EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Journey Fish and Chicken recently opened on Green River Road. It is a carry-out-only restaurant with a varied menu of fried chicken, fish and Chicago-style sandwiches and while there are seats for waiting, it has been so busy that owner Mohammad Aburumman suggests calling your order in ahead of time.
Aburumman came to Evansville just to open the shop. His family is originally from Jordan but has lived in Chicago and Indianapolis for many years. His brothers also own restaurants, and he was seeking the right place for his own business.
“I felt one day like driving south to check it out,” he said. “I knew I wanted to open a store. God answered my prayers with this location, and I thought, ‘why not here?’”
He and his family moved down and began putting Journey together last summer. Navigating city codes for restaurants in Evansville is a challenge, and Aburumman credits local restaurateur Dilip Patel with helping get it all into place.
The kitchen is open and visible from the front of the store, which was important to Aburumman.
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“I want them to see the grills, the fryer, what I’m doing. I want people to see that I’m sanitizing and that it’s clean,” he said.
Journey is located just down the street from Sam’s Southern Eatery, another restaurant that specializes in large orders of fried chicken and fish, but dig a bit deeper and you'll realize the two couldn’t be more different.
While Sam’s offers Southern items such as Po’boys, gumbo and red beans and rice, Journey is all about Chicago.
All about it.
Aburumman tried locally-available meats, bread and condiments, but the flavor just wasn’t the same as the Chicago favorites he loved. In pursuit of that authenticity, he brings his products in from the Windy City, even a selection of desserts from Turtle Cheesecake to Strawberry Shortcake.
Sandwiches
His sandwiches, in particular, speak of Chicago. The Polish sausage is served on a soft poppyseed bun with mustard, ketchup, relish, onions, banana peppers and hot peppers.
The Italian Beef is made with sliced beef topped with hot or mild giardiniera, and the entire sandwich, bun and all, is dunked in flavorful au-jus. The Philly steaks are made from thin-shaved ribeye steak; a chicken version is available as well. All peppers and onions are sliced fresh by hand.
Journey’s gyros are certainly worth trying. The pita bread is toasted lightly on the griddle, and Aburumman uses a particular Kronos brand gyro meat from Chicago in a blend that is predominately lamb, with only a little beef, for a tender and non-chewy texture. He slices strips from the vertical rotisserie as they brown, then finishes them on the griddle with onion. The sandwich is topped with freshly-sliced tomato, feta cheese, and creamy Greek cucumber sauce with a touch of roasted garlic.
Vegetarians will appreciate the falafel sandwich, made with crunchy fried chick pea patties.
Fried Fish and Chicken
Diners may choose from a variety of fish, including farm-raised American catfish (filet, steaks or nuggets), cod, whiting, ocean perch, tilapia, oysters and shrimp.
Chicken dishes include whole wings, breast tenders, livers and gizzards. The wings are whole, fresh never-frozen and soak for 48 hours in a special marinade.
All the fried food is hand-breaded and dropped in the fryer when it’s ordered. Right now, three fryers are in use – one for fish, one for chicken and an extra.
This means if it’s busy, you might have to wait for your order, but Aburumman feels that’s better than serving fried food that’s been sitting under a heat lamp, and encourages customers to call their order in ahead. He’s ready to invest in more fryers by New Year's Eve and Superbowl, which he expects to be the busiest days of the year.
All the fried items are sprinkled with the special house seasoning, which contains ground dehydrated lemons salt, pepper, a touch of sugar and other spices. It complements the crunchy coating very well, with a result a bit like salt and vinegar chips.
Halal chicken tenders are available upon request. Delivery is available through Door Dash.
If you go
Journey Fish and Chicken is located at 825 S. Green River Road
Phone: 812-303-2420
Hours:
Monday - Thursday 10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Friday - Saturday 10:30 a.m.-1 a.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
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