Disappointed. I visit Meridian 2 or 3 times a year and stay at hotels within walking distance of the restaurant. Establishment was very dirty including dining room, counter, cooking area. I counted 5 employees, one dinner guest and myself at dinner time. Almost all employees were walking around behind the counter or in drive-thru with their personal drink in their hand. Very unprofessional. One employee sat on the food prep table in front of me while I was waiting on my order. The catfish was good but now I'm questioning the cleanliness of the whole operation. read more

Zac's Catfish and Chicken - Sitting on counter - Chicken Wings Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

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Can't wait to be going through Meridian again so I can stop by Zac's for some more awesome fried catfish. I highly recommend this place.

Food is great as always never had an issue service is spot on very friendly ambiance is about par for a restaurant

Wouldn't come here there was only one persons ahead of me and waited 20+ mins for one plate it's only kids working here with no sense of urgency never got my food and was goven attitude when I wanted my money back read more

I'm going to say that I appreciate the portion sizes and the quality of food. They deliver very good on catfish , shrimp , and burgers. I love their Lima beans and fries. You won't go wrong here, but if you're like me and want your fish fried hard, request it. Their sauces are house-made and are divine! read more

This place was so good my husband an I ordered fried fish oysters, shrimp fries, fried green tomatoes hush puppies it was amazingly good I do recommend this place. read more

The food is ok, but if you are wanting good seafood I would not suggest eating there.

Perfect Fish and Oysters!! Wonderful place to stop on a Sunday afternoon If you are any where close .....you need to try this ! read more

The best place to eat at in meridian!! Always fresh everytime. Shrimp and catfish platter 10/10 read more

Zac's Catfish and Chicken - Shrimp platter with texas toast - Chicken Wings Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

I normally stop here whenever I'm in Meridian, Ms. Last night was the worse I've witnessed at any restaurant, it was only young people in there working. Went to place my order the girl was on her phone texting had to wait until she finished her text before she could take my order , she didn't know anything about the menu, then when you told her what you wanted someone else would put it in the cash register, when she told you your total she didn't know how to count to give me my change cell phone in one hand trying to work the register , I told her that she didn't give me the correct change she should have given me $5.60 instead she handed 51 cents I gave her $40 still with the phone in her hand, the crawfish platter and the catfish platter and two drinks,we had to wait for 5 minutes to get a cup. I asked for my catfish to be extra extra crispy. When we got the order it was a platter of fries with maybe 8 tiny crawfish not enough for 15.99, when I opened the fish I broke off a piece to see if it was like I wanted it , it wasn't I took it back I gave it to the cashier and explained to her that it wasn't like I ordered it wasn't crispy enough, she gave it to the big guy to show him he cursed and said that I had bitten off it but I didn't I broke a small piece off of it I left the counter and a few minutes she brought me the same fish accused me of eating off of it . She than-he said he would cook me a couple more mind you I ordered a platter and he said he would cook me a couple more pieces, I waited for 20 more minutes to redo the fish, I went back to ask about my order she told me that she had forgotten about it still with the cell phone in one hand, finally after another five minutes they brought me three small pieces of fish that still like I ordered with nothing else my sides were cold by the time I finally got the fish I just gave up and left. The cell phone is not to try to work with no one bothered to say I'm sorry or anything. No customer service of any kind the meal from hell, this is on a Saturday night people that had to go orders where constantly coming back because there orders wasn't right and upset about it they didn't care at all. read more

Found this place while googling and so happy we did!! We are so tired of fast food from traveling the last two weeks, that we needed a good sit down meal! Zac's did not disappointment! Highly recommend if traveling through Meridian! read more

Zac's Catfish and Chicken - The fried oysters were very good and cooked to perfection! Lima Beans-- oh my!! - Chicken Wings Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

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Meh. It was okay. Someone took my order at the drive through window but didn't key it in so I at to repeat at the window. Small portion for the price. Can't get okra as a side read more

Great local spot right off I-20. Friendly staff, relatively fast, with dine-in, takeout, and drive through options. We tried two varieties of the fried catfish - filet and bone-in - and the popcorn shrimp. If you can eat around bones, definitely get the bone-in catfish. It's much more tender and fresh tasting. Definitely the favorite of our group. The filets weren't bad, and neither was the poboy, but not the best we've ever had. Popcorn shrimp was kind of meh. Of the sides, we quite liked the coleslaw and the hushpuppies, both of which were slightly sweeter than average. If you order the mashed potatoes, get the gravy on the side so you can dip your fries in gravy. Overall, very good stop if traveling though Meridian. read more

