Sams Southern Eatery

Independence Kansas today at lunch time on my way home. Saw this place on the way in to town at hit it on the way out. This place is a great find and worth the stop if between KC from Tulsa. Only a couple of miles off from the 169. The place looked very low key and I was stopping in for a late lunch at 2pm so it was not busy when I arrived with only one other table with customers. Waitress was friendly and helpful. Ordered the 3 piece fried fish and 3 piece fried oysters with red beans and rice and green beans as sides. Service was fast Food arrive and it was piping hit straight out of the dryer. The portion size was huge. 3 really big pieces of catfish and oysters. The breading was southern style with cornmeal. Breaking open the crust steam and juices came gushing out of the oysters. Delicious. The star today however was the catfish. Perfectly cooked and moist. Seasoning was spot on with the right amount of breading. Their tartar sauce was the perfect complement with the meal and the hush puppies were not shabby either. Sometimes some restaurants neglect their sides but not Sam's. They were taking care of business today. The green beans were pretty good but the red beans and rice was amazing. Get this this as a side if ordering a meal....highly recommended. Sadly I was so stuffed I couldn't eat any more and had to pass on ordering the fried pies the waitress recommended. Will have to order a smaller meal next time to leave room for the pie.

I cannot stress how good the fish, hush puppies, Red beans and rice were... it was like the best of Midwest with a bit of New Orleans flair. Don't want fried food you will not be disappointed with the sautéd fish, so much flavor! Get some Buffalo sauce on the side and dip your fried fish, chicken and or shrimp. It's not just plain Buffalo sauce neither is the tarter sauce!