Dowds Catfish House - Lebanon

Wow!! what a neat place. Was hungry and driving down 44 and came across this place I had the spicey catfish and the wife had the bbq. it was all very good and HUGE portions and a small price to pay.

I stopped at this place on my way through Missouri and LOVED it. The food was great. The atmosphere wonderful. The service was awesome and very helpful. Kudos to my server for pointing me in the direction she did when I told her I had never been there before. I will definitely be bringing my family in when we head through again.

Ordered the special, riblets. Cold and tough as wood. Our appetizer was supposed to be crab cakes but turned out to be frozen store bought processed crab balls. We didn't even eat our main course and asked for the check. Our waitress was rude and didn't ask us why we didn't eat our meal (guess they're used to it). She just handed me the check and left. They might have been having a bad night but if this is an example of the food and level of service this place won't be in business very long.

Ribs were outstanding, catfish very good, sides were fine, tarter sauce needs work, dessert was unremarkable, service was great, atmosphere was fine, prices were reasonable. I'd say Dowd's is among Lebanon's best and certainly a safe bet.

Food was fair. The flavor of the ribs/bbq sauce beans were overly spicy, but not spicy hot. I'll try their catfish the next time.