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My husband frequents this place for fried catfish whenever he is working in Baton Rouge. After hearing him rave about it, I gave in and decided to try it out. It is counter service with some not so friendly ladies working the counter. However, the place is clean. I mean windows, tables, trash area, restroom…all clean. Our food arrived boxed up for take out, but they have tables for you to use if you choose to eat it there. My chicken wings were greasy and seasoned, but too salty for my preference. The fried catfish really is good, but again too salty for me. They give you so much food on the $10 catfish plate. We could have split it, but I thought I would try the chicken since it is the Chicken Shack…duh! Anyway, I had the red beans and rice as suggested side from the counter clerk, but it was not good. I also ordered the sweet potatoes and they were pretty good, due to being smothered in brown sugar.

JJ Fish & Chicken – Menu with Prices – 5849 Summer Ave, Memphis

I am writing this review in love. I give JJ Fish & Chicken 2 stars because the catfish (fillets & nuggets) is decent. At the same time, if JJ’s is going to advertise itself as a chicken joint, y’all need to do a better job of both seasoning and frying your chicken. When I talk about seasoning, I’m not talking about that salty sugar that JJ’s puts on top of the chicken after it is fried. Also, when I talk about frying, the chicken should be fried to time appropriately and not over fried. The chicken I got tonight (legs and thighs) was dry, dry, and WAY over fried. The fries could also use A LOT MORE seasoning. Both the chicken and the fries tasted like paper. I write this review again in love. Please add salt (Tony Chaceres) to the chicken and let it marinade for a while, before throwing it into the fryer. I am telling you that this will make a world of difference.

Chicago Grill – Menu with Prices – 824 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids

I am a southern girl & I love my fried catfish! Even though I have not been to the restaurant, I have now ordered from them twice through Door Dash. This is definitely the best fried catfish I have had since leaving South Texas! I love their fries seasoned with lemon pepper. They also season their catfish fillets with it as well. I would definitely recommend that you give them a try! I am looking forward to introducing my husband to their food and trying different things off the menu.

Josanne?s homestyle cooking – Menu with Prices – 3449 Buckhorn Dr Ste 100, Lexington

My son and daughter-in-law live in the Buckhorn neighborhood and they were talking about how good Josannes chicken is. I love small places so I thought I would give it a try. Who doesnt like Southern cooking? So after a long hot, humid day at work I stopped in . I was sooo looking forward to a good fried chicken meal. The nice lady at the counter was very friendly. It smells great in there, and now I’m starving. So I ordered the 3 piece chicken meal. I inquired what 3 pieces are included. She told me that it comes with a breast, a wing and a leg. I’m not a leg fan so I asked to sub a wing for the leg. She kindly told me I could have any 3 pieces I want but they are out of breasts! I was crushed. Its 430 on Friday night…and theres no breasts? I almost left but I really wanted to try the greens, so I got the catfish meal with cabbage and greens. While waiting I asked about purchasing a soda so I asked for a Pepsi. Nope, they are out. Ugh…. Disappointed, I got my dinner and headed home. I got home to discover the catfish doesnt come with tarter sauce! UGH…..maybe they were out. SOOOO…Josannes gets a 3 from me this time. The catfish..plain…was good along with both sides but I was hungry for chicken. I’ll wait a couple of weeks and try them one more time. I just don’t feel like you should be out of food and drinks going into the weekend. Js

