Best fried fish in Ascension area?

Ralph’s Supermarket

What’s swai?

T-Wayne’s or Duckroost

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It amazes me how many people are OK with restaurants serving swai, yet if a restaurant were to serve foreign crawfish they’d blow a gasket

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This.

Acme Oyster House markets themselves as a New Orleans style seafood place, but they can't even make the effort to serve local fish.

My first time I went to Hymels up the river me and a co-worker were the only two sitting in the bar area eating. We were eating shrimp and the owner, who seemed like an arse anyway, thought that he would proudly tell us that he switched to the asian catfish to save money.

Screw him.

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My house.

I don't think we have that. As long as they aren't putting in print that they are serving specifically La catfish while serving something else, they aren't breaking the law.

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It amazes me how many people are OK with restaurants serving swai, yet if a restaurant were to serve foreign crawfish they’d blow a gasket


This.

Acme Oyster House markets themselves as a New Orleans style seafood place, but they can't even make the effort to serve local fish.

My first time I went to Hymels up the river me and a co-worker were the only two sitting in the bar area eating. We were eating shrimp and the owner, who seemed like an arse anyway, thought that he would proudly tell us that he switched to the asian catfish to save money.

Screw him.

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Well where to start. Don’t know about Acme and their “effort” to serve local fish but I would say what is local fish? If you are looking for wild local fish it is not available on that level. Maybe you catch it yourself but ACME would be out of business, as would all seafood restaurants if they depended on wild, local product.

I know James Hymel very well and the first I would say in the 40 years I’ve been going there I have never seen anyone eat at the bar. It is an old bar that is made for drinking and if you are eating at it it is the chips and peanuts behind it. I also know that he always (starting with his father) served Amite River catfish, which were the benchmark in this area as are Bayou Des Allemends,and not available on a sustainable basis so he, like a lot are buying American farm raised catfish. He buys Harvest Select out of Alabama both whole and fileted.

But you are missing what Hymels is more known for which is jumbo fried shrimp (which are bought locally) and of course the boiled crabs, which are all Louisiana and the best anywhere.

And he is an arse. If you are an arse.

Hymel’s does have a disclaimer now that says they now serve basa catfish

I don't particularly care for Hymel's, but they have some pretty decent prices for some of their menu options. We would go there pretty often growing up and my dad swears it's the best seafood he's ever eaten.