Fried fish & Southern sides, dished up at a counter in no-frills digs with a few seats & takeout. Based on 206 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $
✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
38 N Park Row, Erie, PA 16501
Phone: (814) 452-6739
Website: http://hooks.restaurantwebexpert.com/
Hours
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Ron Reyer
Just a hole in the wall in downtown Erie. I’m in town for the Erie Bicycle fest and wanted some seafood. Came across Hooks. Excellent deep-fried catfish and the best steak fries I’ve ever had all at a fair price. Highly recommend.
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Matt Barry
Walked here for lunch from our hotel. The walleye was maybe the best fish Ive ever had. Seasoning was spot on and the portion was massive. Also got fries, another piece of catfish and corn nuggets. We come here every year and I’ll definitely be back. Lived up to the hype for sure! Thank you!
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Aston Martin
Love the food. Could be seasoned better. I’m a Mississippi boy so I’m definitely picky when it come to catfish. Definitely didn’t taste like catfish where I’m from. Maybe the cook accidentally gave me another type of fish but it was good all around. Shrimp basket was amazing! Great service! Maybe Rahman could smile a little bit more lol. I would visit again definitely.
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Amy Oakes
Would never come back here again. The catfish is so strong that I couldn’t eat it. My husband got walleye and said I’ve made walleye 100x better at home. We are visiting and if we come back to Erie we would never choose this place again. The hush puppies were the only thing we liked
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Scott Raecke
Not a fancy restaurant. A simple dining room with about 7 small tables; nothing fancy. When I saw that, I knew it was going to be good!!! I had the catfish, and it was cooked wonderfully! Southern cooking is about the meal, not the environment. This place brought this catfish-loving Texan back home with every bite!! Hooks knows what he’s doing!! I’d definitely recommend going if you love fried fish. The bread was simply 2 slices of white sandwich bread. I’d like to see that left off the plate, as it adds nothing to the meal. The fries were outstanding!!!! When this guy cooks, he is a grand master!! I’ll definitely go back! Next time I will get some of his fried okra. I have a feeling that will take me home again, too!! 5 stars!!!
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Vinny Curtis
In erie for a few days camping and needed somewhere to grab lunch to get out of the rain before leaving town. Parked in the square and decided to check this place out on a whim. Walked in, ordered, and had our food in 10 minutes. Girlfriend ordered the catfish basket and hush puppies and I got the shrimp basket with sweet corn nuggets. It was all great, but highly recommend the hush puppies. Overall great local spot and will visit again when we’re back in town.
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Sherri Guynn
My family and I were traveling from Fort Drum NY to Indianapolis and found this spot on Google. It’s a bit off the highway but completely worth it! (Most of the best spots are.)The food was absolutely amazing! The catfish is a must! The restaurant was very clean and staff very kind.
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Jesse
The food was absolutely delicious, from the catfish to the walleye to the hush puppies!
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Anthony
Walleye meal was very good. The guy working was nice. Will stop by again
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Chris Lisek
Great place to get some good food, unless you’re here to see Jimmy, because his bags don’t weigh right. So just avoid Jimmy. It’s a safe bet.
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