Catfish Cabin — Mississippi / Southern, Biloxi
Catfish Cabin represents the Mississippi Gulf Coast culinary tradition that predates the casino resort development — the fried catfish, the coleslaw, and the hush puppies that the Gulf Coast's African-American and Southern White communities developed together over generations of shared cooking.
The Gulf catfish — caught in the warm coastal waters and bayous of the Mississippi Sound — has a flavor and texture specific to the warm-water environment. Deep-fried in the Southern tradition with a cornmeal crust, it is one of the South's most unjustly overlooked preparations.
The hush puppies, the coleslaw, and the fried okra complete the Southern seafood plate that Mississippi Gulf cooking developed as its most accessible and most honest expression.
The prices reflect the democratic tradition that the catfish cabin format was developed to serve — the working-class Gulf Coast community's most reliable and most loved dining format.
Best Occasion: Perfect for Solo Dining
Deep-fried Gulf catfish, hush puppies, and the Mississippi coastal tradition at its most honest price. Solo dining's most specifically Mississippi Gulf experience.
Best Occasion: Works for Team Dinners
Fried catfish platters for the team, communal coleslaw and hush puppies, and the Gulf Coast tradition that the Mississippi developed before the casinos arrived.