I was in Pittsburgh over the weekend and I stopped into Wholey's for lunch to try their cod fish sandwich and calamari. The cod fish sandwich was huge and not to mention tasty. It was still crispy and wasn't overwhelmingly greasy and soggy like some other sandwiches I've had where all you taste is the grease. It could have used a little seasoning in the batter, but with some of their tartar sauce and a little hot sauce it was perfect. As for the calamari... WOW!!!! The best I have had yet!! I liked it even more than Detroit Parthenon's calamari. Which is now my second favorite. It's going to be hard to find calamari that tops Wholey's and their price. For $3, you get a really healthy portion... about 1/3 of a paper bag. There is no need to douse them in cocktail sauce or lemon juice at all. They are perfect plain because they have already added some extraordinary seasoning to it. I also had one of their moon pies and a brownie. Both were scrumptious to say the least. The crab cakes were packed with chunks of crab and were excellent. The upstairs dining area where we sat was a little hard to find and looked like a typical diner... it was quaint but nothing special.
I wasn't able to try their fresh fish obviously because I couldn't take it home with me on my 4 1/2 hour trek back to the D. But I am planning on trying out their mail order service. Everything looked really fresh, they even have a variety of live fish in huge tanks, I mean you can't get any fresher than that. I just wish Detroit had some sort of fish market of this caliber. I would be there all the time!!