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About Area Lakes Catfish

Located in Lufkin, Area Lakes Catfish offers a warm, casual dining experience centered on comfort food made fresh to order. Guests praise the simple yet satisfying menu featuring locally sourced catfish, shrimp, frog legs, and alligator. The kitchen ensures high-quality ingredients, with live crawfi...

Located in Lufkin, Area Lakes Catfish offers a warm, casual dining experience centered on comfort food made fresh to order. Guests praise the simple yet satisfying menu featuring locally sourced catfish, shrimp, frog legs, and alligator. The kitchen ensures high-quality ingredients, with live crawfish noted for their freshness and excellent value. Beyond the kitchen, the friendly staff delivers attentive service, often greeting guests with genuine smiles. This family-friendly spot provides free parking and convenient takeout options, making it an ideal destination for locals and tourists alike seeking authentic regional flavors in a welcoming atmosphere.

What Customers Say About Area Lakes Catfish

Area Lakes Catfish is highly praised for its fresh, high-quality seafood, especially the catfish and fried shrimp. Customers consistently highlight the friendly service and affordable prices. A few negative reviews mention rude service from a specific employee.

Popular Dishes

fish (3) fried shrimp catfish (4) gator bites Crawfish (3)

Best For

Locals Quick Bite Casual

Tip: The crawfish are fresh and lively, with very few dead ones per bag, making it the best place in town to buy them.

Features

🅿️ Parking Accessible
🎯 Casual

What to see nearby

Russell-Arnold House
Heritage
A 643m

Russell-Arnold House

edificio

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First Christian Church
A 833m

First Christian Church

iglesia

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Behannon-Kenley House
Heritage
A 884m

Behannon-Kenley House

edificio

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Lufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck House
Heritage
A 897m

Lufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck House

edificio

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Explore the area around Area Lakes Catfish

Area Lakes Catfish is located in Lufkin, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Historical Heritage

  • Russell-Arnold House (A 643m) — building in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Behannon-Kenley House (A 884m) — house at 317 Shephard St. Lufkin, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Lufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck House (A 897m) — building in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos

Religious Buildings

  • First Christian Church (A 833m) — church building at 1300 S. 1st. St. Lufkin, Texas

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Frequently asked questions about Area Lakes Catfish

Area Lakes Catfish is located at 502 E Denman Ave, Lufkin, TX 75901, Lufkin.
Near Area Lakes Catfish you can find points of interest such as Russell-Arnold House, First Christian Church, Behannon-Kenley House, Lufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck House.
Area Lakes Catfish offers seafood cuisine.
Area Lakes Catfish has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Area Lakes Catfish offers the following services: takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at Area Lakes Catfish based on customer reviews are: fish, fried shrimp, catfish, gator bites, Crawfish.
Area Lakes Catfish is ideal for locals, quick bites, casual dining.
Area Lakes Catfish is highly praised for its fresh, high-quality seafood, especially the catfish and fried shrimp. Customers consistently highlight the friendly service and affordable prices. A few negative reviews mention rude service from a specific employee.
The crawfish are fresh and lively, with very few dead ones per bag, making it the best place in town to buy them.
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Area Lakes Catfish Lufkin Reviews

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Edward Alejos
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Princess Jones
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LaTisha
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Tyrome Holman

Dang good people and catfish

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Charles Hall

Great quality at very good prices

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Briah Johnson

Best And Biggest crab Legs around for cheap

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Angela Hamon

Don't buy fish or shrimp anywhere else

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T Cortez

Really good smoked boudin

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Vickie Frank

Everything was super good thanks

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Samantha Molina

Very helpful!

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Melanie Smith

Great experience

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Cedric Whitehead
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Stephanie Driver
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Cynthia Phillips
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Whitney Martin
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Hans Ohndorf
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Chris Womack

Great place for fresh seafood and catfish in lufkin.

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Balbina Poparzona

Great place nice and great fish and sea food great prices

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Gerald Freeman

Amazing food. Best fried shrimp in Lufkin.

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Melvina Tatum

I had thefish for the first time yesterday and it was the best.

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Aubrey M. Jones

The food is made fresh to order and seasoned well. The menu is simple yet satisfying, fish, shrimp, frog legs, and gator. The baskets come with fries and hush puppies. The cook greeted me with a smile, I'm tempted to say the fish is fresh or at least local, however, I'm not certain. Yet, they are easily a local contender for best catfish. If your in Lufkin on N. Timberland give this colorful food truck a try.

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Comeshia Boykin

Yes I highly recommend this place, the service was excellent and the lady that helped us was awesome and so sweet !! Will be back soon for more Catfish ♥️

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Heather McGuire

Super nice friendly folks. Excellent quality of seafood.

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Matthew Polk

Grabbed live crawfish and some frozen jumbo shrimp here last year and it was great they even loaded it for me great people

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Casey Parchman

Crawfish are always fresh and lively with maybe 2 dead per bag. I won't go anywhere else for my seafood.

