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    Rusty's Wharf

    4.5 (230 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Trent S.

    Always one of our local favorites. Quick service, dine-in, carry-out, or drive-thru. Food is tasty and very fairly priced. Burgers and wings are better than you might expect from a fish joint! Current location is a great improvement from the old one and is conveniently located as well. Certainly a great place to stop in for lunch or dinner!

    Amazing amount of food for $10
    Hank M.

    Amazing amount of food for $10, and it taste like I'm in Florida almost just not as fresh of course, but it kinda reminds of the old school Arthur teachers I'd your old enough or if they still exist where you live.

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    Barry H.

    Decided that I would check out Rusty's Wharf in Pataskala today. It's in a small strip mall. You are greeted at the counter and place your order and go in and sit down at a table. When your order is ready it is brought to your table. I ordered the Fish/shrimp that came with chips and 2 hush puppies. Also had coleslaw, baked beans and Mac and cheese. The Mac and cheese is made with two types of cheese with bread crumbs on top. Very smooth taste to it. The baked beans had the slightest cinnamon added to them which most places make the mistake of adding too much much to it. The coleslaw was made up with finely chopped vegetables with a nice smooth tasting sauce. Almost comparable to KFC's, really delicious. The chips were fried perfectly. The fish was a nice flaky piece. Very nice. The shrimp had the perfect texture and crunch to it. The star of show was the Hush Puppies, made homemade. They the perfect texture and crunch to them. What a perfect flavor. Next time I will order more. Yes there will be a next time. As I was leaving I got to take a few minutes to talk with Katie who I believe is the manager. Added bonus talked with the cook. They both were really informative talking about the business. You could tell that they were super excited about the customer experience. Can't wait to go back.

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    4 years ago

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    Lisa H.

    Thank you so much for your support !!

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    5 years ago

    One of our favorite places to eat. Love the baked fish. Employees very friendly and restaurant is clean.

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    Thank you so much Charles for your kind words ! We appreciate you!

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    Lisa H.

    Thank you so much Jeremie ! We appreciate your support!!

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    3 years ago

    Great place food is always good staff is always happy and cheerful really enjoy coming here.

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    Lisa H.

    We are so happy you enjoy coming to Rusty’s! We hope to see you soon!

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    5 years ago

    The best fish and chips around! Great atmosphere and service. Love the new location. The Tuesday special is awesome!

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    11 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Tastes just like Arthur Treacher's fish and chips. Good food and quick service. Very reasonably priced

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    Lisa H.

    Thank you so much Debbie for your kind review!

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    7 years ago

    Great place for food & music! The lobster roll is out of this world & worthy of standing against a New England Lobster roll!

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    4 years ago

    The food is consistently fresh and delicious whether I get a cheeseburger or a fish basket!

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    Thank you so much Steph ! We appreciate your support.

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    6 years ago

    Great food. Great service. We love to support local business and they always act like they are really appreciative of our business.

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    Thank you so much Eric !!

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    4 years ago

    It's very good I would reccomend it if you like fish and hamburgers and lots of other stuff

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    Lisa H.

    Thank you so much Logan !!

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    6 years ago

    Rustys wharf is an amazing place- delicious food, fresh made to order & some really amazing owners who give back to their community!

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    4 years ago

    Love this place! Food is cooked to order and delicious!! You can't go wrong with Rusty's!!

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    4 years ago

    Great food, it is unique and fast. No complaints from me. I'm not normally a fish person but I enjoyed the sandwich

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    Lisa H.

    Thank you so much Matt !! We appreciate your support!

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    4 years ago

    Just go! You won't be disappointed best fish place around! And other food is great!!!

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    7 years ago

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    Thank you Melinda!! We love our customers and our new location!!

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    Ask the Community - Rusty's Wharf

    Are your non-seafood items cooked in same grease as seafood items?

    We have 2 fryers that seafood items are never put in. When you are ordering just let us know that items need to be separated. Thank you

    I really like the fries here. However, we'd frequent this more if there was a good vegetarian main dish, even a veggie burger. Are there any plans for that??…

    I am sorry but we just don’t have enough requests for a veggie burger right now. We do also offer a nice garden salad and Mac and cheese. Thank you

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