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    The Fish Shack

    3.3 (23 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Scarlett M.

    This little restaurant is attached to a gas station/convenience store and offers dine-in, takeout, and a drive-thru window. The parking lot and dining area are both a decent size, getting to it is easy, the restaurant itself was clean, the staff was friendly, and my order was ready quickly. I liked the hush puppies and their special sauce was interesting. Good marks for all of that. In terms of "meh," trying to sub red beans and rice for french fries cost $2. Mind you, small fries and small red beans are both listed on the menu for $2. I know upcharges for substitutions are not unusual, but usually it's not the full regular price of the side. Maybe the waitress didn't know how to do substitutions in their checkout system, or maybe they don't actually allow substitutions (which is a different problem). The shrimp could've used a pinch more seasoning, but when paired with ketchup or the special sauce they were fine. So the upper end of "meh." Unfortunately there were two things in the bad column: the red beans on the coleslaw. The beans were too bland and dry for my tastes. I ended up doctoring them significantly by adding hot sauce, Tony Chachere's, and a little water. The coleslaw was worse: dry and flavorless. It desperately needed at some black pepper, and lemon juice or vinegar. I probably could have doctored it up too, but I didn't feel like it and ended up throwing most of the coleslaw away. This place has $5 Monday specials. If you want to try them, stick to that, and avoid the beans and coleslaw.

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    Mike C.

    I don't go "down the road" nearly as much as I used to in my younger days. However, I have been wanting to try Crazy Cajun's for several months; and this past Friday (2/2/18), I finally took that ride down the road and paid them a visit. To be honest, the ride there from Lakeview was less than 30 minutes, and we left at 5 PM. Therefore, it's actually not a long ride at all. The building is unassuming from the outside but is actually quite nice on the inside, and the Cajun decor can be seen throughout. Kudos for everything for being so clean. But this place is all about the fish. The menu is fairly simple, as nearly all of it revolves around fried catfish. There are four catfish dinners, and each comes with fries, hush puppies, cole slaw and a remoulade style dipping sauce. The "Feeding Frenzy" is the biggest meal and comes with 8 pieces of fish. The "Top Feeder" has 6 pieces, the the "Bottom Feeder" has pieces and the "Minnow", aka kid's meal has 3 pieces. There is also a "Tackle Box" dinner that comes with fried fish AND fried shrimp. Rounding out the menu is the "Shrimp Box", Shrimp po-boy and shrimp tacos. My wife and son are not big eaters; therefore, the Tackle Box was more than enough for them both. Since I am a big eater, I opted for the Top Feeder and I left completely satiated without being overstuffed. Now about the food: The fish: The catfish, in my opinion, was fried to order, as it came out piping hot. I have no doubt that this fish is as fresh as it gets, and was probably never frozen. It was fried to perfection and had a nice battered crust. However, it was a little salty for my liking, as I do not cook with much salt. All in all, this was some really good fish. The shrimp: The shrimp were actually perfectly fried and perfectly seasoned. And these aint no "shrimpy" shrimp, excuse my pun. I'd say they were large or extra large and probably ranged between 25-35 count per pound. The french fries: Nothing spectacular here. Just your garden variety crinkle cut fries. The cole slaw: Kudos to Crazy Cajuns for making a slaw that I actually liked. The low mayo saturation made for a very good slaw that was not soggy and I would definitely recommend it. The sauce: The remoulade style dipping sauce is a nice alternative from the traditional tartar sauce. It's not as spicy as your traditional remoulade sauce and was a nice change. Did I mention they also have a drive up window so that you can pick up your "to-go" orders that you called in over the phone? This window is a big hit, as it seems like over half their business was for "to-go" orders. Kudos to them for recognizing that many people, including myself, like to pick up dinner on the way home and sometimes don't want to have to get out of our cars. All in all, this is a nice family run restaurant serving up really good fish & shrimp. It is "down-the-road" recommended by me.

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    10 months ago

    Great catfish and hush puppies! We will be back! The owner was so friendly and helped entering my toddler grandson.

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    10 months ago

    Great food and service! Place was decorated nice and very welcoming! Would come back again.

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    1 year ago

    I got a ton of fries a few overcooked shrimp and some kinda fish not going back zxzxxxxxxxxxxxxxzxxx

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    3 years ago

    Nothing to see here folks... same review with a dose of reality. Buy local seafood!!!! So many fishermen are starving!!

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    7 years ago

    Great Place.. Great fish and good service. Was down on a fishing trip and tried this place. Will stop every time I come to the Area..

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    8 years ago

    They have the best catfish, it's so fresh, crispy & seasoned perfectly! I also love their fries & hushpuppies. And staff are super friendly

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    Today’s Ketch Seafood - Crawfish Festival 2023

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    I've lived in the parish most of my life, so I've purchased food from here for years. Whether it…read morewas fish to take home to cook, boiled seafood, fried seafood plates, or even stuff from their cold section I've tried a good bit. Last Friday I went and got 2 stuffed crabs(in the picture). Initially I was like $13 for the two scoops of stuffed crab seemed high but I know crabmeat is expensive. Right when I was about to pay for my food the hot crawfish came out so I had to get a taste and ordered 3lbs. My total was about $33. Prices are cheaper if you pay with cash (they list the price with cash and the price if you are paying with card) so I'd say bring some cash. The crawfish were good as usual and were a nice size. Other things I've had in the past that I enjoyed were the crawfish fettuccini, shrimp poboy, fried fish plate, and potato salad. There is seating available inside but it's not a big place so a big group would probably need to get their food to go. Also this is a pretty popular place especially on Fridays so expect to wait in line or you can call and order your phone ahead of time (which I usually do).

    I've tried Today's Ketch before but I never tried their boiled seafood until this weekend. I had…read morecrawfish, snow crabs, shrimp, corn and potatoes. Everything was really good and flavorful. The seafood had a nice flavor without being too spicy. It wasn't spicy at all to me but it did have a little kick. The service was really good as well. We almost forgot our snow crabs but they made sure we got them! I know where to get some good boiled seafood now.

    The Fish Shack - seafood - Updated May 2026

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