Five years ago, if you were shopping for, say, a pound of shrimp or some smoked chubs at Boston Fish Market in Des Plaines, you might have been treated to something from the huge spread of fresh, fried, or grilled sea creatures Louis Psihogios laid out every day to impress his large wholesale restaurant accounts.
The business has grown exponentially. He says he has ten ships fishing the Great Lakes for whitefish, and 40 more under contract, which goes a long way toward establishing Boston Fish Market as the top processor of midwestern whitefish, now more than 100 tons per week, he says. There are ten ships sailing out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, too.
Louie’s Boston Fish Market 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling 847-243-3700
Boston Fish Market 1225 Forest Ave., Des Plainesbostonfishmkt.com 847-296-1111
