Shad's Catfish Hole

Shad’s Catfish Hole near Sallisaw, OK is one of those hidden gems that’s worth every mile of the drive. It’s a cozy, homey little spot with a welcoming atmosphere and often live music that makes the place feel like an old-fashioned family gathering. The food is nothing short of spectacular especially their all-you-can-eat menu featuring tender catfish, clams, chicken, frog legs, and both fried and boiled shrimp. Before your main course even arrives, they bring out what they call the “set up” which features beans, hushpuppies, coleslaw, onions, and pickles, and everything tastes fresh and perfectly seasoned. The staff is super friendly and attentive really making sure everyone feels right at home. So if you’re looking for delicious Southern-style comfort food and a laid-back evening, I hi

Found this resturant on yelp during an evening of travel. Don't let some of the reviews steer you away - it almost did for us but thought we give it a try. This place was delicious and the people were so friendly. Our meal started with a fantastic server Jaylie who treated us like family and answered all of our questions about the food honestly. As the other reviews have said the set up with beans, slaw and hush puppies are a must. All very tasty and the hush puppies and beans are a standout. We had the catfish based on Jaylies recommendation and it was great and being from Oklahoma we know our catfish. It was Perfectly fried with great crunchy batter with HAND CUT fries and trust me when I say the fries are worth the stop alone. If you travel a lot you know how rare handout fries are and

We were plenty surprised! We had read others reviews and were a little nervous about what to order. However, diners inside recommended the fish and the grilled chicken. Jaylie, our waitress, brought us the set up to get us going. My husband ordered the all-you-can-eat catfish dinner. My sister-in-law and I ordered the 2 piece catfish meal with hand cut fries. In the set up you receive coleslaw (not too sweet and not too tart), beans that apparently are a safeguarded recipe (delicious but do have beef tallow in them—info only for those Alpha Gal positive), a dill pickle spears and onion plate, and a bowl of hushpuppies (holy schmokes, these puppies are delicious!!😋). Everything in the setup was made fresh! The catfish was hot, crispy, crunchy, and delicious! Jaylie was very kind, and person

Took our whole family for lunch. The decor was super cute with fishing and boat items on the walls. It was quiet enough we could hear each other and enjoy the whole place. We had catfish, shrimp and chicken. All were delicious.

They take their jobs serious and the staff is very nice and they were there to make us happy. A great place to relax and have dinner. Very great atmosphere for sure. Very pleased. 😁