Crawford’s Restaurant Menu with Prices 1980 Staring Ln, Baton Rouge

Looking for hidden gems? This is probably what you’re looking for. The location is tucked away on Staring Lane with a small sign that you can barely see. I’ve had my eyes on this place for awhile, and I was not disappointed. Immediately upon arriving through the doors, the restaurant did not impress me. There was a cashier and kitchen area to the right and a bunch of unassuming tables to the left. The waitress staff greeted us, and a waitress told us to pick any seat so we picked one near the wall of mirrors as this was the table with the most room around it. The other tables were haphazardly placed which made the whole place look clustered. Personally, I did not like the decor much between the randomly assorted tables and the closed blinds on the windows. I thought that I just traveled back in time. Once seated, a waitress came to ask us our drinks and give us the menus. She gave us a minute and came back to answer our questions and take our orders. She was super kind and super helpful. The menu had a solid number of choices without overdoing it. With our orders in, she went and fetched us a bowl of complimentary hushpuppies. She calmly explained how things worked with the salad bar and the dessert bar and with the AYCE fried catfish plate that I ordered. I had to call the waitress to bring more catfish. The salad and dessert bars are placed in the back and accessible by those who paid for it. If you pick a salad as a side, you can go and get anything you want at the salad bar if it is open. The only issue that happened with this restaurant was that my server left during a change in the shifts and did not tell the other servers of my order. Therefore, I had to wait for sometime to continue to get my endless supply of fried catfish. We had to call over a new waitress who took care of the issue by becoming our server and providing us with the best service that I have ever seen. The food here was fabulous. The complimentary hushpuppies were tasty, fluffy, and had a hint of sweetness to it. If you put some of the provided butter on it, you will definitely just fall in love. My fried catfish plate came with mashed potatoes with gravy and Mac and cheese. The mashed potatoes with gravy were good and reminded me of the school cafeteria mash which was one of my favorite items to get. The gravy was seasoned a bit too much for my liking. The Mac and cheese was creamy and cheesy. The star of the plate, the fried catfish, was really out-of-this-world. It was flaky and came apart really easily. The seasoning was all there, and I loved every bite of it. I can see why the fried catfish was the star of the place. I also had a taste of the garlic bread which was big in size. The garlic was layered on top, but I could taste it throughout each bite which was impressive for a big piece of bread with garlic layered on top. Each bite seemed like a piece of garlic heaven. The salad bar was really fresh as well. All of the greens were fresh. The salad dressings had a lot of flavor, and the croutons were like mini garlic bread pieces. Aside from all of my personal dislikes of the decor, I think the service and the food really elevates the whole restaurant. I could not give it a full 5 stars only because of the service mishap and the decor. I would definitely come back and try to avoid the shift change at around 2-3 pm.

Hot Cluckers – Menu with Prices – 1450 E Sunshine St, Springfield

I’m 75 years old and have been around the world and have eaten the best to the worst food in the world. I was drawn in by the name and the advertising. Today, my sister and I went to try the chicken and catfish that I really love. The service was quick and the folks were friendly but the food, I could only give them maybe one star. I don’t know how you can take perfectly good food and turn it into something that is hardly eatable. They use a brown sugar coating on the catfish, something that I have never heard of. One could have just salt, maybe some pepper and cornmeal and had a good taste. The chicken is something on the same order. I had the cole slaw, which is a rip because you only get a very small container, it was okay but just okay. The fried okra was okay as any okra that comes out of a frozen box of okra. The fried dill pickles were okay if you like fried dill pickles. I was in hopes that this would get my repeat business but I will not go there again. I repeat that the folks were very nice and friendly and food was served quickly. But, I just think they have the wrong idea of coating to make this a business that will last. I was very disappointed to say the least. For 2 people, it was about $20 bucks without a drink. I’m sorry but I’ll only give them a few months to stay in business. Ray Cunningham, Springfield. If you want great catfish, at a reasonably price, go to old truck stop that was called 7 Gables.

AJ’s Home Cooking Menu with Prices 11770 Haynes Bridge Rd #902, Alpharetta

For this type of place, an inexpensive country style buffet, it’s as good as it gets, which is why I give five stars. The $10 advertised price includes tax. I’m not sure why they advertise it this way but it seems that all these places like this, that include free tea, do it this way. It’s quite the bargain if you ask me. I’ve been to several of these similar stop places before and the food is never as good as AJ’s. Tonight was my second night to go and we were greeted at the door by Morris. I observed Morris as we ate and was impressed by how friendly he was with everyone. I saw him giving hugs, shaking hands, calling guests by name, etc. His hospitality has worn off on his servers and they were just as good always keeping a watchful eye and pulling your dirty plate or refilling your tea quicker than normal. Tonight was a Friday night and included an excellent fried catfish. When you sit down they give you the choice of having whole fried catfish cooked to order and brought to your table if you’d rather over the fillets on the fillets on the buffet. I don’t want to deal with the bones so I got the fillets off of the buffet and they were great. I love it when you can get cheese grits with your fried catfish. The place was very crowded and well-run which keeps the buffet fresh and tasty. Morris is very busy but still took a minute to chat with me at the end of my meal. He introduced himself and shook my hand. That’s awesome!

