Great little spot on the east side of Springfield. This place is the only reason I go to the east side of Springfield. Great fish, good portions. read more

Ordered off DoorDash and I regret not taking photos. HUGE portion sizes, the shrimp is delicious. We also split walleye, fried okra, corn fritters, hush puppies, and river fries. The river fries are giant potato slices, I loved them. Hush puppies and fried okra were exactly what you'd expect, and the corn fritters were sweet and delicious. Carter's consistently has the best fish in town. read more

Is NOT closed on Mondays!!! Food truck in front of the market. This review is for the food truck. We had the walleye plate that comes with plenty of pickles and sliced onions and two prières of bread. SO much food! Taking home a whole plate. Also ordered River fries (big slabs of fried potatoes), Cole slaw and fried green tomatoes. Everything was just excellent. Flavor if fish without any sauces was really good. Highly, highly recommend!!! read more

Just another fish hut in my opinion. I overheard someone asking for some extra tartar sauce which was the packet and they wanted to charge extra. This place seems like overkill and cutting corners. Fish was okay but I will have to try another place or just cook my own from now on. This business made me feel as if they were doing the people a favor instead of going above and beyond one'a expectations. I wish you the best! I may have to open a place across the street and show you how it should really be done. I specialize in a working man's menu. Watch out! read more

Terrible The fish pieces were tiny and over cooked. Will not be back. Junk I heard the place was going down hill. read more

Carters Fish Market - this is a whole piece of fish, not a piece of a piece. Junk - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Service was quick. Food was delicious. Loved the fried okra (so hard to find a good one in Springfield!) Tomatoes were on point. Catfish and walleye had the perfect breading. Highly recommend getting their special hot sauce for the extra 50 cents. Seating outside and not shaded so be prepared on a Sunny afternoon. read more

11 dollars for a few greasy fist strips with no coleslaw, fries or hushpuppies.... never again.... not worth the drive over there to stand in line with cigarette smokers in the winter for this.. read more

I cannot recommend the walleye fish highly enough. It is Springfield's best fish. It might be a long line and you wait outside the little fish shack but when you get it on your plate and take a bite, you'll be happy you did it. I love this place. "HOT FISH TODAY" is the best sign in Springfield. read more

Food and service was great. The ambiance with no arguments and being courteous to each other.

In the hood, don't plan on setting and eating- no tables. Is a buy and carry fish market that cooks up fish in a doghouse outside. Drive up, order, wait. Pay. Leave. Very good food. Large portion. read more

I can't come to Springfield without coming to carters. The have the best fried walleye in the world! I can say that because I have been all over and no place compares to carters. They give generous portions and a order of walleye, pickles, onions, and bread is under 8 bucks! The walleye is always cooked to perfection. Flaky and light tasting. The thing that I really love is even though it's fried, it's not greasy. My favorite way to eat it is to tear a piece of bread, put a piece of fish on the bread, add hot sauce, pickle and onion then enjoy! Their river fries are really good as well. Their cx service is great, they are friendly and polite. If you ever make a trip to Springfield check this place out you will thank me for it later. Ps. They offer other fish as well but walleye is my favorite. read more

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A catfish dinner has 4 filets, I was told when I called to order, but I wasn't sure how large those filets would be, so I paid the extra $4 for two more. River fries, coleslaw, hush puppies, and bread slices meant there was plenty of food for two for $20. Delicious crispy catfish! read more

Carters Fish Market - Catfish dinner - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Very good food Reasonable prices Drove 100 miles just to try it out Well worth it I will definitely be back read more

Absolutely amazing fish an if u got some Cajun sparkle laying around in your car then u definitely need to put that on the okra an fish when u mash it with the white bread, tartar an hot sauce Best fish I had traveling read more

Best Fish Fry Shack in Sangamon County! And I would even go to far as to say in Central Illinois! Hands-down the best! Worth the wait! Fish portion sizes are huge! And the prices are very, very reasonable! The staff is very friendly, and it's just a treat to get fish from these folks! Keep up the great work! I've been a customer since 1980! The quality is always remain the same, and the portions are out of this world! You can't get a better bang for your buck anywhere else in this town! read more

Fast friendly convenient, not overly seasoned and good quality fish. Good quality and portion for price.

I literally have been going to Carter's as long as I can remember. As with everything, they've increased prices over the years which has never been an issue because I always got my monies worth... Until Friday that is. I ordered walleye (which wasn't the freshest) and buffalo (for me, my favorite) and when I got back to work and opened my box only to see 2 lousy pieces of buffalo, I WAS PISSED! I called Carters over 20 times that afternoon as well as Saturday and only got busy signals or no answer. I messaged them on FB as well & still haven't heard anything! Up until Friday I would have given Carters a 5+ rating but this has really been a nonsensical situation & it saddens me deeply CARTERS apparently feels no responsibility to make it right! :( #ShameOnCartersFish read more

Carters Fish Market - I only had 2 lousy pieces of buffalo fish in my container - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Best fried catfish ever me and my wife susan love it! They give you plenty and they have green fried tomatoes which you don't see up north very good! read more

Great walleye, Even better shrimp! Get the River Fries! Absolutely will not be disappointed!