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Mehh... I'm staying at a hotel within walking distance... so I decided to walk over & see what this place is all about. (Wish I would have just gone to Jimmy Johns) I ordered a basic catfish meal & it comes with fries, hush puppies, & coleslaw. I ordered fried okra on the side (starter menu). The okra was fried about a minute too long. Some were fried so long there was nothing left in the middle. The fries were cold (Luke at best) & the coleslaw was disgusting. Hush puppies are clearly pre-frozen & fried... absolutely NO FLAVOR. Catfish was also frozen & seasoning was salty. (* I'm from the Mississippi gulf coast so I know true seafood, & fish so I may be a little biased.) I guess if you know REAL Southern catfish... this will not make you happy. Bless their hearts... they tried. The basic tarter sauce they served was - well, basic tarter. Make your own decision. There may be other things that are good. read more

The Chicken on A Stick is sooooo good. We had to while a little while for our food, but it was well worth the wait. The food is fresh and we were provided with great customer service. Thank You! read more

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Ate here while staying at the hotel next door. Felt sick to my stomach within a couple of hours, all through the night and into the morning. Won't go back! read more

Great stop in Meridian on our journey home. The seafood at Zac's was perfectly seasoned and reasonably priced. The service was great. It is a small establishment off the interstate. My husband and I both ordered the pick 2 with catfish and shrimp. We were able to easily substitute out the fries and coleslaw for other sides. I selected the Mac and cheese and green beans. Both were okay, but nice portion sizes. My hubby had the mashed potatoes and gravy. I thoroughly enjoyed the fried catfish. It had a great flavor and was seasoned and fried to perfection. My daughter ordered the grilled cheese kids meal and funnel cake fries. She enjoyed both. It was a beautiful day so we decided to sit outside. They have a nice patio outside and the staff is kind enough to bring your meals outdoors. The sweet tea was also pretty good as well. It is sometimes tricky finding freshly brewed sweet tea with right sweetness. Good job Zac's! We will definitely return. read more

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Fairly good food Good service The floors are incredibly dangerous and slick myself and several other customers nearly fell and my daughter actually did fall due to the slickness of the floor. Other than that a few pieces of fish had undercooked areas but nothing worth raising a stink but the floor is a HUGE safety issue that is a huge liability to make business. read more

Zac's Catfish and Chicken - a basket of fried fish and fries - Chicken Wings Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

My wife and I always get catfish and fried mushrooms when we visit our Jet Pilot in training. Fish is always crispy and not fishy. Everything is good including the sides! read more

Just used the drive thru. Food was pretty good. Had the shrimp dinner and an order of fried pickles. Would eat here again

The best of Meridian ! Who knew this jewel was in Meridian. Wonderful Catfish. Clean , friendly and delicious seafood ! read more

Great food. We all had popcorn shrimp, but different sides. We had Mashed Potatoes with gravy, hush puppies, fries, baked beans, Texas toast. All were GREAT, except for the gravy on the mash, wish their was a white country gravy choice over the brown. The service was great, but the manage lady was very rude to her staff while we were there, and it was really awkward. The inside was kind of dirty on the floor, but the tables were nice and clean. Kind of reminds me of a family style BBQ joint inside. Would go again. read more

I've had their catfish filet plates/platters (don't remember what it's called) 3 or 4 times. The first few times were good. But the last time was the week after the big power outage a few months back and the catfish was spoiled. It was a to go order. So it wasn't like I could walk back to the counter to complain. But it was a horrible experience. I feel like they decided not to toss the thawed out fish and went ahead and served it. But I'll never go back there. It wasn't just one piece. I took a bite from each piece just to make sure it wasn't a bad piece or two and it was all of it. I had to spit out every bite I tried. I'm giving it a 2 star because of the previous good visits. But it should really be a 1 star for serving spoiled food. read more

Every time I go through Meridian I stop here. Their food is always on point. The oysters are probably my favorite, simply because they fry them correctly...or at least for me! Lol. Nice staff and clean place..enjoy read more

Very delicious and seasoned shrimp. My favorite was the funnel cake fries. I also ordered the onion petals. I would've given them 5 stars but they forgot to put any sauce in my bag! Very close to the interstate read more

Zac's Catfish and Chicken - Shrimp po boy - Chicken Wings Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

Love the fish and oysters. Hush puppies and cole slaw are good too. And you know you can't eat just anyones slaw but this is good. Service is quick and food seems to be made to order so there's a short wait. I always use the drive thru so I don't go inside. Definitely try it out if you're in the area. read more

