"Catfish platters," she said, with her face alight.
When the evening crowd came in, Mama was kept busy as she trotted back and forth from the kitchen with her hamburger platters and catfish platters, but she would stop and laugh at something Lucy and Ethel were doing on the screen.
Crayfish generously dusted with fiery spices came packed in a plastic bag for leisurely eating; the shrimp, oyster and catfish seafood platter was hot and nicely fried.
RECOMMENDED DISHES -- Crab cakes, fried green tomatoes, gator bites, jambalaya, stuffed mushrooms, fried catfish, meat platter for two, barbecued baby-back ribs, collard greens, crawfish mash, sweet potato wedges, Southern vegetable sauté, onion strings, Key lime pie, chocolate dream cake, cheesecake, lemon crème brûlée tart.
Clayudas, $5. Uncle Darrow's mostly moves fried shrimp, oysters and catfish in platters and po' boys.
The menu includes blackened catfish and a nacho platter with smoked meats, jalapeños and cheddar cheese.
Recently, a Cajun platter special included a sampling of fried catfish, chicken gumbo, shrimp étouffée, coleslaw and hushpuppies ($12.95).
A moist glistening slab of boned catfish over a bed of onions on a super-heated iron platter, cha ca thang long, comes smothered in the herb.
Among the Louisiana entrees, the fisherman's platter is a standout, with very fresh Mississippi farm-raised catfish, small Gulf Coast shrimp and Gulf Coast oysters, all in light cornmeal coats.
