Da Catch

Chicken wings were great. The spices danced on my pallet and the skin was perfectly crisped. The french fries were perfectly salted crispy outside fluffy on the inside. My Philly steak was brilliantly cooked, the cheese was melted to perfection. Like God herself cooked it. fast, friendly service I couldn’t have asked for better service. Great atmosphere.
Aside from the guy setting himself on fire it was a great expiernce.

They sell the best wings in the area. Not greasy, cooked crisp to perfection, and has well-​balanced seasonings. The shrimp is pretty good, but a little greasy. The catfish is straight up nasty. It tastes like gritty mud. even with their lemon pepper.
Omg… the lemon pepper. They put this «lemon pepper» seasoning on everything. I don’t even like lemon pepper, but I would think even catfood (not the catfish, though) would be delicious if dusted with this magical powder of the gods.
I haven’t really eaten much else. The cheese fries are good… but soggy. Still good enough that I order them every time I brave the journey. The «small» is massive. The medium cheese fries was too much for 4 of us… I can’t even imagine what a large entails.
As another reviewer stated, you might want to carry some self defense. It’s in a sketch neighborhood and draws a variety of people. Some look a little… ummm…rough. I have legitimately fought off anxiety in order to get these wings (yeah… they really are that freaking good). I will say that anxiety was unwarranted. Everyone here shares a tenuous bond over the love of this food. I actually had some freaking fabulous conversations with both employees and «diners» (no one really eats here… most people get the food to go). Honestly… I think because it is in such a sketchy neighborhood… it adds to why I love this place. It has character.
Oh… it’s also really reasonably priced.
Maybe, go during the day on your first trip. You’ll wait longer for your food (it’s almost always packed when I go during daylight hours) but it’s less stressful. Or maybe don’t be a slight white girl from the country going for chicken wings at 11 pm… That might also be helpful.

I can’t say much about the fish. I only like cod fish which they do not serve. I do love the Italian beef meal. Lemon pepper on the fries is signature for this place. Typically «hood» spot sometimes the girls have an attitude, but I think it’s because they keep it understaffed most of the time.

I did a search for fish sandwich on Unilocal since I had been craving one for lunch. I found Da Catch, with a sub title of seafood. I couldn’t find an online menu so I decided to head out there. The menu board did not list a fish sandwich but under burgers they listed several kinds with fish being on the bottom. So I ordered the «fish burger» not knowing what kind of fish it would be… but since I was at a place called Da Catch I figured I couldn’t go wrong. The fish came on a kaiser roll bun with grainy corn meal on top. The fish was breaded with a grainy corn meal batter as well. Not much flavor except for the muddy after taste from eating the fish. I’m guessing it was catfish but God only knows. I didn’t notice much seafood on the menu board except for deep fried shrimp or fish.

I recently discovered Da Catch, which is about 2 minutes away from where I live. It is unusual, to say the least. It’s one of these restaurants that’s a great example of highly questionable service but good food. On my first trip there, I must have had to repeat my order back to not one but two employees, about a half a dozen times. The order was not all that complicated, just a Super Chicken sandwich with lettuce and cheese. After having repeated the order several times, a second employee appeared who I repeated the order to, who copied the perfectly legible order on the order slip from the first employee on to an identical slip. I was a little baffled as to why this was such an involved process. Da Catch also has a sign up stating that they have a drive-​thru but when you pull around the side, there’s a big hole in the spot that you would place the order with wires hanging out. They advertise having chicken and fish, but when you walk in they have additional menu items (Mexican food) handwritten on a board below their regular items. I was told that the last business there served Mexican food so they just decided to keep some of it. So, needless to say, the place definitely has some, um, character. That being said, the few times I’ve eaten there, the food has been very good. I’ve only had three menu items as of yet, the Super Chicken sandwich, (which is basically like two very large breaded chicken fingers in a sandwich. The sandwich is very generous with the amount of chicken and is one of the better chicken sandwiches I’ve had) the fish sandwich which is huge and very tasty. I also had a chicken pita, which was very good as well, the chicken was shredded and spiced up nicely, also packed in and making for a filling meal. So if you can look past the way the place is run, it really does have some good food! But you might want to bring some backup… or a knife.