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re: Best fried catfish around Baton Rouge

Posted on 6/30/21 at 9:42 am to
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
17011 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 9:42 am to
"catfish" from China and Vietnam's Basa especially. I'm reading it is illegal here but that might be old info. I could've sworn I've seen it at Rouses
Posted by moontigr
Dark Side of the Moon
Member since Nov 2020
7773 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 2:45 pm to
In my opinion there’s literally zero excuse for any restaurant along the gulf coast to be serving foreign catfish. It’s the equivalent of serving Chinese crawfish.
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
7196 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 2:47 pm to
I just refuse to go to the restaurant period if they can't serve Louisiana or at least Mississippi catfish. If they have that little bit of standards, then I don't want anything else they have. frick em.
Posted by TheEnglishman
On the road to Wellville
Member since Mar 2010
3310 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 3:47 pm to
From reading the first page of votes on restaurants... I'd say you'd have a hard time finding bad fried catfish.

My vote goes to goodwood grill.... but thats mainly cause its right by the office and house... great friday catfish place. Sides are terrible though.

Cafe American is good

Anything at Elsies plate is fantastic except the nachoes. But everything else is top notch.
Posted by nateslu1
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club
Member since Apr 2012
6938 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 5:43 pm to
Crawford's on Staring

Mike's Seafood on Florida Blvd - the nicest lady takes your order and they have some of the best fried seafood in town. Downside is they only have can drinks or bottles. Upside is it is very affordable and you will have to take home half of your order. This is a hole in the wall place in not the greatest location. A diamond in the rough.
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
7196 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 5:45 pm to
You're late. No one wants to eat that chinese shite
Posted by nateslu1
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club
Member since Apr 2012
6938 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 5:50 pm to
Sounds good... I'd rather not wait in a line anyway
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
6029 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 10:03 am to
quote:

catfish" from China and Vietnam's Basa especially. I'm reading it is illegal here but that might be old info. I could've sworn I've seen it at Rouses

No it’s not illegal, and you can buy it in seafood markets/grocery stores in LA, it’s just illegal to refer to it as “catfish” in Louisiana. But they are indeed catfish, just not from the same taxonomic families of catfish found in the USA.
Posted by Mad Dogg
LA
Member since Sep 2016
4233 posts
Posted on 7/3/21 at 10:33 am to
Anyone know where Crawford’s gets their fish, or what kind it is? The menu call it “C-Fish”...if it was catfish, I think they would throw in the AT.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17832 posts
Posted on 7/3/21 at 1:34 pm to
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Anyone know where Crawford’s gets their fish, or what kind it is? The menu call it “C-Fish”...if it was catfish, I think they would throw in the AT.

I think someone posted it earlier in the thread. Most likely Asian catfish meaning Basa or Swai.
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