Terrell Jackson and his family are ready to serve you catfish again.
Terrell Jackson and his family are ready to serve you catfish again. Jackson's Catfish Corner

Now Open
Jackson's Catfish Corner is now serving fried catfish, hush puppies, and (perhaps most importantly) tartar sauce made from the original recipes of Catfish Corner's founders, Woodrow and Rosemary Jackson. The Jacksons opened Catfish Corner at the corner of MLK Jr. Way and Cherry Street 30 years ago, then sold the business in 2000. The last owners closed the business in August of 2014.

Catfish Corner's rebirth is headed up by Terrell Jackson, Woodrow and Rosemary's grandson, who literally grew up in the restaurant and worked as a dishwasher, server, and cashier starting at age fourteen. Jackson has enlisted his family, including his brother and his parents, to work in the outdoor tent that Jackson's Catfish Corner is operating out of a lot on South Henderson Street near MLK. Jackson tells Seattle Globalist that he has six months in the lot before the owner moves forward with other plans for it. He hopes to find a permanent brick-and-mortar location for Catfish Corner by then.

Now Closed
Ballard's Po Dog and its next-door neighbor, the nautical-themed bar Anchors Down (Po Dog owner Laura Olson was a silent partner in the business).

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Gastropod Seeks Diner Input to Choose New Chef
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