Fried catfish isn’t hard to find. Finding legitimately good fried catfish — that’s a different story.
In Red Oak (a 20-ish minute drive south of Dallas down Interstate 35), you’ll find a small family-run outfit tucked away next to a barber shop specializing in Louisiana-style fried catfish. Blink when you drive by, and you’ll miss it.
Best Thing Flopping doles out some seriously mean fried catfish here. Which, considering the lineage, should come as no surprise…