Caplinger's Fresh Catch
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Voted #1 restaurant in Indiana · 4 Indianapolis locations · Seafood market & kitchen
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Shadeland 4.5★ · Market
Southside 4.7★ · Market
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The Caplinger's menu
Award-winning fried seafood, lobster rolls, gator bites and the sides Indy loves, plus the full fresh market by the pound. A sample of what our kitchens and counters serve.
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The favorites
Caplinger's signatures
The dishes Indy drives across town for, fresh, generous, and made to order.
The Caplinger Special
Voted Best Fish Sandwich in Indy.
Fried Catfish Dinner
USA-raised catfish, hand-breaded and fried to order.
Fried Seafood Platter
Hand-breaded shrimp, fish & more, fried to order.
The Caplinger Dinner
Our #1 seller: two pieces of basa, two sides and hushpuppies.
Seafood Boil
Crab, shrimp, sausage, corn & potatoes.
Gator Bites
Real gator, fried to order. Tastes like chicken, only better.
The full menu
Everything we serve
Straight from our current menu. Offerings and fresh-market selection vary by location and day, call your nearest Caplinger's for today's catch and pricing.
Sandwiches
The Caplinger Special (voted Best Fish Sandwich) · The Big Catch (double-decker Caplinger Special) · Walleye · Grouper · Catfish · Cod · Ocean Perch · Salmon · Whiting · Haddock · Great Lakes Perch · Tilapia · Chicken · Pork Tenderloin · Lobster Roll · Smoked Tuna Salad · Maryland-Style Crab Cake · Po'Boys: Oyster, Catfish, Gator & Shrimp
Melts
Crab Melt · Lobster Melt · Seafood Philly · Smoked Tuna Salad Melt
Dinners
The Caplinger Dinner (our #1 seller) · Walleye · Grouper · Catfish Fillet · 2-pc Whole Catfish · Catfish Nugget · Cod · Tilapia · Salmon · Ocean Perch · Whiting · Great Lakes Perch Platter · Clam Strip · Fried Oysters · 12-pc Jumbo Shrimp · Fried Shrimp · Coconut Shrimp · Shrimp Trio · Alligator Tail · Frog Legs · Crab Cake · Chicken Breast · Fish & Chips · Fish & Shrimp · Fish & Chicken · The Platter · Shellfish Platter · The Kitchen Sink
Sides
Cornbread · Baked Beans · Chipotle Slaw · Red Beans & Rice · Collard Greens · Candied Yams · Fried Okra · Buffalo Fries · Loaded Potato Salad · Mac & Cheese · Hush Puppies · Fries
Add-ons, desserts & drinks
Add-ons: Raw Virginia Blue Point oysters on the half shell · basa · catfish & catfish nuggets · cod · ocean perch · salmon · tilapia (Shadeland) · whiting · chicken breast · calamari fries · frog legs · gator bites · fried oysters · fried clams · coconut shrimp · jumbo shrimp · shrimp cocktail · crab cake · clam chowda · lobster bisque.
Desserts: Gooey butter cookies, carrot cake, key lime pie, cookies & cream, dulce de leche, pecan pie, sugar cream pie, Italian lemon crème cake.
Drinks: Fountain & bottled.
Pay with cash and take 4% off . King crab and live lobster are special order (one day's notice); live crawfish need 3 days' notice .
Hungry now?
Order online for pickup, or find your nearest Caplinger's. Ice-cold Pepsi products poured at every location.
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Menu questions
Caplinger's menu, answered
What's on the Caplinger's menu?
Fried and grilled fish (salmon, cod, perch, catfish, tilapia, whiting), shrimp, colossal king crab, live lobster, oysters, alligator, frog legs, classic sides, plus the full fresh-market counter.
Can I order from the menu online?
Yes. Every location has online ordering for pickup and delivery, choose your spot on the Order Online page and order straight off the live menu.
Do you have grilled instead of fried options?
Yes. Most fish and shrimp can be grilled or blackened instead of fried, just ask when you order.
Do you have options for kids or smaller appetites?
We no longer offer dedicated kids meals, but smaller portions, fish by the piece and individual sides, are available at every location.
Are there gluten-free choices?
Grilled fish, shrimp and many sides can be prepared without breading. Let the counter know about any allergies and we'll take care of you. Please note: because our kitchens also handle breaded, gluten-containing products, we cannot guarantee a 100% gluten-free preparation.
Do menu prices vary by location?
The core menu is consistent across locations; fresh-market seafood prices move with the catch. Your location's online menu always shows current pricing.
Indianapolis' award-winning seafood market & kitchen. Real seafood, no shortcuts, served fresh across four locations since 2013.
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Shadeland 7460 Shadeland Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46250
(317) 288-7263
Southside 7620 S Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46217
(317) 559-2454
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Pendleton Pike 9535 Pendleton Pike
Indianapolis, IN 46236
(317) 389-5378
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Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Menu as captured Sep 1, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 106 venues in Indianapolis, IN and could score 28 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.
There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.
v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.
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| Sunday | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10am – 8pm |
| Tuesday | 10am – 8pm |
| Wednesday | 10am – 8pm |
| Thursday | 10am – 8pm |
| Friday | 10am – 9pm |
| Saturday | 10am – 9pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Hours checked Aug 30, 2026 · source ↗ · checked 34 days ago, so we're not calling it open or closed — anything over 14 days can have changed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
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