Cheap Eat$: Joe Tess Place

Cheap Eat$: Joe Tess Place

MEANS FISHFRIDAYS AND HEREAT JOE TESS PLACEIN SOUTH OMAHA,THEY'VE BEEN AGO-TO FOR NEARLY85 YEARS."---- JOE TESS PLACEHAS BEEN AROUNDSINCE THE 1930S.AND IS A POPULARPLACE AMONGLOCALS.LIKE MR.DAN.HE'S BEEN COMINGHERE ONCE WEEKFOR 25 YEARS.15:28 - 15:3315:28 - 15:33"YOU WALK IN YOUJUST FEEL HOME.EVERYBODY IS SOFRIENDLY AND THEYHAVE GREATSERVICE, THE FOODIS GOOD.15:33"THE PLACE ISNAMED AFTER JOETESS - WHO WAS ALOCAL SOUTHOMAHAFISHERMAN.BEFORE HE DIED...HE ASKED HIS WIFETO SELL THERESTAURANT TOBILLY FALT...WHO WORKED FORHIM SINCE HE WAS13.THE RESTAURANTTHEN STAYED WITHTHE FALT FAMILYAND IS NOW RUNBY BILLY'S THREESONS.5:37 - 5:51" HE LIKED THEWORK ETHIC ANDHOW WELL DADWORKED AND THENHE INSTILLED THATWORK ETHIC IN USTOO.IN THE THREE BOYS.YEAH.WE DIDN'T HAVEMUCH OF A CHOICE.YEAH IT WAS GET INTHERE AND GETGOING."BESIDES THE FISHON THE WALLS....:54 - 1:02"THERE'S STILL ACOUPLE FISH FROMJOE TESS THAT HECAUGHT YEARSAGO.AND THEN A LOT OFIT WAS MYBROTHER'S ANDFRIENDS THAT HAVEDONATED SOMESTUFF."YOU CAN FINDOVER A DOZENTYPE OF FISH THATARE BROUGHT INFROM NORTHERNSTATES ...LIKE CATFISH,TROUT, TILAPIA,SHRIMP ...AND OYSTERS.- BUT THEIR MOSTPOPULAR - IS THECARP.17:36 - 17:54"EVERYBODYKNOWS THE BADPUBLICITY ABOUT ALONELY CARP.BOTTOM FEEDERAND ALL THAT.BOLOGNA.17:44 17:48 I LIKE TOTHINK I CAN EATANYTHING IF IT'SPREPARED RIGHT."18:15 - 18:22"SEASON IT UP ANDTHEN WE JUST PUTFLOUR IN THEREAND THERE'S SOMECOOKED ONES INTHERE."26:10 SEE THAT'SABOUT HALFWAYDONE.28:18 - 28:36"WHAT DO YOUSNACK ONTHROUGHOUT THEDAY?

