{"id":473240,"date":"2026-10-22T09:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/473240\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:45:15","slug":"2-neighbors-mansfield-has-classic-southern-fried-catfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/473240\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Neighbor\u2019s Mansfield has classic Southern fried catfish"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANSFIELD<\/p>\n

2 Neighbor\u2019s Southern Chicken<\/a> is the fried catfish and chicken stand we needed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a chicken tenders drive-through. And it\u2019s not obsessed with the sweet \u201cNashville hot\u201d fad.<\/p>\n

2 Neighbor\u2019s is an honest, straight-up stand serving huge, classic fried catfish fillets and a choice of Southern mild or spicy chicken legs, wings and sandwiches.<\/p>\n

Once you find 2751 E. Broad St. in Mansfield and the Broad Street Commons shopping center, about 1\u00bc miles west of Texas 360, it feels like you\u2019re halfway to Tennessee.<\/p>\n

The Marshall family from Tennessee opened the first 2 Neighbor\u2019s nearly 10 years ago in Cedar Hill and later moved it to DeSoto. The Mansfield location opened in 2025.<\/p>\n

The chicken wings are closer to the size of a drumstick.<\/p>\n

\"Fried Fried catfish fillets, spicy chicken wings, collard greens and creamed corn at 2 Neighbor\u2019s Southern Chicken, seen Oct. 20, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

The spicy flavor tastes more like a traditional Southern cayenne chicken, not like \u201cMemphis-style\u201d or \u201cNashville hot.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chicken wings, tenders and sandwiches get top billing here.<\/p>\n

But the fried catfish fillets are a thing of beauty \u2013 large, lightly breaded with golden cornmeal and laid across a giant plate.<\/p>\n

They are crisp enough to pick up and eat as finger food. Inside, they are pure, ivory-colored genuine catfish, not grainy or gray like those cheaper substitutes.<\/p>\n

The sides all show special care. Collard greens are flavored with smoked turkey. \u201cCreamed\u201d corn has only a touch of cream and lots of butter flavor. Macaroni and cheese and fries are distinctive.<\/p>\n

On a recent slow Tuesday night, every side tasted notably fresh.<\/p>\n

\"2 2 Neighbor\u2019s Southern Chicken in Mansfield, Texas, is one of two area chicken and catfish restaurants owned by a family that moved here from Tennessee. Bud Kennedy bud@star=te;egram.com <\/p>\n

Desserts include Wanda Marshall\u2019s \u201cTennessee butter cake,\u201d a sweet vanilla pound cake with vanilla frosting. Yes, it\u2019s more like a Kentucky butter cake, but either way, it\u2019s a buttery, vanilla-soaked sliver of goodness.<\/p>\n

Strawberry cake is also a dessert along with \u201cbanana pudding cake,\u201d sort of like a banana chess.<\/p>\n

The primary social media complaint is about the price.<\/p>\n

True, the platters at 2 Neighbor\u2019s can run $15-$25, although there are lunch deals and specials.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s cheaper than making a trip to Tennessee.<\/p>\n

The 2 Neighbor\u2019s in Mansfield is open for lunch and dinner Tuesdays through Saturdays<\/a> and lunch Sundays; 817-225-6050<\/a>, 2neighbors.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published October 21, 2026 at 4:25 AM.<\/p>\n

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