This is our favorite Catfish Restaurant in East Texas. We have never been disappointed here. The…read morefood is great and the service is excellent. The atmosphere is relaxed and quiet. My wife and I enjoy the chance to talk without having to yell across the table. It is quiet and relaxing. We always get the 3 piece fish and baked potato. It comes with their coleslaw and hush puppies. The hush puppies are great and huge!!! I also like the fries which are hand made and freshly cut. The baked potato is a better value and I have yet to finish one even though I am normally a big eater! I highly recommend Catfish Palace. They also have BBQ available Thursday-Saturday.

Best part of this place was the Tea & Baked Potato..I ask the waitress 3 times was this real…read moreCatfiish she said yes absolutely! After bring it to me and I looked at it I knew 100% this was Swi a Vietnamese catfish because real Texas Catfish don't curl up when fried. I should have sent it back but they will probably reserve to someone else being I didn't touch it. Shrimp was OK and hushpuppys lol were like golf balls. Anyway 23 00 lunch I'm sure she had to get the tip out of that being she was so honest. Then ask me when I was paying for how was it. I said just like I thought it would be. O" you didn't like I love it I think about it all day. Lady go tell that to someone else. I highly recommend not eating her!!!

Food was very good, and very generous. My wife and I both had food to take home! This is a nice,…read morecomfortable place to eat in Palestine. But dress is casual. Service was very good.

Palestine has needed a good semi elegant place to dine for ages and this fits perfectly…read more It was a wonderful meal and the steaks were cooked perfectly and felt more like a steakhouse in a big city than a small town. The service was excellent with the staff not blinking an eye to a group of 7 coming in. They took care of us and made the birthday meal for my brother perfect!

Food is always good. I like their tamales, tacos, enchiladas, queso, and chips and salsa. Good…read moreservice. I get this DoorDashed a lot. I would recommend their Bolaños plate. Very good portion for its price.

Y'all. Trust me. The best salsa I've had in yeeeears and everyone saying "fresh" is correct, but…read morenot detailed enough. It is SO drool worthy. The food is hot and even though the pics make it look like every day TexMex, it's somehow more delicious than most. The marg hype is accurate - very balanced and clear (not those Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle green margaritas you sometimes get at a local spot). Also the exterior is deceiving. This place is larger and nicer once you walk in. This is my new fave to drive to in the entire Cedar Creek Lake area.

First, Feathered Friend is not closed. It moved to the Canton Marketplace. Check their website…read moreand/or FB. Second, the Canton Marketplace is open only once a month, during Canton First Mondays. That's not Monday, it's the Thu-Sun before the first Monday of each month. So, yes, only one weekend a month can you try this place! Third, I never thought this place looked good because it was in a gas station, and maybe the logo didn't spark joy for me. Even in the Canton Marketplace, I almost didn't try it. My misjudgment! The spicy OG is the ***best*** chicken sandwich I've ever had. It's a bit messy, so maybe I should ask for 3/4 as much sauce. Or really, I'll just learn to be tidier each time I enjoy it. Sauce might drip out even as you are unwrapping it. =) The regular OG is the **2nd-best** chicken sandwich I've ever had. =) Chicken thighs FTW!!! (You can also get the sandwich with white meat instead, but I much prefer the version with dark meat. Really owe it to yourself to try the OG as an OG.) They also make their own sweet tea and lemonade. Of the sides I've tried, I think I liked the corn/elote best. Oh, right, they also have a mean salad! One of the best I've ever had. Tough choice between that and the spicy OG. But I'd say you gotta try the chicken sandwich at least once, the way it's meant to be. You can take the salad home for later. Chef Ryan is a nice guy. I think he likes trying new things and thinking outside the box. I give them six stars. But minus one for being open only one weekend a month.

Very good sandwich and waffle fries . Great staff , clean , served with a smile . I'm coming back…read morefor sure .

