This is literally the third time I've ordered via Uber Eats and they've messed it up. I'm done with this place now unless I happen to be in the area. Apparently they don't care at all about their customers. Seriously--how hard is it? If someone orders okra? Send the damned okra. Someone orders a soda? Send it. Orders pickles? Send those too. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ THE TICKET!!! Not their fault the oysters were cold but they didn't taste very fresh. This only partial meal--since they once again didn't pack even close to everything I paid for-- is going in the trash. I didn't update my review until they messed up three times. Look--if a restaurant can't handle delivery orders with a minimal level of competence then they shouldn't accept them. Because after three tries and failures, this place has wasted my money and time and definitely alienated someone who would have been a long term customer. read more

Quick service, courteous staff, and very tasty fried catfish! Folks seem to love it here during lunch. The restaurant has more of a "meat counter" feel to it. Definitely an official place to buy raw fish and more to cook with family, friends or guests especially for events. Nearly perfect as expected so 4/5 to a respectable long running establishment. read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

Customer service sucks. They suggested I call Uber one instead of just fixing the order that I clearly paid for. They didn't want to fix a mistake they made that I was willing to drive back to get corrected. I won't be going back. Management Sucks. The catfish wasn't even good read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Catfish instead of the basa I ordered. - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

Great food tasty it's to go place order pick it up and go well seasoned crunchy great staff read more

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Hands down the best fried fish in the Kansas City area. Came here to get food for dinner. I went with the dinner for two, two pounds of catfish two sides and two drinks. 10/10. read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

Mad Jack's is my go-to whenever I'm in town. I have family that lives in KCK, and I promise I stop here every time I'm in town. They are a small building, and they are pros of getting their to go orders out the door in a timely manner. They also have a website, so you can order your food ahead of time and not have to wait. They have a variety of fish options that you can buy raw and take home to cook yourself, or you can get it made fresh and take it home. My normal order is catfish strips, fried oysters, hush puppies, green beans, coleslaw, and potato wedges. The food is consistently good. I would recommend that if you get a large order, make sure it is correct before you drive off. We have had a couple of bumps in the past, but I appreciate that they always fix it when there is an error and don't give you a hard time. I will continue to visit when I'm in town. read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

I don't think I would order from them again quick batter. I'm not too appetizing. Unfortunately I was looking so forward to it.

I think this is my third time stopping by here on my way home. This is the second time i hadnt got what i paid for, but the fish is good,and i dont mind the wait but at the same time if im waiting i should get what i ordered. The young lady working even made reference to my filets coming,.and apologized for the wait....so why didnt i get what i ordered and what the receipt says,not to mention what you repeated back.... The food is very good though...just pay closer attention to the orders or the pick list you're using to fill orders...i want filets for a reason,not nuggets.. read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Nuggets.. - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

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Only a few places in town can get it right frying fish, and this place knows how to do it. The side counter has a fish market where you can buy a variety of raw fish that they cook, that's kind of cool. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience and good quality fish. The fish has a great taste and fried to perfection. read more

Best catfish in the area. I have been looking for a place that has REAL catfish. Not Basa...Not Swai...Real catfish. Mad Jacks lives up to the hype and the expectations. Fish is fried to perfection and is seasoned like grandma would have seasoned it. This is now my go to! read more

Recommended by a friend and man I can't even express how good it was this was my first time visiting . This was the Best fish ever! I Will be back soon read more

My 4th visit to Kansas & this place & Gates BBQ are a must visit. Taste is still good. Service ok but always check your order before leaving, they always forget to add something. Last time they forgot my mushrooms & I didn't feel like sting back. A grimy little hole that serves delicious seafood. Option of fish are limited but you won't be disappointed in what you ordered. I am satisfied with the quality of taste every time I go there. read more

Great food and fast service. Employees are super friendly. Wonderful place to go get some catfish. They also have all kinds of fresh fish if you are in the need for for taking some home and cooking read more

Need a fish and chip. The atmosphere was busy as always and the service was efficient. The order consisted of 1/2 walleye w Mac and cheese (no flavor) good portion and 1 apple pie and 1/2 Whiting w Fries and Side of Hushpuppies with a pie. *my pie tasted like fish.. I would always go back. The total was $39.24 read more

wow, i was very upset with their customer service i had a taste for some perch fish and the guy who was behind the fish display was so rude like i was wasting his time coming to buy some fish. i was so confuse as to why fish i wanted was bad looking and ask is these fish are good and his reply was yea and they wasn't at this point i will never go back even if they are giving away free fish #shitonthem! read more

Great fish love the freshness in this restaurant food. Don't like the online ordering but foods always fresh.