Sea World Fish Market – Menu with Prices – 15084 Gratiot Ave, Detroit

I was home in Detroit for a couple of days and we ordered a large pan of fried wings, catfish, and French fries. I don’t eat chicken, but by the looks of how my family was chowing down, it must’ve been good. I had the catfish and French fries. The catfish was fresh, well seasoned, and crisp on the outside. My grandma was disappointed that it only came with two slices of white bread. No one else was concerned with this, as we weren’t going to eat it anyways. We could’ve used more hot sauce, but I’m sure that would’ve been provided for us, had we’d asked. When I come to town again, I’m eating here.

Kim Seafood & Po-Boy Shreveport – Menu with Prices – 4456 Youree Dr, Shreveport

My fist trip to Kim’s was tonight as I wanted fried fish. This new #2 location was near my home, so it was almost a no- brainer. Shane’s Seafood is also near and their catfish is above average, but Kim’s was new territory. The menu is impressive! Fried and boiled seafood choices literally fill the wall! They also offer beer, something Shane’s on Youree Drive does not.Placed my order, paid and sat down with my cold draft beer. My order arrived hot and attractive atop a styrofoam plate. Two small tubs of Tarter sauce and a very small container of what may have been Ranch dressing were placed by my food. The catfish fillets were large , and generous. A small order of fries took up a portion of the plate and a very small salad consisting of Iceberg lettuce and a slice of tomato finished filing the plate. Salt, pepper, catchup and hot sauce were available as well. The crust on my catfish was golden brown but was not firmly adhering to my fish. It was also a problem that about a third of my catfish fillets tasted” fishy”! If you love catfish- you know exactly what ” fishy” fish means. Jan’s River Restaurant in Shreveport is the GOLD standard of great, Louisiana, Farm- raised catfish . I’m not sure if Kims uses imported fish, this causing the taste problem, but it was a disappointment. As for price- it was higher than Jan’s considering that Jan’s includes bottomless coleslaw, hush puppies, and very generous portion of fries. You would think from this review that I would never return , but you would be mistaken. I won’t return for the fried food, but from the smell- will happily give them a chance on the boiled selections. Most likely will bring the wife as my co- taste taster for some boiled shrimp and crab!! They also offer a selection of po boy sandwiches! Never give up on a restaurant after just one visit. Their Bossier City store has survived a very long time. I’ll revisit this review after my next visit. I can’t wait to see what others say- but I did notice that the majority of reviews came from one person. He loves this place!I I wish Kim’s well, but Youree Drive is a tough road for restaurants. The ones that survive, survive because they excel.

Empty Plates Catering LLC – Menu with Prices – 6118 NW 7th Ave, Miami

I recently wrote a review of The Empty Plate Restaurant and indicated I had to come back and try more of the menu. Well, Chef Dee serves a Sunday Brunch. It’s order off the menu, not a buffet and not multiples of anything there’s 8 items and 7 sides. My friend and I decided to order two meals, Shrimp & Grits and Fried Fish which came with 2 sides. The Shrimp & Grits was yummy and for sides we selected her collard greens w/turkey and the Zesty Broccoli along with a side of Twisted Mac & Cheese. The latter was a little too dry for my taste but the broccoli was slammin’. Really enjoyed the greens just not a big fan of the stems – I know my friend said that’s where the nutrients are but I could have done without a few of them. We split the shrimp/grits order and then loaded each plate with a nice size filet. The fried fish used was swai; it’s a white fish, akin to catfish. It’s okay, I’m a catfish lover but this sufficed. Swai is found in the waters of Southeast Asia and is extremely cost effective and beats the heck out of tilapia. At any rate, Chef Dee’s brunch is from 11:30 until 6 – one of the most cost effective spots in town. We went around 2ish but if you want her Smothered Pork Chops, you better go early, that and the corn bread waffle with honey butter were sold out. Tell her Robbie sent you. I am going back again…

