Meet the Codfather: He’s got a Michigan fish fry offer you can’t refuse
Updated Mar 18, 2021;
Posted Mar 17, 2021
Every Lenten season, chef Lee Burmeister is known as The Codfather. He operates his Hard Knocks Food Truck in Grand Ledge, Michigan. It is parked from 4-8 p.m. Fridays in front of Sanctuary Spirits. He serves walleye and cod, of course. It s not uncommon for him to sell 200-300 dinners on those nights.John Gonzalez
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But by night, especially during the busy Lenten Fish Fry season, Lee Burmeister becomes “The Codfather.”
“It just happened accidentally,” said Burmeister, who with his wife, Abbie, runs the Hard Knocks Food Truck in Grand Ledge. “A few years ago after a busy Friday fish fry, I was cuttin’ it up with my kitchen staff and told them they can call me ‘The Codfather.’
The winner of Lansing area’s Best Fish Fry is located at a truck stop off I-69
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
You can get a two-piece cod dinner with mac and cheese at Bear s 105 Diner in Perry, Michigan. Bear s was voted as Michigan s Best Fish Fry in the Lansing area.Courtesy of Jordan Nieto
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PERRY, MI - Bear’s 105 Diner might be Michigan’s most “unexpected” fish fry winner.
It’s located right off the busy I-69 expressway, and it’s attached to the Roadtrip Oasis Sunoco Truck Stop.
Travelers probably have passed it a million times.
“We still get a good amount of truckers, but we get a lot of families and regulars from the community, too,” said owner Jordan Nieto. “We love being able to provide great food and service to a wide range of people.”