Catfish with a side order of itemized deductions.

With this post I’m pleased to introduce Table For 2, the Howdygram’s new series of restaurant reviews. And our first featured establishment is Howard’s Christian Catfish and Taxes, a little cafe tucked inside the Conoco gas station at 4751 Belt Line Road in Mesquite, just two blocks from home. Howard’s offers a limited menu of deep-fried catfish, deep-fried okra and deep-fried hush puppies, either dine-in (bring Rolaids and a sense of humor) or to-go, along with assorted wall-mounted scriptures for inspiration and a convenient income tax service that operates from a vacant storage closet during the first fiscal quarter of the year. The Conoco station also sells gas, diesel, cigarettes, Slim-Jims, Slurpees and Hostess cupcakes. RATING: D. (Seriously ... who wants to eat dinner or get their taxes done in a gas station?)