Fishy

Ever since Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, the general rule has been to not order fish on a Monday, but Bourdain himself has updated this policy:

Okay, I would still advise against the fish special at T.G.I. McSweenigan's, 'A Place for Beer', on a Monday. Fresh fish, I'd guess, is probably not the main thrust of their business. But things are different now for chefs and cooks. The odds are better than ever that the guy slinging fish and chips back there in the kitchen actually gives a shit about what he's doing. And if he doesn't, these days he has to figure that you might actually know the difference.

It now appears to be the case that Sunday is the day for New Yorkers to stay away from Charlie Tuna:

But he issued a different warning for New York diners: "I think that Sunday is the worst day to order fish."

Oh no, not Sundays! Huang warns, "You know for sure that there's no fresh fish on Sunday except if it's bought fresh from Chinatown, but even they don't get it really fresh on Sundays."

So class, here's the new rule: Enjoy all the seafood your little fishy heart desires for six days of the week as long as it's served from a busy and reputable place. But on God's day of rest, stick with the steak.

In any case, it's also a good rule of thumb to stay away from any fish that comes from waters wherein I get the lippity loppity on some slippity sloppity.