Food was trash for the most part. Why are my fried green tomatoes cut in half? Why is my fish not seasoned? Why are none of the sides seasoned or cooked right? read more

We stopped as we were passing through Meridian. We asked for suggestions as we have never been before. The front man suggested with try the popcorn shrimp po-boy and fries. We loved both. The shrimp was small lightly breaded on a really fresh hoagie style bun. Served with Mayo, lettuce and tomato. Fries were seasoned well and very crispy. Hot!! The tartar sauce and cocktail sauce were both the best I have had at a restaurant in many years. They make it themselves. We will definite plan to stop again. Bathrooms and dining areas were clean. They are practicing good protocols due to Covid. We enjoyed our stop. Y'all check them out. read more

I have no idea why negative comments are posted. We ordered the chicken livers, catfish, and shrimp. Very tasty! Our sides were Lima beans(seasoned just right), baked beans(yummy), slaw(great!), and fries. All of our food was delicious! Friendly people too! Don't listen to all comments, go try it for yourself! You will be very glad you did! read more

The food prices were to high for the lack of quality. I've never in my life a an order of fried green tomatoes that were cut in half. Go figure! I was charged extra for gravy. They literally put two table spoons of gravy ton began with. I don't mind paying for quality, I do have a problem with paying for unqualified food being pedaled as a home cooked meal. STOP IT!!! read more

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I've stopped here plenty of times down the road traveling and this place has decent fish for the price. I usually get shrimp or fish. If you're really into fried fish you'll enjoy. They also have a lot of options of sides, meats, and appetizers. read more

Great catfish and chicken ( and shrimp). The staff was amazing. We were the last customers of the day and they took good care of us. The food was amazing - can only imagine how good it might have been during prime business hours. We were traveling from SC to Texas and things were closing up everywhere. Places were open but out of food or had just not turned their sign off. We got lucky and they served us the last of what they had just before closing. Amazing food. Definitely did not rate like fast food. Our new stop on our SC to Texas round trip. Exit 154 in Meridian. See you guys soon. read more

Found these place by yelp it's not just a 1/4 mile if that off i20 right in front off Hilton. It's a little dive restaurant with country and cajun menu- po boy, hamburgers steaks , fried fish, hush puppies greens gumbo to naMe a few. Has about 15 tables inside. Has we wait I began these review. Bathrooms are singles with changing tables. Needs some touch up in cleanness. The table we sat at was sticky but the ones around use also felt sticky. Got fried pickles they was good, didn't get cups asked guy that brought out pickles about drinks said we didn't order drinks they didn't give receipt so so proof so we to front and before we can explain it all manager came up and toke care of it, must be new staff. Ordered poboy chicken, fried pickles, plate with chicken catfish green beanS and hush puppies, and a kid burger (which is size of what I would order) all came with seasoned fries unsure if wife ordered them that way or they just come with.. read more

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Great catfish and chicken! We really love their chicken snack pack with the hush puppies. The fried pickles are also delis! Their comeback sauce is amazing! Definitively some of the best fast-food chicken in the area! read more

Food looked good except for the small roach crawling on my plate.the lady saw it and still served it.we got a refund and went some where else. read more

Food was good but we waited over 40 minutes to get it. After 30 minutes I inquired and the clerk said, "this ain't no fast food restaurant." And didn't check on the order. No apology. It came out about ten minutes later. It looks like a fast food place so it would be nice if the expected wait time is 30 minutes to tell people that when they order. Not sure how you run a drive through if the wait is 30 minutes. Not worth the wait nor the rude staff. read more

Delicious catfish. Well seasoned, crispy and hot. Side items were good too. So good I ate here two days in a row.

My wait was WORTH the Wait! The food was excellent! The staff were polite and professional. And forgive me for being chauvinistic but the Female Staff Are Absolutely Beautiful and Stunning! read more

The catfish was flavorful but smaller than I expected. Hush puppies were ok. Texas toast and coleslaw were the best parts of the dish. This restaurant needs to have their employees cleaning tables more often throughout the day. I was the only person in the restaurant but over half of the tables had not been cleaned from the previous people. read more

Zac's Catfish and Chicken - Catfish bone in, hush puppies, coleslaw, Texas toast - Chicken Wings Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

Not super impressed, but not bad. We ordered catfish, shrimp and oysters, just so so. Fried green tomatoes were very good. Floor is SUPER slippery. Won't be back. read more