I wanted to love it cause it came highly recommended. However sadly I just didn't love it and then I felt bad cause they wanted me to love it and I just didn't love it. I got the fish and shrimp basket and although it was hot, the fish tasted like it came straight from the river. Back home we call if swampy fish and it was just not something I could get past. The shrimp was large and cooked well, the hush puppies were hit and miss. Some were fried hard, some were under cooked in the middle, and some were decent. The fries were good, the fried oysters were okay and I was slightly disappointed in my van soda as it wasn't cold. I personally didn't go in so I don't know what the place looks like or offers however as I said, the people I was with rave about this place, they hit this place every time they come to town, just wasn't hitting for me that day. read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - Fish and Large Fish & Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

Love the basa fillets! Easy pick up from the restaurant and food is hot. Fries are okay, but fry on the fish is good! read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - You know the fried fish is legit when they got Vess Peach pop. - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

If you want good fried fish quick this is the place for it. I would recommend looking online at the menu and place your order by phone. This is a carry out only establishment. Be aware they also have raw fish and seafood for sale as well. Always quick and friendly staff. I am big on catfish so I generally do the Basa special. read more

Been going to Mad Jack's for years. It's my favorite fried fish place. The fish is super fresh, well cooked to order and super delious! Fresh fish is also available for purchase and you can watch it cleaned and fileted on the spot. The place is small, very plain and seems to have been there a very long time. It has some seating for eating in, but no waiter service and it's really a carry-out. There are a wide variety of fish available. My favorites include Ocean Perch and Catfish. If you want to try the best fried fish in Kansas City, you have to visit Mad Jack's. read more

Long wait line, especially during the rush hours. Would highly recommend you order online. There's a fish market attached which gives the whole place a fishy smell. The portions were large and the seasoned fries were the most memorable. read more

I stopped by an bought about 13 pounds of raw buffalo fish and they cut it up and boxed it up on ice so I could drive it to Wichita. I then ordered fried oysters & shrimp. The service was amazing a young lady was talking as she walked by saw me at the register and stopped her conversation to see if I needed anything. That's excellence customer service. Every single person was on point. The music & friendly nature of the crew make the ambiance of this spot wonderful. Everyone should check it out! read more

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Couldn't find the fish under all the batter. Not much of a meal for what we paid. Hush puppies were good. read more

The spaghetti is horrible. I would take SpaghettiOs any day over it the fish and the chicken is soggy, but has good taste. The Buffalo sauce is horrible. read more

Mad Jack's Fresh Fish - The spaghetti - Seafood Near Me - Kansas City, Kansas

The only ones who know how to cut red snapper correctly. I just need the women in there to care about what they serve the customers because my fish was dry last visit. I also pointed out to the cashier about cornbread with mold sitting in the clear storage bin. She removed it but it's something no customer should see or ever be served. read more

Great frog legs and okra, no dine in but worth the trip for fried seafood, fish and frog legs

Lady at the cash register was rude & when asked if our plastic ware was in the bag. Her reply was "I don't know, whatever's in there" to my mother. We all agreed it was a muddy water taste to the catfish. & the greens had no seasoning or flavor. & smelled dirty. The macaroni was basic and overall the meal was bland. Nothing special and definitely nothing to repeat! read more

Absolutely best fried fish in town!!! I drove the hour from Leavenworth with two minutes two spare. They had locked the doors! Thank goodness they let me in. They weren't going to. I begged them and told them I had drove all the way. It was so worth it. I got some sides. Collard greens and something else I don't even remember now because the fish over shadowed everything. I bought some pastries and I remember I got some potato wedges too because I hate those on the way home. The potato wedges smack!!!! Yum yum yum!!!! I got two lb of catfish strips fried hard. The strips and potato wedges earned this five star review. The greens taste like glory greens. If you want some fried fish especially if you're from the south and used to calabash style seafood breaded style fried seafood, this is your place! read more

