MARIETTA FISH MARKET

The MFM, which opened in December of 2008, was born from a desire to create a truly unique restaurant. To achieve this, I sought the help of several friends and family members who operate very successful seafood restaurants in Alabama, South Carolina and Maryland. They graciously shared their many talents and years of experience to help me accomplish my objectives. My "Uncle" George Sarris, owner of the famous Fish Market Restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, has been serving high-quality seafood at affordable prices for more than 25 years. He shared several of his most popular recipes for delicious grilled fishes; special sauces; and Southern-style, home-cooked vegetables. George has spent years developing relationships with the best seafood suppliers from around the world, and he has kindly made available to us the same fresh products he serves at his restaurant. This enables our kitchen to utilize day-boat catches, obtain our shrimp fresh out of the Gulf and fly whole loup de mer directly from Greece. I also teamed up with my good friends in Greenville, South Carolina, who, for more than 15 years, have owned and operated a successful seafood chain called The Harbor Inn Restaurants. They specialize in big platters of fried seafood and have a unique recipe for tasty hush puppies. From Chris and George, I learned the secret of great fried fish - start each and every day with fresh, high-quality oil with zero trans fats. They also have formed a buying group that I use to purchase the finest quality scallops, Alaskan whitefish and cod, among many other top-quality seafoods. My Uncle John, who owns another successful chain known as Double TT Diners in Baltimore, Maryland, personally flew in our initial batch of Maryland crabmeat and shared several of his recipes including one for unbelievably delicious, real lump Maryland crab cakes. Try our huge, crab-filled cake over our signature Greek village salad for a true blend of American and Greek flavors. To accommodate you (and to create our many dishes without chaos), we built a massive, state-of-the art kitchen that can do it all - regardless of volume. At MFM, you'll always find plenty of specials created daily by our chef so that each visit means something exciting and new - at lunch or dinner. Our daily features often include tantalizing seafood pastas, grilled and fried fresh fishes, original-recipe salmon croquettes, scrumptious seafood crepes and many more tempting dishes. Since I was 8 years old, I have been involved in the restaurant business in one way or another. Early on, I developed a passion for the industry that remains with me to this day. It's little wonder then that the Marietta Fish Market is just one of four Tselios family restaurants.