Boston Fish Market Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Boston Fish Market, a seafood haven located at 1225 E Forest Ave in Des Plaines, IL. Known for its bustling atmosphere and fresh offerings, this restaurant serves as a go-to destination for seafood lovers. The menu is a delightful mix of classic and innovative dishes, perfect for sharing with family and friends.
- Chef Louie’s Specials: Indulge in the Cioppino, a seafood medley brimming with crab legs, shrimp, and clams in a rich marinara sauce.
- Stuffed Options: Don't miss the Stuffed Calamari, filled with Maryland crab and Mediterranean flavors, sitting over a bed of tomatoes and spinach.
- Generous Portions: Customers rave about the sizable dishes; even the Fried Alaskan Cod is complemented by a side of homemade fries, making it perfect for sharing.
- Outdoor Dining: Enjoy a comfortable ambiance with retractable rooftop seating, ensuring a cozy setting year-round.
Overall, Boston Fish Market promises an extraordinary dining experience, consistently delivering freshness and flavor in a relaxed, inviting environment. Make sure to stop by for a memorable seafood adventure!
Chef Louie's Specials
Cioppino
Crab legs, shrimp, clams, and new zealand mussels in marinara sauce.
Stuffed Calamari (Mediterranean Style)
Stuffed with real maryland crab, over tomatoes, spinach and feta.
Swordfish Kabobs
2 sewers with onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Includes wild rice.
Salmon Kabobs
2 skewers with onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Includes wild rice.
Salmon Florentine
Stuffed with feta cheese and spinach. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Stuffed Flounder
Stuffed with maryland crabmeat, tomatoes, spinach, and feta. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Tuna Dinner with Grilled Onions
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Stuffed Shrimp
Stuffed with maryland crabmeat, tomatoes, spinach, and feta. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Halibut Vesuvio
Swordfish Vesuvio
Soft Shell Crab Dinner
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Seafood Pasta
1 lb King Crab Leg, Scallops, Shrimp, 5 oz Lobster Tail with homemade pasta.
Pasta & Marinara
Homemade pasta served in light marinara.
Shrimp Pasta
Colossal shrimp in homemade pasta with marinara.
Lobster Pasta
Lobster meat in homemade pasta with marinara.
Shrimp Scampi
Colossal shrimp in homemade pasta with white wine sauce.
Scallop Scampi
Scallops in homemade pasta with white wine sauce.
Shrimp/Scallop Scampi
Wild Jump Shrimp & Scallops in homemade pasta with white wine sauce.
New York Steak
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Surf and Surf
Australian 14 Oz lobster tail with 1.25 lb crab leg
Ribeye with Colossal Shrimp
with 3 wild shrimp
Ribeye with Diver Scallops
with 3 east coast scallops
Ribeye with 1.25 LB Crab Leg
with 1.25 LB crab leg
Ribeye with South African Lobster Tail
with 5 Oz lobster tail
Ribeye
Boneless New York Strip with Diver Scallops
with 3 east coast scallops
Boneless New York Strip with Colossal Shrimp
with 3 wild shrimp
Boneless New York Strip with Crab Leg
with 1.25 LB crab leg
Boneless New York Strip with South African Lobster Tail
with 5 oz lobster tail
Fettucine Alfredo with Wild Gulf Shrimp
Creamy white garlic sauce with our fresh homemade pasta
Fettucine Alfredo with Lobster
Cooked with our fresh homemade pasta
Hawaiian Tuna
Seared and served with garlic and vegetables
Halibut Oscar
Topped with real maryland crab meat, dill sauce, kasseri cheese and served with asparagus.
Salmon Oscar
Topped with real maryland crab meat, dill sauce, kasseri cheese and served with asparagus.
Shrimp Kabobs
Includes wild rice.
South African Lobster Tails - 2-5 oz
South African Lobster Tails - 3-5 oz
Parmesan Horseradish Encrusted Salmon
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Parmesan Horseradish Encrusted Tilapia
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Parmesan Horseradish Encrusted Shrimp
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Parmesan Horseradish Encrusted Halibut
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Whole Pan-Fried Whiting
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Scallop Kabobs
Includes wild rice.
Trio Special
Grilled Octopus, Calamari, & Jumbo Shrimp served with Garlic Spread.
Rainbow Trout
Butterflied Greek style
Calamari Pasta
Charbroiled calamari in red sauce and fresh homemade spaghetti
Blackboard Specials
Homemade Sandwiches
Charbroiled Grouper Sandwich
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Charbroiled Wild Alaskan Salmon Sandwich
Includes French Fries and coleslaw
Steamed Lobster Roll
Includes fries, coleslaw, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Soft Shell Crab Sandwich
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Superior Whitefish
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
1/2 lb Charbroiled Salmon Burger
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried 1/2 lb Grouper
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Poor boy Sandwich
3 pieces jumbo shrimp and oysters. Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
1/2 lb Charbroiled Tuna Burger
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Walleye
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
1/2 lb Charbroiled Crab Cake
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried 1/2 lb Red Snapper
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Alaskan Cod Fish Sandwich
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Perch Sandwich
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
3 Petite Filet Sliders
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
NY Steak Sandwich
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Cocktail Shrimp - 1/2 lb
Cocktail Shrimp - 1 lb
Shucked Oysters - 1/2 dozen
Shucked Oysters - 1 dozen
Oyster Rockefeller - 1/2 dozen
Oyster Rockefeller - 1 dozen
Shucked Clams - 1/2 dozen
Shucked Clams - 1 dozen
Steamed Mussels in Marinara
Steamed Mussels in White Wine Sauce
Steamed Clams in White Wine Sauce
Dandelions
Saganaki
Garlic Spread
Zuppa di Pesce
Mani mahi, manila clam, PEI mussels, calamari, scallops and shrimp.