Ms. B’s Southern Soul Food – Menu with Prices – 676 St Andrews Rd, Columbia

There were not a lot of reviews but we decided to try Ms. B’s anyway. The food was delicious, staff friendly, restaurant and restrooms were clean. I had the turkey wings, Mac & cheese, cabbage, rice & gravy, and corn bread. My husband also had the turkey wings, but with black eye peas and Mac & cheese as his sides with the rice and gravy and cornbread. The turkey wings were seasoned well and falling off the bone. They were so good we overate and split another plate between the three of us. My son had the fried chicken and enjoyed it too. The vegetables were good too. On our extra plate we had the fried okra as a different side. We’re new to the Elgin/Columbia area and are happy we’ve found a restaurant with great food, portions, and service.

Fat Jack’s Chicken & Fish – Menu with Prices – 5912 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City

I’ve driven past this place a gazillion times and noticed it seemed to generate decent traffic. Stopped in tonight to sample their wares. Very small inside with seating for maybe 20 or so. Clean enough for a roadside restaurant. Ordered the #19 (2 catfish filets and 2 chicken wings) and a la carte sides of Mac & cheese, sweet potatoes, and a greens/cabbage combo to go. All meals come with fries. The service at the counter was super friendly! I didn’t mind the wait (the drive-thru stayed fairly busy and call-in orders were booming) which was what I would have expected on a Friday night. I wasn’t especially thrilled that my order didn’t surface all at once, thus rendering my fries cold by the time I got out to my car. They were edible once gently warmed at home, but I’m sure would’ve been much better (and crispier) if still hot out of the vat. The mac & cheese is pretty good (I dropped a handful of grated cheese before warming in the microwave to make it cheesier), the cabbage/greens were tasty. The sweet potatoes weren’t my favorite…kinda bland. The chicken wings were not really well seasoned, but they were fried to perfection! The catfish filets? FIRE!!!!!!!!!! Absolute FIRE!!!! I think they were possibly the best I’ve ever eaten out. If you have a hankering for fried catfish, Fat Jack’s is A-1 on my list!!! Next time I’ll try the jumbo shrimp and a couple of additional sides.

The Brine Well – Menu with Prices – 128 E Jefferson St, Syracuse

This should be a 2 or 3 star review based on my one visit, but I love the concept and want this place to do well. I’ll keep it as a 4 for now and revisit the rating if my next couple visits are like my first one. What to like: 1) Nice engaged people working the counter 2) The meat sauce is EXCELLENT. Has a slight nutmeg/cinnamon type flavor to it. I wish they were more generous with it. I also wish they were more generous with onions. 3) I had eggs on mine and they were cooked to order and cooked fantastically. And there were two eggs as one of my proteins. That’s great value. 4) Baked beans had decent flavor (maybe a touch undercooked) 5) Refills on drinks What they need to improve: 1) I was with a table of seasoned upstate NYers and we all thought the salt potatoes were WAY too salty. Almost as if they used all the salt that comes in one of those kits. Need to dial back. Home fries were salty too. (And I love salt). 2) Service time is gonna be the death of them if they don’t get that figured out. A garbage plate at anytime shouldn’t take more than 5-10 minutes. At lunch time it’s crucial it’s closer to 5. Everyone was waiting 15-20. 3) My friend ordered a half plate and I ordered a full plate. The only difference in service size was I had one more protein than him. For another $7, the full plate sides should be observably bigger than the half plate. Maybe they made a mistake? All in all, I’m glad this place is here. And I hope I have reasons in the future to keep this review at a 4 and maybe even bump it to a 5.