Curtis Watson Restaurant

Doesn’t look like much from the outside, but some of the best catfish and okra I’ve ever had! Loved the old diner atmosphere! Definite charm to the old school tables and uniforms. The waitress was super nice and the place was very clean.

Definitely an old fashioned establishment. Most likely established in the 50’s and hasn’t moved along with the times. Woman only servers required to wear matching skirts with their blouse uniform. 50’s values. Food was great, servers were amazing. Bathrooms felt like a storm shelter, cold burr! A very average place but great because you could come in pajamas and be just fine. The definition of a country eating restaurant. If you’re truly from the big city and looking to see real country people in their habitat, this is the place.

Unbelievably freezing cold ladies room here! Washing my hands made me fearful I would exit with icicles for fingers. That was so odd!
The dining area temp was fine.
The food and service made up for it though. Catfish catfish catfish all the way baby!
Perfect comfort food stop. Just bring your electric heated vest for the potty room.

First off, they are a bot of a time capsule, enjoy it, don’t question it, you will never figure it out. Catfish is great! AYCE for a great price and now they accept debit cards.
They also have awesome ice cream available in the cooler! Dont miss it!

One would think that this place would be on the National Register Of Historic Places with all of the venerable recommendations I’ve heard lauded on it over the years… However nothing could be further from the truth. This is about a dive as you can get — and not in a good, ironic or kitschy way — and don’t expect Guy Fieri to ever showcase it on Diners, Drive-​Ins & Dives unless its included in an homage to poor taste in both food and décor. This is billed as an «all you can eat» catfish restaurant, which in itself should speak volumes, but they also serve other typical greasy spoon food like burgers, sandwiches and the like. It is replete with catfish on the nights that it does have its «all you can eat» buffet but it’s nothing anyone would care to eat. At least that’s just me as I’ve seen the scores of morbidly obese stuffing their faces in an attempt to make next season’s Biggest Loser — and there are some that could definitely qualify. I’m all for locally sourced food but if the catfish in question is locally sourced (I’m sure its not — its pre fab city) you wouldn’t want to go near it with a hazmat suit as the nearest lakes and ponds to this restaurant on the I-​40 corridor linking Shawnee to Oklahoma City are always being cautioned against swimming in because of hazardous algae, so one could only imagine what kind of fish would be caught there. So, say you are heading out to the hinterlands and see one of the many signs they litter the highway with touting this «All You Can Eat Buffet» and think to yourself, «hey, this might be a cool place with some local flair» — think again. Keep on truckin’! You will thank me later. Poor food, abysmal facilities and even poorer attitudes are what you will find here. But, to this day, I still hear people talk about this place. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!