Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (oDey in LA)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:28:52 GMT

The best whole catfish to be found in FL Panhandle ( or just about anywhere else) is David's House of Catfish in Milton, FL... Best what am. Someone also mentioned Mullet, considered a trash fish most places, but around here since it comes from clean bottom water environment it is primo. The best around is Sam's Seafood across the street from Joe Patti's Seafood Market or Chet's on Navy Blvd. in PNS. A second Chet's is in Pace, FL.

Personally, while I will do an occasional Mullet meal at Sam's, David's House of Catfish trumps all ! Filets are optional but no self respecting good ole boy or girl would do filets when whole is available. To be properly appreciated one must eat with fingers and never with a fork.....Well I guess that kinda goes without saying....

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (brittneal)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:19:06 GMT

Ryans offers whole catfish on the all ou can eat bar. I believe its 2X/week. They have a "southern night and on the Friday seaf items.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Big Frank)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:51:14 GMT

If your in the Covington, GA area try Neely's Restaurant, they serve whole fried catfish. Be forewarned they only accept cash or local checks, no credit or debit cards. They are only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Beukeboom)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:43:15 GMT

I grew up in Mississippi and catfish camps were all over the place back then. My favorite was a little place on the Chickasawhay River called Gappy's near Shubuta, Mississippi. Nothing but a large metal building with all sort of taxidermy inside, but GREAT fresh catfish with sweet onion slices and awesome hushpuppies. Now I live in Tallahassee and there isn't anything even remotely like that around the region. Very disappointing.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (JRobMcC)

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:37:42 GMT

Wow! thanks for all the amazing advice!

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Foodbme)

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:57:55 GMT

I like Catfish, but I much prefer a Mullet!
Sincerely,
Billy Ray Cyrus

Seriously,
If you get over to the Pensacola area, there's a number of places that serve whole catfish & Mullett. Joe Patti's Seafood Market sells both of them. Take a cooler home!
I like Mullet Backs myself.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (neilcody)

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:47:51 GMT

Porky's Landing & Marina - 120 Georgetown Landing Rd., Welaka, FL

(12mi. fr. Astor near Crescent City) has whole catfish. SO does Sherry's Kitchen and Buffet in DeLand on New York Ave.1 block east of the courthouse in the plaza...Hwy 44 . Ya gotta have her fried chiicken it is the best.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (smokestack lightning)

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:32:51 GMT

mimicooks

Smokestack, where in Aberdeen did you eat BBQ? That's my hometown, and West Point isn't far away!

Hi,

Aberdeen is interesting. I apologize but cant remember the name of either BBQ I recall in Aberdeen. It has been a few years. The one that was most memorable was right on the main business street at the west end of the business district with a big smoker out front. Dining room to the side. Excellent pulled pork. Nice people. I will ask the people I was with if they remember the name.

I have explored in great detail that area and the back roads between there and West Point, making a music documentary and writing a biography of a blues singer from there. There is even a 78 rpm recording hanging in a display in the Aberdeen library titled " Smokestack Lightnin'"!!

As you have mentioned there is good food to be had in that area especially in the backroads areas. As in Daves BBQ in West Point which I would never have found by myself. Plan to be back in that area for the labor day weekend.

By the way, there is a great story of an old Delta blues singer being rediscovered in the 1960s by someone in California hearing a song they had recorded thirty years before about Aberdeen and taking a chance and writing a post card to that person with their name, the title blues singer and with no address except Aberdeen Mississippi. A relative of his happened to work at the Post office and forwarded the letter and he found some fame and some modest fortune at the end of his life.

Josh

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Born in OKC)

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:31:48 GMT

Since Adjudicator has added mullet to the mix I'll comment that I think it is available at South Side seafood mentioned above and also at Rose Hill seafodd in Columbus, GA. The latter was started by a man who used to drive a refrigerated truck filled with fish from Florida to Georgia each week and finally decided to cook and sell the food himself.

Both of these places, South Side and Rose Hill, have excellent credentials as roadfood. If you are traveling south on I-85 it is not difficult to divert to Columbus and have a meal at Rose Hill.