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Deidra Lee

The food is awesome. I love the shrimp and the gator bites. Went by again can't get enough of there good food

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Ebony Allison

I bought a lot of catfish from this place and I love it !! It’s very affordable. Thank you.

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Katheryn Nowlin

OMG I got 3 fish, 4 shrimp basket with fries and hushpuppys and could not eat it all. Too good. I'm so going back later lol

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Michele Skyles

It’s a seafood market. With fresh seafood.

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Alexander Nieto

They’re not lying when they say nothing is farmed. Went in to buy some catfish fillets because I felt too lazy to go catch some myself. The freshness and quality of the meat was something I did not expect 10/10 will come again when I’m feeling too lazy to catch and process some for myself haha!

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CS

This is the best place to buy live crawfish. It's cheaper than the other places in town and it's wayyyyy better quality. Bought some last weekend and they were huge and maybe 1 or 2 dead ones per sack. The only bad thing is they won't break a sack so if you wanna boil by yourself you gotta go somewhere else

Alexander Nieto
Alexander Nieto

They’re not lying when they say nothing is farmed. Went in to buy some catfish fillets because I felt too lazy to go catch some myself. The freshness and quality of the meat was something I did not expect 10/10 will come again when I’m feeling too lazy to catch and process some for myself haha!

Michele Skyles
Michele Skyles

It’s a seafood market. With fresh seafood.

Heather McGuire
Heather McGuire

Super nice friendly folks. Excellent quality of seafood.

Comeshia Boykin
Comeshia Boykin

Yes I highly recommend this place, the service was excellent and the lady that helped us was awesome and so sweet !! Will be back soon for more Catfish ♥️

Chris Womack
Chris Womack

Great place for fresh seafood and catfish in lufkin.

CS
CS

This is the best place to buy live crawfish. It's cheaper than the other places in town and it's wayyyyy better quality. Bought some last weekend and they were huge and maybe 1 or 2 dead ones per sack. The only bad thing is they won't break a sack so if you wanna boil by yourself you gotta go somewhere else

Ebony Allison
Ebony Allison

I bought a lot of catfish from this place and I love it !! It’s very affordable. Thank you.

Casey Parchman
Casey Parchman

Crawfish are always fresh and lively with maybe 2 dead per bag. I won't go anywhere else for my seafood.

Matthew Polk
Matthew Polk

Grabbed live crawfish and some frozen jumbo shrimp here last year and it was great they even loaded it for me great people

Balbina Poparzona
Balbina Poparzona

Great place nice and great fish and sea food great prices

Gerald Freeman
Gerald Freeman

Amazing food. Best fried shrimp in Lufkin.

Katheryn Nowlin
Katheryn Nowlin

OMG I got 3 fish, 4 shrimp basket with fries and hushpuppys and could not eat it all. Too good. I'm so going back later lol

Deidra Lee
Deidra Lee

The food is awesome. I love the shrimp and the gator bites. Went by again can't get enough of there good food

Melvina Tatum
Melvina Tatum

I had thefish for the first time yesterday and it was the best.

Aubrey M. Jones
Aubrey M. Jones

The food is made fresh to order and seasoned well. The menu is simple yet satisfying, fish, shrimp, frog legs, and gator. The baskets come with fries and hush puppies. The cook greeted me with a smile, I'm tempted to say the fish is fresh or at least local, however, I'm not certain. Yet, they are easily a local contender for best catfish. If your in Lufkin on N. Timberland give this colorful food truck a try.

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Lisa Strickland
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Rose Newman
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Gregory Dempsey

They've got great fish and stuff

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Mary Oshay

I absolutely love Aera Lakes Catfish!😁😋 Have been a big fan of them for many years

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Gregory G Dempsey

It's a great place to get fish and seafood the people are helpful and friendly

Mary Oshay
Mary Oshay

I absolutely love Aera Lakes Catfish!😁😋 Have been a big fan of them for many years

Gregory G Dempsey
Gregory G Dempsey

It's a great place to get fish and seafood the people are helpful and friendly

Gregory Dempsey
Gregory Dempsey

They've got great fish and stuff

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Alicia

RUDE! I will never return to this place. The little old guy behind the counter did nothing but cuss and seemed angry.

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Cindy Giamalva

Sent my son to buy fresh crab legs for dinner. He walked in and asked nicely, "how much is your crab buddy"? The man in store asked, "can't you read the board? It's right up there." Needless to say, my son didn't buy crab from someone that rude. I'll never go there again

Cindy Giamalva
Cindy Giamalva

Sent my son to buy fresh crab legs for dinner. He walked in and asked nicely, "how much is your crab buddy"? The man in store asked, "can't you read the board? It's right up there." Needless to say, my son didn't buy crab from someone that rude. I'll never go there again

Alicia Pixley
Alicia Pixley

RUDE! I will never return to this place. The little old guy behind the counter did nothing but cuss and seemed angry.

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502 E Denman Ave, Lufkin, TX 75901

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🥡 Takeout

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Restaurant Info

Status
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🕐 Hours Today
9AM-5:30PM
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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📞 Phone
+1 936-637-3317

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502 E Denman Ave, Lufkin, TX 75901

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