Seafood

San Diego Restaurant Week Fall 2011

Restaurant 5 - $15 Lunch at McCormick & Schmick's

Somehow I missed this restaurant when looking at the lunch menu but luckily Dennis found it.

Fish Express has a variety of poke, but I was drawn to the amazing Spicy Lobster Salad ($13.99 per pound).  1/4 lb (I believe that is their smallest container) was more than enough for me.  It was delicious!  I could taste the lobster and it was spicy, but not too spicy.  =)

One of Barona Resort & Casino's newest eateries is Seafood Plaza.  It is across from the food court and down the escalators.  This area has been remodeled.  It used to be a bingo hall.  There are two other restaurants: Italian Cucina and the soon-to-be new Barona Oaks Steakhouse.  I like this area because it was definitely more quiet than the rest of the casino.

After we ordered, one of the servers brought out a bowl of complimentary Edamame for us to munch on while we were waiting for our meal.

One of my favorite places to eat is the Crab Hut, especially on Saturday nights because of the fun atmosphere, but beware of a long wait during peak hours.

What's fun is peeling and eating shrimp with your bare hands.  They also offer lots of other seafood choices (such as crab, crawfish, calamari, and catfish) along with appetizers, side dishes, desserts, and drinks.

I was hungry. Therefore, it was pretty easy to persuade me to try a new restaurant… Silver Ark in Mira Mesa. It’s next to Rite Aid (who is apparently welcoming Sav-on customers or at least that’s what their giant sign says).

And when I say new, I mean no one else has heard of this place. We were the only two customers. Even so, the service was poor. After they brought out our food, they didn’t come by to check if we needed anything or ask how the food was. I did like the decor though. The rich blue and yellow. If you look closely at the chairs and the floor, it seemed regal.

This review hails on the Pacific jewel named Catalina Island. My wife and I recently stopped by the island (port stop in Avalon) on a cruise. We decided to eat at a restaurant named Armstrong’s Fish Market and Seafood Restaurant. I did my research earlier and the restaurant had decent reviews and was not too expensive. It was on a small platform over the water so it was nice to sit outside and enjoy the environment.

This was sometime ago near the beginning of summer. Everyone was finished with the school semeter/quarter and we all decided to celebrate with some lobster! Hai has been to Royal Capital a couple of times before and tells us that he has actually driven there from San Diego just for lobster. So either this place is really good, or he is just too crazy.

Lynn and I went to this restaurant a couple of nights ago for our one year anniversary. We chose this place because we wanted to go to a nice restaurant in Coronado and the sandiegorestaurants.com reviews were good. Plus, we were looking for a restaurant that was out of the ordinary. A boathouse restaurant is just that!

It has been disappointing to learn that several restaurants in the Lake Tahoe area do not offer their Happy Hour specials during the summer… but not The Naked Fish!  Come Monday through Thursday (excluding holidays) from 5 to 6:30 pm.

Happy Hour Handrolls ($2.50 each): 911 - Spicy tuna, cucumber, and spicy tobiko. Shrimp Tempura - There was an interesting dark sauce poured onto the shrimp tempura. Shrimp & Avocado - I thought the slice of avocado was actually too much… or maybe there should be more shrimp!