I used to go to the Mad Jacks in 63rd street in 2011 all the time! I miss it! I then started going to Charlie D's on Eastwood traffic way but they always busy, slow service and unorganized. So I decided to visit Mad Jacks in Kansas!!!! The best fish ever hands down. We got the Saturday special 1/2 pound of basa, fries and a drinks for only $9.99!!! This was enough for 2 ppl!!! It was fresh, quick, easy, busy but they got them orders out quickly !!! Will definitely bypass Charlie's d and come here always! read more

Love Mad Jack's! I have never been here before but my brother and his wife talked about it all the time so when I found myself in the area I ordered online to pick it up. There were quite a few people waiting for their food but they were also a lot of people working behind the counter which is always nice to see. In addition to being able to order fish and seafood meals you can also get fresh fish and cook it at home. I would definitely recommend ordering online, we ordered and when we got there 10 minutes later our order was ready. The only part that was a little unorganized was that there is a line for ordering when you get there and there is a different line for picking up, that was not clear when I came in so I stood in the wrong line for a little bit before I realized where I should have been. But the food is hot and fresh and definitely no complaints. I'll be back! read more

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I just came from mad jacks on state ave. The shit was horrible, salty as fuck. We couldn't even eat the shit. I called and complained and the owner said they didn't mix the batter, it came like that. But no worries, I will be letting everyone know I wouldn't eat there unless you wanna see the universe or have a stroke. They got that off, but never again. read more

Pretty standard and good fish joints. Fish was nice hot and crispy. The fresh fish was a little overpriced

Mad Jack's uses Mississippi farmed catfish, the best (if farmed catfish isn't from the US, don't eat it!). The catfish nuggets were well seasoned and flavorful. We also got a large order of fried okra, also great, just like home. They also have wild Gulf shrimp (never eat farmed shrimp!), but to go only, I bought five pounds frozen. I'm in KCK for the summer, and will be back. read more

Love catfish nuggets. I ordered online and food was ready at the time they stated. Food was fresh and hot. It was still hot when I got home. read more

Doesn't look like much inside or out, but Mad Jack's consistently delivers the best, most moist and flavorful fried catfish I have ever had! And if your sweet tooth needs satisfying, the lemon cake slice or the peach cobbler will get you there. The four star rating is only because the people working the cash registers aren't always the most friendly. If you're in the Kansas City Area, don't sleep on this local gem. It doesn't look like much but your taste buds will thank you profusely! read more

This place has been around since I was a little child. So it's kind of a iconic pillar of the community. My last review of this place was years ago oh, and I was in the area and I really wanted some fish. I decided to stop in and I am so glad I did. The inside of the place still looks the same well-loved but clean. They had a whole lot of people working behind the counter. What I notice this time that was different from my last visit was there were more customers eating inside as well as ordering out. I ordered a half pound of Basa with fries and a drink which was their special for $6.49. I took one look at their slices of lemon cake and although I wasn't too happy with the size of it I wanted a slice of lemon cake so I got it. OMG, hoodoggie good!!! You know your fish is good when you can eat every bite without one bit of tartar sauce. My fish was cooked perfectly the seasoning was on point. My fries were delectable. And that lemon cake was Heavenly divine. I only wish that there was a Mad Jacks in Lawrence so that I could get Mad Jacks anytime I wanted. it was just nice to be able to go back to a place that existed long before I was born and be able to still receive some of the best cooking ever. Mad Jack's rocks read more

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i placed an order on line Friday evening. I got 1 full pound of basa for me and a full pound of catfish for my husband as well as 2 large orders of mushrooms. I got sick while eating mines, it was dirty grease. I was so disappointed, I could not eat any more and had to trash my order of read more

Mad Jacks has the best fried catfish in town! We will be back! I would surely recommend it to anyone.....

I love fried catfish!!! This place is NO FRILLS, it's pretty awesome. Just a small stand alone store, a few tables in there, and mostly a to go line. They have a fresh seafood case, which you can buy and take home, or another line which orders food. I got fried catfish strips and butterfly shrimp (fried) everything was so good. I ordered mac and cheese for my kids and they didn't love it. I got greens and I thought they were good too. They seem to not have meat in them (but I would ask for sure) for you vegetarians out there! I can't wait to go try more! read more

Best fried catfish and bass in the KC area. You will not be disappointed. Great texture (you know that's a thing with catfish), crunch and spice. It's worth the drive to Wyandotte County! read more