Fresh Catch Seafood Express

I was so excited to see Fresh Catch opened a downtown location. The service is fast and the cook always has a smile and something nice to say. The fish is always fresh and fries are hot. They could ease up on the seasoning some days but it doesn’t stop me from returning. Great spot to grab lunch and if you call in, your food usually doesn’t take more than 15 minutes. Definitely a go to for lunch. One downside is that there’s no parking, so put on your walking shoes.

Fellow Unilocaler Sam B and I were both feeling kind of blah one day last week, and decided to get some really good, greasy food to cure what ailed us (raging hangovers). We both work across the street from this place, and walked over to check it out for lunch.
After my first visit, I have to say I was really disappointed… in myself and my total lack of willpower.
I wish I never opened that delicious Pandora’s Box! I generally try to eat my veggies for lunch, but now that I know that Fresh Catch is so close and so delicious, I foresee many more lunches full of eating my greasy feelings in the near future…
I have been a couple times now, and have opted for the catfish lunch ($ 6) on both visits. It is by far the best fried catfish I’ve ever tasted! It is perfectly seasoned and crispy and light. It is only enhanced by the little side of hot sauce they throw in. The fries and slaw are really delicious, too.
The employees are all very friendly and upbeat, even when the place is totally crowded and chaotic.

This is a new restaurant, just opened. My coworker told me about this place as she frequents their other location on the east side somewhere. This is a soul food, seafood restaurant. They use fresh fish here, which is proudly on display in a glass cooler. I loved this, no mystery as to what you’re about to eat. Now this is a tiny location, couple of little bistro tables to sit at. I would definitely say this is a take out destination though.
So I tried a bunch of menu items because I opted to share with people. Almost everything on the menu is $ 6 at lunch. It includes fries, cole slaw and two slices of bread. I tried the 4 piece chicken wings, the ocean perch (2pc at lunch), the catfish and the breaded shrimp. I even went back for the mahi mahi taco’s. Two flour tortilla taco’s with pico, slaw, some fries and taco sauce. This was great, probably my favorite menu item thus far. Everything was good though, some things better than others. My favorites were probably the shrimp, the taco’s and the catfish. They use this great seasoning on everything (I beleive), the fries and meat included. It really added a lot to the fries and made them super yummy. The cole slaw was declicious. I like how they include a side of hot sauce in every order. Just make sure to ask for ketchup and tartar sauce packets because those don’t come in the box. The cocktail sauce was doctored up and it was really special. All in all, great location, great staff and food. A+