?) turkey meat that goes into a sandwich. And let's be honest for a moment... IT'S IN TRAFFORD! You probably contracted hepatitis just by crossing the bridge. So relax about the "code violations". Eat a sandwich and ask yourself these questions: 1) Did you die? 2) Have you ever heard of anybody dying after eating here? 3) Do you even feel a little bit sick, or do you feel happy and fat? Be honest, my man! I'd also like to point out that this is an area that has very few decent food options (I work right down the road) and this is a good mom-n-pop option in an otherwise barren landscape of crappy food choices. So stop acting like a whiney-a$$ elitist from California. We do things differently around here. We take risks while we eat and we're better off for it. When we hear about the old days when Vinnie would have an ash hanging off the end of his cigarette while making your pizza, we say to ourselves "Well I never saw any ashes in my pie and it was delicious". When we see that episode of Seinfeld where Pappi didn't wash his hands after using the bathroom and went right back to cooking at the restaurant, we thought to ourselves "So... he didn't poop, right? What's the problem?" Man up and give Keith's a try! Lastly, I'd like to say that he has Cherikee Red (I never noticed they spelled it that way until I looked at the can today). Dude, when was the last time you saw a can of Cherikee Red?!! You're just like me and you thought they stopped making it 30 years ago because of whiney liberals crying about imaginary racism. Anyway, my point is... grab a can while you're there. read more

Probably the best fish I've ever eaten, PERIOD!!!! Local gem without a doubt. Be patient when attempting to park, because most of the time you can't fine a spot because it's usually a packed house, it's worth the wait (which is short). Get the "small sandwich" because the large is enough for 2 meals. No toppings need on this sandwich only Keith's homemade hot sauce, if you can handle it!!! read more

Good fish sammy. The end. Enormous portions. Be sure to get extra buns. One sandwich can feed three people. Hot sauce is delightful. I am a serious coleslaw snob but this stuff is beyond delish. The halushki is good as well as mac and cheese. Bring your money because debit/credit cards are taboo. They ate not superstars when it comes to customer service, true. But the food is worth it. There were "keiths" tee shorts hanging on the wall. I inquired about purchasing one being from out of town. The guy, who was wearing one, confirmed that they do sell them. However, they were somewhere because someone moved them. Needless to say, I didnt get one. I may be the only person interested in that tee shirt ever. :). Missed sale. But the fish was good. read more

My father finally decided to take me to his favorite fried fish restaurant, Keith Heinritz. I ordered ahead of time and when i went to pick up our food, i counted 4 health code violations. 1.) Their Cod was out and (it was within an arms reach of the counter, so my dad reached out to touch a piece) it was room temperature!! 2. No hats, no gloves, no hygiene, no thank you! 3. Nobody on staff that day was serv-safe certified. AND Keith heinritz's serv-safe was on display but expired in 2015. 4. I watched the yonger woman making my food touching about 17 things and then touch my food without washing her hands. Filthy beasts. This is not just a random person slandering your business, Keith. This is a friendly heads up that your staff is going to get someone sick and shut your business down. The health department has these rules and codes and tests because without them we are 1 step closer to a third world country. Take pride in your work. Just because business is good doesnt mean its okay to jeopardize the well being of your customers. We made mention of the few things we saw and all your staff had to say was "i havent killed anyone in 25 years".. Well, you killed my appetite for your food and my family will never be returning. Ps. Expect a visit from the westmoreland county health department. I work there. read more

I'll probably never order from here again! U called and placed my order picked it up at the time they said. I walked in and a lady with red hair I'd say in her 50's is working swearing loud enough you could hear it outside, she had a mouth worse than a trucker. Then I get home to eat and my macaroni and halushiki were ice cold. All the did was pull it from the fridge and throw it in a bag. read more

Tasty, huge sandwich, working mans atmosphere, good service. parking on street. Ideal for quick lunch that is a sit down Enough fish to make two sandwiches. read more

This is not a fancy place just a local place in Trafford. Hands down the best fish dinner and fish sandwich in the Pittsburgh area. Also love the Mac n cheese. A true diamond in the rough!!! read more

Best fish in the tri-state area. I do not like seafood but during Lent this is my go-to place. Everything I've had there is excellent. Be prepared to eat if you get the whole fish dinner...it may last you for days. The best hole-in-the-wall restaurant you will not regret trying. My suggestion: Whole fish dinner with mac and cheese and potato pancakes. I'm very picky with cole slaw and even that is good there. read more

amazing fish sandwich !! homemade hot sauce is splendid as well !!

What a sandwich! Quality fish, perfectly fried, and humongous portion! Keith, your homemade hot sauce is the bomb! We loved it!