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Last Catch Seafood Restaurant - Fresh Fish in the North Georgia Mountains

By admin | April 14, 2008

Last Catch Seafood Restaurant 

When it comes to a dining experience centered on seafood, my basic rule is that  if I am more than 50 miles from the coast, I don’t have high expectations for the freshness and quality of the food.  I base this on having some experience with commercial fishing and fish markets as well as eating at too many restaurants that serve seafood that has traveled some long hard miles before it reached the table.

Before I ramble on too much about how difficult it is to find fresh fish away from the coast, let me say that my experience at Last Catch Seafood was excellent.  Last Catch Seafood is located in the North Georgia mountain city of Jasper, and based on our dinner at Last Catch Seafood, it seems that the owners Jim and Kim Ryan have solved the problem of obtaining fresh quality seafood.  Not only that, but it was prepared to near perfection in my opinion.  The fish we enjoyed was fried but not greasy or overcooked.  It was moist and flaky with a nice crunchy batter, and the fish was obviously fresh.  The fried shrimp were also excellent.  The fish and shrimp were accompanied by hush puppies and crackers with crab dip.  All of the food was fresh and tasty.

The Last Catch Seafood restaurant is a casual dining experience.  The decor is what you would expect a seafood restaurant to look like - marine and fishing accouterments decorate the interior while the exterior sort of has that fish shanty look.  Overall, the owners did a nice job keeping it simple and comfortable.  One last comment is that I visited the Last Catch Seafood website and noticed a picture of the owner holding up a filleted gag grouper.  After eating what was supposed to be grouper in many restaurants, I found that picture encouraging.  I am looking forward to getting back to the Last Catch Seafood restaurant to go give their grouper a try!

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~Karin Elliott is the owner of a local real estate company, IBA Mountain Homes, located in the North Georgia community of Big Canoe.  In addition her company, IBA Vacation Rentals, focuses on Big Canoe rentals in the North Georgia mountains.

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4 Responses to “Last Catch Seafood Restaurant - Fresh Fish in the North Georgia Mountains”

  1. John_BC Says:
    April 14th, 2008 at 8:59 am

    They have good catfish too!

  2. Dan Says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    I have been back for the grouper, and it was the best grouper I have had in years. After ordering grouper in many restaurants and being served something that looked and tasted an awful like a fillet of tilapia, it was refreshing to get a nice thick piece of real grouper. It was also cooked perfectly.

  3. admin Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    I ate lunch at Last Catch today, and it was another pleasant experience. We ordered a Shrimp Po boy, Oyster Po Boy, and a Flounder Sandwich. The shrimp n my sandwich were the best I have eaten in years, and the owners, Jim & Kim Ryan, also told me that they will be making a switch over to fresh Georgia shrimp from the Georgia Shrimp Company!

  4. Jim Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    Everything is great. They even have good service which is difficult to do in Jasper. Nice people and the chef has a real touch with fried seafood.

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