Shrimp/Feta
Tomato, white wine in feta sauce.
Baked Clams - 1/2 dozen
Baked Clams - 1 dozen
Crab Cake - 1 Piece
Crab Cake - 2 Pieces
Blue Crab Claws
Seafood Salad
Cuttlefish, calamari, octopus, shrimp, extra virgin olive oil, pepperoncini, and imported greek olives.
Grilled Octopus
Grilled Calamari
Appetizers
Salads & Soups
Greek Salad - Small
Includes tomato, onions, hard boiled egg, sliced beets, cucumbers, feta, olives, and hearts of palm. Dressed with Greek.
Greek Salad - Large
Includes tomato, onions, hard boiled egg, sliced beets, cucumbers, feta, olives, and hearts of palm. Dressed with Greek.
Caesar Salad - Small
Includes tomato, onions, hard boiled egg, sliced beets, cucumbers, feta, olives, and hearts of palm. Dressed with Caesar.
Caesar Salad - Large
Includes tomato, onions, hard boiled egg, sliced beets, cucumbers, feta, olives, and hearts of palm. Dressed with Caesar.
Village Salad - Small
Includes tomato, onions, hard boiled egg, sliced beets, cucumbers, feta, olives, and hearts of palm. Dressed with Greek. No lettuce.
Village Salad - Large
Includes tomato, onions, hard boiled egg, sliced beets, cucumbers, feta, olives, and hearts of palm. Dressed with Greek. No lettuce.
Chef Louie's Octopus Salad
Chef Louie's Calamari Salad
Chef Louie's Lobster and Shrimp Salad
Lobster and Shrimp.
Chef Louie's Wild Alaskan Salmon Salad
Wild Charbroiled Alaskan Salmon over a large week salad base
Chef Louie's Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp over a large week salad base
Chef Louie's Crab & Shrimp Salad
Real crab meat and grilled shrimp.
Chef's Special Salad
With charbroiled scottish salmon.
Boston Clam Chowder Soup - Bowl
Made with fresh clams.
Boston Clam Chowder Soup - Quart
Made with fresh clams.
Lobster Bisque - Bowl
Lobster Bisque - Quart
Caesar Shrimp & Crab Salad
Fried Cod with Garlic Spread
Served with coleslaw and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Great Lakes Combo Platter
Whitefish, smelts, lake perch and walleye. Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Shrimp & Calamari Combo
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lobster Tail
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Sample Platter
Scallops, shrimp and oysters. Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Crispy Fish and Chips
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Alaskan Cod
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Tilapia - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Tilapia - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Calamari - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Calamari - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Perch - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Perch - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Superior Whitefish - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Superior Whitefish - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Smelts - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Smelts - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Gulf Grouper - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Gulf Grouper - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Farm Raised Catfish - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Farm Raised Catfish - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Gulf Red Snapper - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Gulf Red Snapper - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Walleye - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Lake Erie Walleye - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried George's Banks Scallops - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried George's Banks Scallops - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Wild Gulf Jumbo Shrimp - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Wild Gulf Jumbo Shrimp - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried East Coast Oysters - 1/2 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried East Coast Oysters - 1 lb
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Halibut Chunks
Served with coleslaw, homemade fries, and cocktail or tartar sauce.
Fried Fish
Seafood Dinners
Scottish Salmon
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Grilled Lake Perch
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Whitefish
Includes homemade roasted vegetables & wild rice.
Grilled Walleye
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Cod
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Colossal Shrimp
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Tilapia
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Mahi Mahi
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Swordfish
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Orange Roughy
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Fisherman's Platter
Grilled scallops, shrimp, lake erie perch and mahi mahi.
Grilled Scallops
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Halibut
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Chilean Seabass
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Gulf Red Snapper
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Gulf Grouper
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Orata Whole Fish
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Grilled Bronzini Whole Fish
Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Lobster Tail for Two
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Octopus/Calamari Combo
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Shrimp/Scallops Combo
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Alaskan King Crab Legs - 1 pc
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Alaskan King Crab Legs - 2 pc
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Halibut/Shrimp Combo
Light marinara. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Wild Alaskan Salmon
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
New Zealand Organic Salmon
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Mediterranean Rainbow Trout
With shrimp light marinara. Includes homemade roasted vegetables and wild rice.
Lobster Tail
Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Seafood Gumbo
Red snapper, grouper, calamari, shrimp and crawfish. Includes wild rice.
Shrimp & Crawfish Gumbo
Cajun Red Snapper
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Cajun Halibut
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Cajun Swordfish
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Cajun Tuna Kabobs
Cajun Tuna Kabob Salad
Cajun Catfish
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Cajun Mahi
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Cajun Shrimp
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.
Cajun Salmon
Charbroiled. Includes homemade roasted vegetable and wild rice.