Just exactly what can one say about a perfect meal?…read more First off, I'm ashamed I can't remember the name of this drink. It's a variation of an Old Fashioned. Bunny's "God of Fire." Sorry, had stop right there and look it up. It's double smoked Ironroot Prometheus bourbon, angostura & walnut bitters, and a toasted marshmallow. I don't know who thought this up, but I want to kiss them. It's a little smoky and a little sweet, but subtle. And the longer it sits, it gets almost a little creamy. Especially nibbling on the toasted marshmallow before and after. I tried both. Sublime, a little surreal. I feel like I need a long night drinking just these in slow deliberation. That might be a good hot summer night activity. The deviled eggs? Honestly, and maybe I should be ashamed of this, I can't remember if I've ever had deviled eggs with ham in the mix. Or for that matter, with Texas caviar. Like, what even have I been doing with my life? The Wagyu Tartare came with house okra relish on the corner of the plate, drops of fried egg mayo, these little tiny blue flowers called Borage blossoms, that I, a grown ass man, somehow much closer to 50 than I ever planned on, just got fucking giddy about. But, I tell you what, don't you dare scoop some of that Rosewood Ranch beef tartare onto one of those in house made sumac dusted kettle chips with a dab of that okra relish, take a bite, nibble that toasted marshmallow, and then sipped the Bunny's God Of Fire, and then tell me you didn't step thru a motherfuckin' looking glass of some kind. Softly surreal. Comforting. Sublime. Also, just FYI, you don't really appreciate the okra relish until you try it by itself. There is a crispness to it that is almost etheral. And then you feel like you understand the sensory play of texture and taste a little better. My entree was the 14oz Texas Akausi strip, with the hand cut fries, and horseradish mayo. Seasoned with high quality fine French sea salt and black pepper, pan seared in Wagyu tallow and basted with thyme, smashed garlic clove, and butter, before finishing in the oven and sitting in a container of melted Waygu tallow before resting on the cutting board and being sliced. Read that again, slowly. It sounds like a night in bed with Jane Mansfield. I don't know how else to describe. Why yes, the fries are amazing. Of course they are. Everything is amazing here. I feel silly, like I'm just on here hyping one of my favorite people and food spots, but Oh My God, have you even been here? Everything is great. But if I'm being honest. For true true. That softly medium rare Akausi with a dab of that horseradish mayo, another sip of Bunny's Fire Of God. It's a sensuous experience. For dessert, I got the chocolate mousse, and the homie got the First Amendment Lemon Pound Cake, which Lance McWhorter came up with in honor of Afroman winning his case against "The Man." As if I needed anymore reason to love him. The chocolate mousse, I'm afraid I could eat this by the tub. Like, I brought home half my steak and fries I was so full. Wouldn't have even thought about dessert had I been anywhere else. I damn near licked the bowl clean at the table like a dog. Just embarrassing. That glob of white stuff, are super cheesy grits. I'll post some pics of food we got to see as it was prepared later, but, I will say, yes, it was delicious. Especially on the fries. Honestly, I think I can make a meal of the eggs and tartare alone. And Bunny's Fire Of God. Absolutely stellar meal. But more than that. It's an experience. One I highly recommend. I'd give it a scale rating, but there's no scale for this. Not in these parts. This place is in a class all it's own. It's another beautiful day, East Texas. I hope you're enjoying it. #ztfu #sabaileyproject #iloveyouetx #writerfoodiegunguy #foodiesofetx #hippiebarbarian #foodiesofdallas #foodiesofig #easttexas #tylertx

We are planning to move to Tyler in a month and came this weekend to get a feel of the…read morecity/potential favorite restaurants. This has been one of our favorites so far! It is in a corner lot with a humble interior and exterior. Despite being humble I can tell they spent a great deal on the details to make this place shine. The host and serve were kind and informative. I have a bias for open concept kitchen and it was nice to see the team work on our meal. The porter house was amazing! Nice and crispy with just the right amount of fat. The hush puppies were light and flavorful. We are excited to come back!

Drove thirty minutes out, waited forever in the drive thru line only to be disappointed, spent…read moremoney on 1 large soda only for it to be flat, asked for a different option and we were told by the employee that all of the sodas were flat, we ask for sweet tea and we were clearly given unsweet watered down tea, we watch the employee ask her co workers if they knew how to fix the sodas and they just shrugged at her. When she gave us the food all of our sides were turned on their sides, we get home and we realize that our 12 piece mix is all DARK meat and burnt, not sure what the point of the employee making us recite our entire order to her was if they were still going to get it wrong. Trash service and trash quality.

We were all so very impressed with this place.... Service with a smile and the fried chicken was…read moreamazing. So crispy, juicy and well seasoned, I had to slap myself in the face to make sure I wasn't dreaming. If you are in Athens or anywhere remotely close and you want some chicken, this is the only choice.

I was not too familiar with Fried Pies (like never had eaten one) until I came to this place. I…read moremade a trip from Dallas to Mineola just to try them after seeing this place featured on Texas Country Reporter...Now I am hooked! After my first taste, I took advantage of their special, buy 5 get a 6th one for free. I got a variety of flavors, Apple, Peach, Apricot, Bavarian, and Buttermilk, and Moonshine (think pecan pie). While they were all good, Bavarian absolutely was amazing! Friendly owener and staff as well!

This is such a precious place! It's a combo boutique and pie shop. I ate an early dinner across the…read morestreet at East TX Burger Co and saw the sign for this cute store. So, I walked across the street and browsed the store. I ended up purchasing a chocolate and buttermilk hand pie. I ate the chocolate and my husband enjoyed the buttermilk. I'll be back in town on a business trip in a couple of weeks and will definitely be stopping back by to purchase more pies to take back home to family. Oh! The ladies that were working the counter were so sweet and helpful!

Went to the Pelican last night and ordered a Rueben. I have no idea what I got…read more It's hard to support local when this is what is delivered. A Reuben sandwich is a grilled North American sandwich with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian or Thousand Island dressing, served on rye bread

I enjoyed the fish n chips but the chicken quesadilla had too much seasoning I could not even taste…read morethe chicken. The sausage were ok. The decore was great and the staff was friendly.

While the burger and fries were tasty and the service was friendly, the ambiance was not very…read moreappealing.

Very good food and service is improving. Great management!! Expecting great thing from this place.read more