Huck's Catfish — Restaurant in Denison

UPDATE May 2024: Good to get back. We don't often make a 51 mile one-way trip just for catfish but it was worth it again. Ashley was our waitress and she did a great job for us and other tables. Very popular for weekday lunch hr with several family groups and co-workers on lunch break. We got 1/2 catfish order each with four different sides. Great meal combo and for leftovers UPDATE Nov 2023: This might become a Thanksgiving Day lunch tradition; this time we came before. We needed a road trip and coming here was as good as any. Besides we needed to get into OK to cash in our OK MegaMillions ticket. Great food again and excellent service. We only got three fillets for two us which was plenty and the best side dishes. UPDATE Nov 2022: Back for another serving of catfish post-Turkey day. Lesson learned one fillet is more than enough along with two sides. Unless you are very hungry and/or want leftovers. Not as crowded as our first visit but a number of families there with kids out of school this week. Lots of wait staff on hand so very good service.MAR 2022: Great excuse on a nice spring day to take a road trip here from Plano, TX. Huck's was recommended to us and we visited some of the places we lived/worked/shopped 40 yrs ago in area. One fillet with two sides was more than enough but we went for the apricot cobble with ice cream as well. Way too much. Meal was great dessert not so much. Very popular with the seasoned citizen crowd and locals. Off the beaten track. Lots of seating inside so don't be worried about all the...

I've been going to Huck's Catfish since it was located in Pottsboro, TX. Last night, 10-25-25, was the first time I've stuck to the floor! Every person that walked through the north dining room was sticking to the floor because it was so dirty. I guess the new owner doesn't know what hot soapy water and a mop is for. The food was as it's always been. No complaints. The service wasn't great. Our server spent her time hanging out at the corner of the entrance between the dining room and kitchen. I ordered two drinks, a tea and water. My wife and I needed drink refills. She came by the table, and didn't notice that all three drinks were empty. My wife asked for a refill. She returned to the table, filled my wife's drink, and left my two empties! I had to flag down another server to get my water refilled. After a less than pleasurable dining experience, and listening to the shoes pop loose from the floor, I went to the front to pay my tab. You can see into the kitchen, and it sure looks darker than I remember, with grease coating the walls. How this place is passing health inspection...

We came for the first time today after hearing so many excellent reviews, however, we were quite disappointed with the fish.

I ordered 2 catfish fillets, with fried squash and a baked potato as my sides. The catfish honestly had no flavor or seasoning at all, not even salt. It tasted as if it was fried in cornmeal alone, and I had to add quite a bit of salt and even tried hot sauce just to give it some flavor. The fried squash tasted as if it was frozen and then fried. This also had no seasoning and I had to add quite a bit of salt to it. The baked potato came foil wrapped and was a great texture but it’s only served with a packet of butter and a packet of sour cream.

I will say my husband ordered the chicken fried steak and he said it was one of the best he’s ever had.

As far as the fish goes, I guess it honestly depends on your taste, however, where I’m from we season the fish and the batter and this doesn’t seem to be how they cook theirs there.

The staff were great and attentive, and considering how busy they were we received...