Bought Rockfish at Lexington Market

Submitted by Aflamann t3_1271n18 in baltimore

I finally got to Lexington Market at lunchtime for the first time since the renovations. I got a rockfish from Cho's Sea Garden on the lower level. Based on the size I assume it was farmed, not wild. The rockfish were all good quality with clear eyes, and they did a good job fileting it. Unfortunately I was distracted looking around and forgot to ask for the head and bones.

Cho's had a decent selection of other fish. Some filets, but mostly whole. Lake trout, of course, plus porgie, spot, oyster trout, catfish, snapper and a few others I forgot about.They were around before the renovation too and I remember them being solid, so it's good to see them back. They seemed to be doing decent business while I was there.

Faidley's is still open in the other building if you prefer them too.

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Level-Worldliness-20 t1_jec44ph wrote

Did you happen to see any Mahi Mahi, and if so how much per pound?

Oh and if you don't mind sharing the price of your order, please?

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Aflamann OP t1_jec607m wrote

I don't think there was Mahi Mahi, but suddenly I'm doubting that.

It was $9.99/lb whole before fileting. I should have asked for the bones and head for soup to get full value but forgot.

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NoMoKraTo t1_jecp8ol wrote

I was fish gazing there on Friday and was pleasantly surprised on the fish prices.

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TheCaptainDamnIt t1_jecgpg5 wrote

Thanks for the write up! Do you remember if they happen to have whole fresh sardines? Got a new Mediterranean cookbook.

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Aflamann OP t1_jectuzc wrote

I don't think I saw any fresh sardines. However, Lake Trout is actually Silver Hake, which is grouped as whiting and the kind of fish Mediterranean cooks love.

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BMoreOnTheWater t1_jef1h5e wrote

Whole fresh sardines can be hard to find at local markets. Often H Mart will have them or Great Wall (also on 40, if it’s still there at all).

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HourLake4200 t1_jec9v0r wrote

Cho's always had an excellent selection of fish. Used to visit every 2 weeks until I learnt to fish and traveled to CT for my bass and parties! Prices are pretty decent.

But yes, never forget to ask for your fish head 😂😂

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DarkNFullOTerrors t1_jecscgu wrote

Did you see any flounder?

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Aflamann OP t1_jecu4va wrote

I think they had small ones. I didn't look closely. I'd definitely suggest looking at Faidley's too.

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DarkNFullOTerrors t1_jecud58 wrote

Yea I often buy fish at Faidleys. Looking forward to checking it out, putting on a dinner party next weekend.

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Pale-Cantaloupe-9835 t1_jef92ys wrote

Off topic a little-

Is the “Fishmongers Daughter” in downtown Catonsville affiliated with faidleys? I thought it said faidleys then it changed. It’s not open yet but try a crab cake like that at a fancy restaurant with tasty sides and fancy drinks.

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Kindly-Block833 t1_jeguso6 wrote

Yes -- it was originally going to called Faidleys but later changed. It seems like they are working on it now -- very slow though.

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mdmiles19 t1_jed6ne5 wrote

Rockfish generally are not farmed, how long we talking? Over 24 inches?

Edit: here is a cool article I found that talks about the differences. Most of the country refers to Rockfish as 'Striped Bass', and in my experience as a fish monger in Maryland we used this term to distinguish farmed from wild (i.e. striped bass = farmed ; rockfish = wild)

https://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Striped-Bass-Wild-or-Farmed/

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