where's the best fried catfish in texas?

Big Daddys in Odessa Is Good, If your real Hungry it's even Better,Thats the case with any Place!

Fox Hollow on Possum Kingdom north side is the best I have ever had.

Johnny

Brazos River Catfish Cafe in Millsap. They have outstanding fried catfish and shrimp, and it's owned by some of the nicest folks you'll ever meet. They have 3 kinds of coating available for the catfish - Regular cornmeal, Cajun cornmeal, and Memphis. (memphis = pecan flour)

They're located at the Brazos River Bridge on I-20. (take the millsap exit and stay on the service rd.) The place has a pretty cool history and is only open thursday - sunday. Check out the link for hrs. and menu. (approximately a 40 min drive from F.W.)

http://www.brazosrivercatfishcafe.com/index.html

Pine Mills Catfish, Pine Mills, TX

Technically, it's not in Texas but you can see the Red River from the restaurant.

McGehees Catfish near Marietta,OK.

try catfish platter in willis, okla. you can see lake texoma.

off 377 on the way to texhoma, Catfish Heavan!

also their chicken fried chicken is the CHIT!!

Is there any good catfish within driving distance of Burleson?
(Crowley, Joshua, Mansfield, Cleburne, Alvarado)???

better chicken fried steak.

There's something about Catfish places in East Texas. I'll mention a couple:

1. Big Pines Lodge - Caddo Lake/Uncertain Texas
( original burned down, but they are supposed to be rebuilding it.

2. Spruell's in Dodridge Ark ( just across the Texas Arkansas line - near Atlanta Texas

3. Vaughn's in Mt. Pleasant Texas

In Dallas.. there's

Hook, Line and Sinker, Aw/Big Shucks, and Flyin Fish...

catfish corner in abilene or deuchlanders in buffalo gap

Dough Bellies in Forney hands down!

Catfish Sam's in Arlington is pretty good.

I know it isnt Texas. There once was a place in Carlsbad, NM.. Called Beavers. Man, that was some good stuff!! We would always hit it on the way hunting, and on the trip back.

Try Cherry Creek restaurant in Austin. Best catfish ever, plus excellent gumbo.

Can anyone recommend anything around San Antonio? Clear Springs Cafe, with Sea Island a close second, is about the best I've found. Any "Old Timers" remember that catfish barn near Tyler? Noonday, I think the community was called. Can't remember the name of the place--may have been Red's. I went about 100 miles out of my way to eat there, about 10 years or so ago, and found the place had burned to the ground. The locals I talked to told me the owner bought only from local catfish farmers, and wouldn't buy a fish that wasn't still alive. Now that was catfish.

That was probably Red Ackers on hwy 315 south of Chandler near Flat Creek bridge on Palestine. Was hard to beat. They opened a new big place on hwy 155 south of Tyler after that.

Red Ackers, that's it. They told me he was closed for good. Long drive from SA. The pickeled tomatos and made-from-scratch hushpuppies they started you off with hit the spot too.

Place on highway 78 in lavon that sells fried catfish, doughnuts, bbq etc. Great joint!

My house

The fish fry in Paris used to have people drive for an hour to get there it was so good.But,they ruined it.They used to have big fresh pieces and went to the nugget.

"Catfish nuggets" = belly flaps.

catfish sams on west divison in arlinton best in the metromess

Where is that at? Do you have the name?

I think he is talking about a place called Meats and Sweets, right off 78 in Lavon on the right before you get to the Lavonia Park entrance across the street from the Exxon gas station. I have never tried it, but live in Lavon and will try it now.

That place in Millers Cove used to be great. I heard they got new owners.

It used to be when it was Mitchell's Fish Fry. It changed names to Stacy's about 2 or 3 years ago and the fish got bad. Had a lot of grey and fat in it. They changed the shrimp too. We used to love that place. It had an hour wait unless you got there at 4o'clock nwhen it was Mitchells. We tried it again about a month ago just to see if it had changed, but no one was there and the food was less than par. Cost nearly $60 for my wife, me and 3 kids. They charged us for our 20 month old too

Best fried catfish? Right here!



On my camping stove in my backyard, in my cast iron skillet, right after a quick trip to the Elm Fork!

Rudy

Some Zatarans mix and dropped in my deep fryer. None better.

Cooks Fish Barn 3661 Highway 36, Comanche Tx. All you can eat catfish, french fries, hush puppies, salad bar and desert for around 10 to 15 $. They also have fied chicken and a steak menu. They are open only Friday and Saturday and have local talent jamming on old country tunes later in the evening. I try to go whenever Im at the inlaws place in DeLeon.

David Beards Catfish Kitchen on I20 at FM 134 Waskom also on 155 near Ore City.
The Tall Pines Lodge is open but seems to be having problems getting the food on the table in a timely manner.

Hucks in Denison and Sherman has some of the best catfish I've ever eaten except for that I cook myself. They are right off 75 at the Loy Lake exit in Denison and I think are located in downtown Sherman (haven't been to that location).

yep ... gotta agree

Maggies just outside Edom

+1 Otherwise, I'll go to the Fish Shack in Plano.

