Best thin catfish in Nola?

Go across the lake to Slidell and eat at Middendorf's.

New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood in Metry was solid from what I remember.

If he's coming from North MS he will be on I55.

Tell him to get off at Manchac and you will meet him at Middendorf's.

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But in the city of New Orleans, Barrow's (Earhart Blvd near Carrollton) might be the best bet.

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ETA: The River Shack has some excellent fried catfish. It's on the appetizer section of the menu. Comes with fries and is easily a big enough portion for one person.

Hi Hat Cafe has great catfish

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Middendorf's in Manchac

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I like thin fried catfish, but the last 2 times I stopped at Middendorfs in Manchac, it was so thin that you could not see anything inside of the batter. There was no taste of fish. It was like fried batter chips.

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Any suggestions ?

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Tell him thin catfish isn't better than N. MS catfish.

Whole fried > Regular fillet > Thin fillet

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I like thin fried catfish, but the last 2 times I stopped at Middendorfs in Manchac, it was so thin that you could not see anything inside of the batter. There was no taste of fish. It was like fried batter chips.

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Same experience. Middendorf's sucks. Location doesn't matter. On top of the fish being paper thin, all fried dishes have zero seasoning/flavor. Just bland arse seafood like we're in Minnesota or something. My wife's family just tried to get me to stop there this weekend. I told them hell no and kept driving.

Put some Crystal on it.