Rose Hill Seafood

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=rosehill+seafood+columbus+ga&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=6020756642876070734

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Adjudicator)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:47:38 GMT

No true Southerner eats catfish filets. However the fish we eat around my area mostly are not catfish. They are too refined (the catfish) now; LOL. Look for a place that serves fresh caught Brim or Mullet. If they don't serve Swamp Gravy; bypass! :) Disclaimer: If the establishment also serves frog legs then they are probably OK.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Born in OKC)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:21:53 GMT

I'll vouch for the restaurant at High Falls and Love's seafood which are both me4ntioned above.

Another place is Southside Seafood which is on the south side of Atlanta a few miles east of I-75. I believe their menu offers a choice of filet or whole and I aways pick the latter.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=southside+seafood&near=Alpharetta,+GA&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=287111120487689672

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (mimicooks)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:31:27 GMT

Smokestack, where in Aberdeen did you eat BBQ? That's my hometown, and West Point isn't far away!

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (smokestack lightning)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:07:06 GMT

mimicooks

I've mentioned this place before, and it's in Mississippi, but The Friendship House, between Aberdeen and Amory just off Coontail Road, has wonderful fried whole catfish with all the delicious sides. If anyone is in that area of the country and looking for catfish, don't miss this place.

While i havent been to the Frienship House ( but will try it certainly when I am in that area this summer) I can say that the very best catfish i have had has been in that area. i suspect that both get catfish from the Tombighbee River and it is special. Also in that area the Tin Lizzy in West Point is excellent for breakfast and try Anthonys in West Point for a sort of upscale take on southern food.I have also had excellent BBQ in Aberdeen and at daves in West Point.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Rusty246)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:39:40 GMT

Whitey's Fish Camp in Orange Park, FL. There is a review on this site, just search restaurants.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (LJM)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:24:11 GMT

The Greenbrier in Madison, AL (near Huntsville) has whole fried cats.

Here is a web link: http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=3369

I've nerver had the opportunity to eat there, but was told that the food is very good.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (mimicooks)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:11:02 GMT

I've mentioned this place before, and it's in Mississippi, but The Friendship House, between Aberdeen and Amory just off Coontail Road, has wonderful fried whole catfish with all the delicious sides. If anyone is in that area of the country and looking for catfish, don't miss this place.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (HollyDolly)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:56:24 GMT

While I live in Texas, i would imagine there must be whole catfish for sale somewhere in the South, either cooked and ready to eat at a restaurant, or for sale whole in a grocery store or fish market.

Here most of the catfish in restaurants seems to be catfish filets,or the small pieces of catfish they call catfish nuggets. But at H.E.B. Grocery Stores you can purchase the whole headless and skinless catfish.
My dad would buy them and sometimes fry them, but most of the time we baked or broiled them.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (Greymo)

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:32:40 GMT

Love's Seafood west of Savannah has wonderful whole catfish.

http://www.savannahga.net/dining/lovesseafood.html

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (mrclean)

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:50:39 GMT

Very good and only a couple of miles off I-75 Exit 198 HighFalls Rd
The cole slaw is fantastic also. Ask for Peggy.

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=2403

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (dholk)

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:29:24 GMT

Crystal River seafood in Tallahassee had amazing whole catfish 15 or so years ago. I haven't been there in years, but it looks like they are still around. Hopefully that means the catfish are still really good.

Good luck.

Re:Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (seafarer john)

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:42:46 GMT

Yu are rght. Those little whole catfish are excellent - not to rap the filets, but I really like the whole ones.

I've never found whole catfish south of Ocala, and every time I've found a place that serves them around the Lake Kerr area the place has closed by the next year. There was a place on Fl rt 19 near Salt Springs that served them two years ago I've forgot the name, but some kind of "knocker" was part of the name.

Let us know if you find any - I'll be back looking for some next winter...

Cheers, John

Searching for whole Catfish in Florida or Georgia. (JRobMcC)

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:31:31 GMT

Does anyone know of a place where whole fried catfish is still available? Filets are OK, but I really believe the flavor is much better from a whole fish. I'm in Orlnado, but travel around the state and in Georgia. Thanks!