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    The District Fishwife

    1309 5th St, NE

    Washington, DC 20002


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    Kitchen Menu

    Baskets

    • Fish & Chips (2 pc)

      Aussie style beer battered deep fried fish served with sidewinder fries, vinegar slaw, and scratch-made tartar sauce PLEASE NOTE Due to the nature of delivery, your chips and batter may soften slightly on their journey, but our great flavour and quality fish will remain the same. To re-crisp pop into a 350 F oven for 5-8 mins.
      $18.50
    • Fish & Chips (1 pc)

      Aussie style beer battered deep fried fish served with sidewinder fries, vinegar slaw, and scratch-made tartar sauce PLEASE NOTE Due to the nature of delivery, your chips and batter may soften slightly on their journey, but our great flavour and quality fish will remain the same. To re-crisp pop into a 350 F oven for 5-8 mins.
      $11.00
    • Shrimp Basket

      8 x panko dusted lightly fried shrimp with fries. Comes with one scratch made house sauce.
      $17.00
    • Seafood Taco Basket (3)

      Soft white corn tortilla with a choice of shrimp or fish, pan seared or fried. With vinegar slaw, pickled jalapenos and lime crema.
      $17.00
    • Seafood Taco (ea)

      Soft white corn tortilla with a choice of shrimp or fish, pan seared or fried. With vinegar slaw, pickled jalapenos and lime crema.
      $6.00
    • Shrimp Pupusa Basket (3

      Handmade corn tortilla stuffed with cheese and shrimp. With curtido (vinegar slaw) & tomato salsa
      $17.00
    • Shrimp Pupusa (ea)

      $6.00
    • Whole Fried Black Sea Bass

      $22.00

    Bowls

    • Poke Bowl

      Cubes of raw fish on a bed of rice with seaweed salad, pickled ginger and edamame. Dressed in two sauces, soy ginger sesame and spicy mayo.
      $17.50
    • Fish Bowl

      Pan seared seafood on a bed of mixed greens with quinoa OR rice. With Asian style pickled veggies. Dressed in either soy ginger sesame or a cilantro lime sauce.
      $17.00
    • Donburl

      $17.00

    Sandwiches

    • Seafood Cheesesteak

      Pan seared Atlantic Salmon or Shrimp with melted provolone, sauteed onions and peppers with lime crema on a hoagie
      $14.00
    • Salmon Burger

      Pan fried house made salmon burger on a sesame seed bun with spicy mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles and jalapenos.
      $13.00
    • Po'boy

      Choice of fish or shrimp on a toasted hoagie with remoulade, lettuce and tomato and pickles.
      $13.00
    • Shrimp Banh Mi

      Fried Vietnamese spiced shrimp patty on a hoagie with lemon mayo, cilantro, pickled daikon and carrot, jalapenos and nuoc cham sauce (on the side)
      $13.00
    • Invasive Fish Sandwich

      Beer battered deep fried wild blue catfish on a sesame seed bun with lemon mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickles.
      $13.00
    • Softie Sandwich

      OUT OF STOCK
      $17.50

    Sides

    • Sidewinder Fries (M)

      Bent-arm ale beer-battered sidewinder fries.
      $5.00
    • Sidewinder Fries (L)

      Bent-arm ale beer-battered sidewinder fries.
      $9.00
    • Sweet Potato Fries (M)

      $5.00
    • Sweet Potato Fries (L)

      $9.00
    • Tater Tots

      $4.00
    • Vinegar Slaw

      $5.00
    • Lime Crema Slaw

      $5.00
    • Asian Pickled Vegetables

      Selection of house made Asian style pickled vegetables
      $5.00

    Side Sauces

    • Malt Vinegar

    • Siracha

    • Hot Sauce (Crystal)

    • Ketchup

    • Soy Ginger Sesame Dressing

      $0.65
    • Plain Mayo

      $0.65
    • Cocktail Sauce

      $0.65
    • Remoulade

      $0.65
    • Green Sauce

      $0.65
    • Tartar Sauce

      $0.65
    • Spicy Mayo

      $0.65
    • Lime Crema

      $0.65
    • Chili Garlic Sambal

      OUT OF STOCK
      $0.65
    • Wasabi

      $0.65
    • Pupusa Salsa

      $0.65
    • Nuoc Cham

      $0.65

    Extras

    • Fried shrimp (ea)

      $1.50
    • Pan-seared shrimp (ea)

      $1.50
    • Fried dogfish (1 pc)

      $7.00
    • Fried cod (1 pc)

      $8.00
    • Pan-seared Atlantic salmon (4 oz)

      $7.00
    • Salmon burger patty (cooked)

      $8.50
    • 1/2 Avocado

      $2.75
    • Extra Toasted bread

      $3.00
    • Lemon wedge

      $0.50
    • EVERYTHING ON THE SIDE


    Drinks

    Soda, Water, Tea, Etc.

    • Coca-Cola

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $2.50
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $2.50
    • Canada Dry Ginger Ale

      $2.50
    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $2.50
    • Red Bull

      $3.50
    • San Pellegrino Lemon

      $3.25
    • Just Water 500 ml

      $3.00
    • Sparkling Saratoga Water

      $3.25
    • Topo Chico Plain Water

      $4.00
    • Spindrift Raspberry

      $2.75
    • Health Ade Kombucha Ginger

      $3.50
    • Health Ade Kombucha Passionfruit Tangerine

      $3.50
    • Joe's Tea Sweet Tea

      $4.00
    • Joe's Tea Peach Tea

      $4.00
    • Joe's Tea Half and Half

      $4.00
    • Joe's Tea Raspberry Tea

      $4.00

    Can Drinks (Alc & NA)

    • Cutwater Tequila Margarita

      $8.00
    • DC Brau Baby Wings (Low-Alc)

      $8.00
    • DC Brau Declaration (Helles Lager)

      $8.00
    • DC Brau Joint Resolution (Hazy IPA)

      $8.00
    • Denizens Southside IPA

      $7.00
    • Modelo

      $4.50
    • Old Time Lager Can

      $7.00
    • Pacifico

      $5.00
    • Right Proper Raised by Wolves

      $8.00
    • Sierra Nevada Hazy IPA

      $6.50
    • Guinness Stout (Non-Alc)

      $8.00
    • Sierra Nevada Trail Hazy IPA (Non-Alc)

      $7.00
    • Lubanzi Chenin Blanc CAN

      $8.00
    • Lubanzi Rosé Bubbles CAN

      $8.00
    • Seltzer

      $8.00

    Wine & Sake

    • Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc BTL

      $22.00
    • Mt. Gravet Rosé BTL

      $22.00
    • Lubanzi Chenin Blanc CAN

      $8.00
    • Lubanzi Rosé Bubbles CAN

      $8.00
    • Hakutsuru Draft Sake 180 ml

      $9.00

    Canada Dry Ginger Ale

    $2.50
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    We'll do our best to accommodate special requests but may not be able to honor all substitutes. Extra charges may apply.
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    All hours
    Sunday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Monday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    The District Fishwife is a fast casual seafood restaurant that specializes in Aussie style fish and chips, poke bowls, salmon cheesesteaks and more. Our kitchen is open daily and offers a variety of made-to-order seafood dishes covering local and international favorites. 

    Location

    1309 5th St, NE, Washington, DC 20002

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