+1, Cooks is the chizzznit

ate at kathy's kitchen in aubrey,good catfish

+1000 and the BlackBerry cobbler at the one in Waskom is awesome! I eat lunch there at least once a week..

Clear Springs in New Braunfels and Bayseas in Converse

Southern Delight...Boyd, Tx.....Greatness!

luger likes TRISH'S FISH

try angry catfish in collinsville on fri. and sat. nights,very good buffet. very nice people that run it. really good.

I hate to put this on here but it is good...

Chicken Express!

being stuck here in N Texas, the one we like best is Catfish Charlies in Decatur

Clear Springs has good fried fish... now i may get whipped for saying this, but any time i'm in Bass Pro i stop by the restaurant and order their fried catfish. it's perfectly battered with a thin coating of cornmeal and fried perfectly. i love it from there, it's just a little $$$

Packsaddle BBQ in San Angelo has some very good fried catfish along with fresh cut and cooked french fries with jalepeno hush puppies.

Try the 410 Diner catfish sometime. It's a little unusual--one large filet. One of the waitresses told me it is delivered fresh daily. It's a good cut above Sea Island. Really hits the spot with fried zucchini, an off-menu item.

My wife kees asking about Fish Camp. Anybody know much about it

Took a closer look at the 410 Diner catfish last night. I was mistaken about it being a single filet. It is actually a single fish dressed butterfly fashion with every speck of dark and fatty meat removed. Never seen that anywhere else. Counted 20 items on the vegetable blackboard, and the cornbread was great.

my house. at least i know it came out of texas waters. not some farm raised b.s.

been there a couple times, wife really likes it

The mule barn in Justin has good catfish, and it's all you can eat wedensdays I think.

I have no idea what you are talking about, But i heard it through the grapevine you and trish love to cook fish together.

Joes Seafood on 30 just east of downtown Dallas. They know how . Fillets or whole...GREAT!!

Joes Seafood on 30 just east of downtown Dallas. They know how . Fillets or whole...GREAT!!

Hard to say if it is the best, but the best i've had in a while is at Stevens Street Grill in Bridgeport.

ce does have very good fried catfish i agree. the corn nuggets are hard to beat too

Hey lake guide... Fish camp is pretty good
Been there a couple of times

Tired Catfish O'Harlies in Decatur this weekend - good catfish, nice looking place and very reasonable prices.

The best catfish is at my house. A little salt and pepper, rolled in corn meal and skillet fried in realy hot grease until the outside turns crisp. it doesn't need anything more. The older the oil, the better the fish. I don't change the oil, I just keep addingto it. The same grease sees the fried shripm also.You can't have fride catfish without shrimp. The shrimp get a little more attention than the fish does.

Hucks i dennison Hands down the BEST!!!

Why did the one in sanger close?

Golden Corral has fried catfish EVERYDAY......along with dozens of other delicious choices.

And it's ALL YOU CAN EAT!

Went there a couple years ago and yes it was awesome.

The minnowbucket at fork actually has a good catfish basket meal.

Pier 35 in Burleson is now open. Good catfish fillets. I'd recommend checking this place for yourself.

oak valley at fork

Catfish Parlor in Austin. Eating some right now.

Is that the place on 183? I used to eat there 30 years ago and it was always good.

Yes sir. There is one on Hwy 71 about a mile west of 183 also.

Try Smokehouse in Denton. Get the large catfish platter, more than enough and very good.decent price for all that food.GOOD PLACE.

I used to love Sudie's when I lived in Houston. The one in pasadena was my favorite. I think they recently opened up a second one in league city.

for real
we stay there when we have work on the lake

Catfish Sams in Arlington is great along with the fish all the condiments are fabulous

probably so

Southern Comfort Kitchen in LaPorte. Yummy. Sudie's pretty good too, but I like SCK better.

I don't care for the thick chunks that haven't been trimmed of fat so no to Big Daddys in Odessa. I can't remember the name of the large restaurant in the edge of Huntsville that specializes in fried catfish but it's well known all over Huntsville and deservedly so.

Zeke's Fish & Chips is pretty darned good.

I have to agree about Hucks.

Best fried catfish????? No such thing!!!!!

Irbys in granbury

Huck's in Sherman is outstanding.

I have to agree. Find out if their fish come in a box or local. I've been to the joint in Caddie lake. Right on the water if I saw right they were taking live cats in the back door! The longer a fish is dead the less the quality of meat.

This is true.

Lisa's Fried Chicken believe it or not. Division and Davis. Arlington

Secret: When making at home, trim the fatty layer from the top of the fillet and remove the center rib from it as well. (Lots of restaurants don't prep it like this and it tastes fishy and it's got that gross gelatinous consistency from the non-trimmed stuff) Dip in lemon/lime juice. Dredge in cornmeal mixed with a bit of paprika, salt and black pepper.
Fry 350-375 peanut oil in a deep fryer. No need to go out again

Jeezus, I completely forgot about Zeke's. They have the best fried eggplant & Zucchini I've ever had - the cod & catfish are top notch, as well. Zeke's has been in the same spot on Camp Bowie for 41 yrs so they are definitely doing something right.