When you’re a seafood-lover with a big appetite, an all-you-can-eat restaurant is the place to be. Shad’s Catfish Hole serves up some of the best fried catfish in the Sooner State, and you can chow down to your heart’s content for one low price.
When you’re worked up an appetite and you have a hankering for some catfish, hop in the car and drive to Sallisaw, where you’ll find Shad’s Catfish Hole.
Traci Feck/Google Address: 462700 East 1140 Road, Sallisaw, OK 74955
This neighborhood favorite isn’t fancy, but it’s definitely unique. Check out all the quirky decor on the walls. You don’t need linen tablecloths to enjoy a tasty meal, and you’ll love the friendly service here.
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The menu is pretty straightforward, and you’ll find the offerings on plaques on the wall. There’s an array of seafood, as well as frog legs, chicken, and steak. All of it’s tasty, but the catfish is the house specialty.
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It’s lightly battered and fried up to crispy perfection. They’ll start you out with three pieces…
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…but don’t worry, they’ll be back in short order with plenty more, and they’ll keep bringing it til you beg them to stop.
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Your meal comes with the “set-up” which includes coleslaw, pickles and onion, hush puppies, and the owner’s famous brown beans.
Lyda Wilbur/Google The brown beans are legendary, and so good that patrons often ask the owner for his top-secret recipe. Go ahead and ask him - he’ll just smile and say that if he tells you, he’ll have to kill you. He’s joking. We think. One thing’s for sure - the beans are so tasty that the recipe is definitely worth keeping a secret.
Get to Shad’s Catfish Hole early because it fills up fast. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bring cash; the restaurant doesn’t take credit cards.
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Does all-you-can-eat catfish sound like a dream dinner to you? If so, tag the friends and family you want to join you!
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Address: 462700 East 1140 Road, Sallisaw, OK 74955
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The brown beans are legendary, and so good that patrons often ask the owner for his top-secret recipe. Go ahead and ask him - he’ll just smile and say that if he tells you, he’ll have to kill you. He’s joking. We think. One thing’s for sure - the beans are so tasty that the recipe is definitely worth keeping a secret.
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Check out Shad’s Catfish Hole’s Facebook page to see the full menu and stay updated on all the latest events there.
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