Hodge's Cafe (Fish Fry)
Barberton, Ohio    Date of Visit:  01/20/17      http://hodgescafe.com
 
As promised, we made it back to Hodge’s on a Friday night to sample their fish special. After Steph tried to order it on a Tuesday last time we were here…I didn’t really have a choice. Not a weekend has gone by without a growing hankerin’ for fish. We discover disappointment much more often than we find satisfaction so it is a rare treat to find fresh fish, nicely seasoned and served steaming hot and flaky. So it was tonight. The dinners are sizeable.

It’s breaded not battered but the breading gets crunchy and clings to the fish. There is sufficient salt and whatever else they may sprinkle into the mix that boosts the filets without diminishing them. I ordered the full sea spread with shrimp, which were a bit overdone and clam strips, all clad in the same brown fashion. I’ll take it, on a regular basis. Same great fries as come with the burgers. The other sides I’d pass on. The slaw lacks all of the seasoning the fish contained and the hot rice (much like every version in Barberton) is rice but certainly ain’t hot. Nor is it anything else worthwhile. Burgers during the week and fish on Friday, the rest is noise.
 

Better Friday Fish Than Most Places Around Here
 

The Combo Comes With A Little Extra
 

Clam Strips
 

And Just Barely Overdone Shrimp
 

The Slaw Is About As Common As You're Going To Find
 

But Double Up On The Slaw If You Can Pass On This