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    Wade's Place

    4.4 (147 reviews)
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    Updated 2 months ago

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    WADE'S PLACE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Saturday special!
    Kim H.

    Great surprise. Very good fresh food. Reminded me of my cajun family. Good atmosphere.

    Saturday Special: Crawfish étouffée with fried catfish

    I wasn't looking for a religious experience as it is a Saturday, but these folks here at Wade's have made me join the church of Creole! Food so good, I would use my brother's commissary money to order one more dish!

    Salad - no lettuce, just greens
    Allison K.

    Wade's is a nice place to get good non-fast food in Chandler. After ordering at the counter, you seat yourself, so this is not a full serve dining place, but the food is always hot, fresh and cooked with tons of flavor. The steak is seasoned perfectly and is very tasty. It is usually served with a baked potato, but when they run out, they will substitute boiled new potatoes or French fries. The new potatoes were good but had zero seasoning or butter...just boiled. I think they could have at least served butter or something to make them interesting and match the delicious flavor of the steak. It was such a stark contrast and I was a little disappointed that no love was given to the side that was substituted for such a usually yummy baked potato. The entrees are delicious but the sides are sometimes disappointing and bland. We will definitely be repeat customers because the entrees are very good. Will have to see if we can find some sides that match the quality of the entrees next time.

    Fish & Shrimp Dinner    4 + 7 + fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies

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    17 days ago

    Fish tacos were delicious. First time there and I'm definitely going back to have the crab legs and shrimp

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    9 months ago

    Great place!! Had the shrimp& catfish. Both were crispy just like I like it. Very good food and friendly people!!

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    1 year ago

    Always amazing when we go. Food is great. And staff is friendly. And you can BYOB. Price is just right.

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    1 year ago

    Delicious food (seafood, burgers, desserts), friendly staff, great atmosphere, outside deck, this place.

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    3 years ago

    Service was great. Hushpuppies were very good. Gumbo was very disappointing, it was more like gravy.

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    2 years ago

    Great people and great food, always friendly and food is tasty. Look forward to everytime 8 come to the lake.

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    2 years ago

    Excellent service and food. Casual dining in an old feed store. Fried shrimp is great. Friendly people. Great specials. We eat here often

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    2 years ago

    Food is just not the same , fish taste rubber for some reason. It's a shame because when it's cooked right it awesome

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    2 years ago

    Excellent service and the most delicious food in East TX. Ann and Wade are wonderful and appreciate their customers !

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    Amazing food and service - I love their fried catfish! And they are known for their steaks as well!

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    This is highly decorated restaurant that has a lot of personality! We went for lunch, Kristen was…read moreour server, she was polite but very slow. We started with the onion rings for an appetizer, in fact we received our appetizer before we received our drinks.. that is how slow Kristen was. We asked for lemons a couple of times, by the time we were halfway through with our lunch, we finally received them... The onion rings were delicious! The right amount of crunch with the perfect amount of Cajun seasoning! So good! I had the catfish po boy with fried okra and French fries. The bread was a good, the catfish was tasty, very thin though. The fried okra and French fries were good too. My husband had the catfish plate, also had fried okra and French fries as his side. His catfish filets were thicker than my po boy. Food was amazing with large portions. Service needs work.

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