For a Fried Fish Friday Feast, JimPa's in Kennesaw Proved a Perfect Stop -- Even Against My Doctor's Orders

During this Lenten season, we made one of our too-infrequent visits to JimPa’s, a local catfish and chicken joint located in a former Huddle House at the corner of Cobb and McCollum Parkways in Kennesaw, GA.

Before I could capture the always-required photos, food started to disappear from the plate!Photo byDeanLand / OurTravelCafe.com

We always enjoy our irregular visits to this Kennesaw, GA, classic, filling ourselves with delightful thin-cut fried catfish filets, plus incredible sweet and tangy hushpuppies. Then, we add some of our favorite sides like an extra order of fried hushpuppies, fried okra, fried, pickles, steak fries, white beans and coleslaw.

To enjoy a special Friday lunch – and perhaps to spite a grumpy, spoilsport doctor behind our infrequent visits – we drove directly from a recent physician’s visit. Nothing had changed since our last drop-in.

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JimPa's is a local "joint," filled with and founded by a character. Our dining room companions included a skeleton and a frog.Photo byDeanLand / OurTravelCafe.com

For the two of us, we shared a 3-filet meal, served with two sides plus those incredible hushpuppies. On this visit, we chose sides of coleslaw and white beans – darned that aforementioned grumpy doctor! But before walking away from the counter, I gave in and added four more hushpuppies to our order. HAH, take that Doc!

We waited a few minutes because nothing is cooked ahead for dine-in. And that means everything comes to your table steaming hot, especially those cornmeal covered catfish filets that melt in your mouth once you enjoy that momentary crunch from the seasoned coating.

When the waitress delivered our food, items started disappearing from the plate faster than I could snap the always-required photos. Instead of three filets, there were less than two whole pieces left on the plate. SNAP! When I turned my camera to the hushpuppies, same story. SNAP! Only the cup of white beans remained untouched, and that was because we sent the waitress back to fetch silverware while we snatched up other items by hand. SNAP! And while I was snapping, more fish and hushpuppies were disappearing quickly! So no more snapping!

JimPa's is located at Cobb and McCollum Parkways, in a former Huddle House. The restaurant offers dine-in, take out and catering services.Photo byDeanLand / OurTravelCafe.com

We're not alone in our accolades for JimPa's. The restaurant was twice-named in the "Best in Georgia" by the Georgia Business Journal.

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