This always hits the spot. You get enough walleye for two meals and the price is very reasonable for the amount of food you get. It's a staple in Springfield and I always look forward to getting it when I come back into town. read more

Best fish in town I've been eating for 20+ years travel test dates never have a taste of fish that's good cause fish for me

I ordered the catfish strip basket and the fish tasted like straight mud! Whoever cleaned those fish must not have known How to clean them right ! Waste of my time and money ! Was very disappointed! read more

Top notch. I always get the Walleye, which is a styrofoam container FULL of cornmeal battered Walleye. It is the closest thing I can find to a homemade fish fry. read more

This was just ok for me. I ordered the walleye and corn fritters. They give you a ton of food. The walleye was so thin that the batter was really crispy and all you could taste. I broke most of the fish in half, just to get some of the meat of the fish. The corn fritters were not what I expected. They were very small pieces. I was thinking that they would be hush puppyish. I should have gotten the hush puppies I guess. I will probably try this place again, for the shrimp or catfish and try the puppies. read more

Carters Fish Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

This place is Awesome!! Togo service only, they are quick but call your order in much faster! The fish is lightly breaded and cooked to perfection! Portions and large and come with bread onions pickles and condiments of your likings. We had walleye and catfish Sooooo good will definitely be a regular! read more

Absolutely positively the best place for fried fish. VERY generous portions, very good customer service, and damn good fish. I order a walleye/Shrimp mix with an order of fries and it is enough food for 2.5 people. Can't say enough about this little shack, have been going here for years and friends who have moved away still talk about it. Call ahead if you know what you want, lines can get long at times. read more

Really good place for fish. They give big portions for two people. It was my first time here; I am from Cali and was in Illinois on a work trip. This place did not disappoint. read more

Carters Fish Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Best fish ever. I live in Bloomington and come to Springfield quite often. Always make it a point to stop for catfish. I have never experienced the negative comments posted by a couple of people. The cashier may look a little cranky sometimes; but don't we all. She is nice; just concentrating on her job and getting it done. Don't miss the opportunity to stop and try it out. John H. read more

Nothing fancy about this fish shack but it's really great fish...and that's what I come here for. Catfish, walleye, and pollock...even gulf shrimp. Fried to perfection. read more

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My son and I were so hungry for fish and we knew the only place to go was Carters. I had the walleye and my son had the buffalo. There was so much you can feed two people with one order. It is served with bread, onion, and pickles. It was so good!!! read more

Carters Fish Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Fresh fish cooked while you wait the line is steady and worth the wait if you go by and the line is long . we will be back for more We had the catfish & the walleye I couldn't decide which one tasted better read more

Doesn't get any better then this place. Amazing fish perfectly breaded and seasoned. Been coming here for over 15 years and never had a bad experience. This is truly one of the best places in Springfailed. The amount of food for your money is insane. Beware during lent , it can get crazy call ahead. read more

Rude service from beginning to end. No thank you, etc. Walleye fish quality poor. No filets in container, all bony tail pieces. Tasted like old oil. I got sick for 2 days after eating here and only ate about 4 bites. Went into fish shop and smelled horrible, should have left then. Never again! read more

Best fish in Springfield, IL. Everything is seasoned to perfection and is fried fresh at a reasonable price. They have a variety of fish, river fries and don't leave without hush puppies! I would suggest calling in your order for pick up because they stay very busy. They take cash, debit and credit cards! Don't visit Springfield and forget to try Carters read more

Every time I come to Springfield, it is a MUST that I stop by Carter's. By far the best fried catfish I've every had. I just hate that they are not open on Sundays or Mondays. read more

Carters Fish Market - Small shack with the BEST FISH in town - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Good food and nice amount for the price. I only give it 3 stars because of the attitude of the older lady serving customers...she was rude and very short responses when I attempted to ask a question as it was my 1st time coming...would recommend more coaching in customer service. read more

Ordered the walleye. Was very thin and tasted odd. Could only eat a very small portion. Later that night I got sick. Went to the ER and had food poisoning. Beyond the food, the service was horrible. Very rude. I've heard several other people complain about the service as well. I'd avoid this place. read more

The catfish was very good and the place was easy to located. Hubbie had the shrimps and, stated that they was okay.

There's no other place like it in Springfield. I ordered catfish with hush puppies and corn fritters. Everything was very hot, fresh, and tasty and the portions are big. I would definitely go back! read more

Carters Fish Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

This review is two-fold. Extremely rude cashier. Zero for the service. However, extremely good food! Ordered the catfish, creamy cole slaw, river fries, and hush puppies. The catfish was hot, fresh, seasoned well, and very pleasing to the palate. The sides were good especially the puppies and slaw. Portions were also reasonable for the value. Takeaway: Don't allow a miserable cashier to stop you from enjoying some of the best fried catfish around! read more

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