THE CATFISH.THE CATFISH ISFARM RAISED, IT'STHE BEST CATFISHTHAT YOU CAN GET.I'D GO SO FAR TOSAY I'D PUT IT UPAGAINSTANYBODY'S IN THECITY OF OMAHA.OKAY.ANYONE INOMAHA."DURING THEIRBUSY LENTSEASON - THEY GOTHROUGHSEVERALTHOUSANDPOUNDS OF FISH.AND FRIED OKRA.32:04 - 32:19"WE HAD A LADYGET VIOLENT WITHUS WHEN WE RANOUT OF FRIED OKRAA FEW WEEKS AGO.WE EVEN HAD TODIAL 9-1-1.WELL WHAT IS INYOUR FRIED OKRA?"31:31 - 31:38" THEIR TWOPOPULAR SIDES ARETHE JACKET FRIESAND THEN THEIRCOLESLAW WHICHIS DAN'S MOM'SRECIPE."31:41 - 31:44" I'M GOING TONEED MORE OFTHAT.A LOT."31:53 - 31:58" IT'S REALLYGOOD...AND IT'S GONE."THE PLACE EVENHAS A LIVE FISHMARKET.34:50 - 34:57" THESE ONES AREJUST FOR PEOPLE TOWALK INTO THERETAIL MARKETHERE."39:22 - 39:30" THERE'S A CARPAND A BUFFALO.THE BUFFALO'S GOTA ROUNDER HEAD."41:26 - 41:40"SO DAN, I'VE NEVERFISHED BEFORE INMY LIFE.HOW DO I - WHATWOULD YOU DO?FIRST, GET SOMEGOOD BAIT.AND GO OUTSIDE.YEAH, BUT FORNOW, WE WILL JUSTPRACTICE."42:37 - 42:38" AND SEE WHATYOU CAN CATCH."44:30 - 44:49" LET ME REEL THISONE IN." AND SEE WHATYOU CAN CATCH."44:30 - 44:49" LET ME REEL THISONE IN.NOW THIS ONEWASN'T ON THEMENU - DON'T TEARMY SHIRT.HE EVEN LOOKS LIKEONE.THIS IS OURWEEKEND ANCHORJOHN MADDEN - HEIS OUR SPECIALGUEST TODAY.DON'T HANG ME ONTHE WALL PLEASE.WE WON'T."57:38 - 57:47"WELL JOHN SINCEYOU'RE OURSPECIAL GUEST OFTHE DAY, ORSHOULD I SAY,CATCH OF THE DAY- DON'T FORGET IT.I'LL LET YOU TRY ITFIRST.SOME CATCH!"59:23 - 59:32" I THINK I'LL TRYTHESE RIDGES THEN.JUST BREAK IT OFF?IS THAT HOW IT IS?YUP.59:27 USE A FORK?NO."1:04 - 1:15"IT'S GOT A GOODTASTE TO IT.GOOD CRUNCH.AND IF YOU DON'TMIND...LET'S GETTHIS HOT SAUCEOUT.YEAH I WAS GOINGTO SAY, YOU STICKTO ONE END ANDI'LL STICK TO THEOTHER."3:32 - 3:39"OKAY THECOLESLAW, YOUHAVE TO TRY THECOLESLAW.THAT WAS.I MEAN I KNOW IT'SCOLESLAW BUTGOSH, IT'S GOODCOLESLAW."3:49 - 3:57" EH?

EH?

YEAH, IT'STHE SWEET FLAVORSTHAT STAND OUT."6:05 - 6:12"WHAT I'M GOINGTO DO IS EAT THATTAIL.OH!

AND IT'SDELICIOUS."6:19 - 6:35"WE SCORE THECATFISH.WE PUT THE MARKSON THERE SO THEMEAT FRIES UP REALNICE AND YOU GETTHAT OFF RIGHTTHERE.AND THEN YOUCAN PULL THATRIGHT UP OFF OFTHAT.SO IT'S REAL EASYTO EAT."8:23 - 8:33"OH LOOK AT THATPART.THAT LOOKS SOGOOD.HOLD ON.I COULDN'T WAIT."9:06 9:16"DAN I LIKE YOURSTYLE - EVERYTHINGYOU'RE DOING TOTHIS.WELL, EVERY TIME ICOME IN, I EXPECTTO EAT WITH YOU.WE'RE JUST GOINGTO DRIVE RIGHT IN."3:07 - 3:25"WE OFTEN HEARTHAT THE FIRSTPLACE THEY WANTTO EAT IS JOE TESS'SAFTER THEY GOTOFF THE PLANE.SO IT'S NOT JUST ALOCAL TRADITION,IT'S A TRADITIONTHROUGHOUT THESTATES.NOW IT'S A MAYAAND JOHNTRADITION.LET'S GO."TRADITION.LET'S GO."IF YOU WANT TOCHECK OUT JOETESS PLACE...YOU CAN FIND IT AT24TH AND USTREET.IT'S OPEN TUESDAYTHROUGH SUNDAY.THE HOURS AREON THE SCREEN.AND OF COURSETHEY WILL HAVEEXTRA FISH ONFRIDAYS DURINGTHE BUSY LENTSEASON.