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    Mariscos El Caracol

    4.9 (18 reviews)
    InexpensiveSeafood, Food Trucks

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    2 years ago

    Bomb bomb bomb. Favorite mariscos place by FAR. Empanadas, ceviche, aguachiles, quesadillas... so delicious. BEST mariscos place.

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    3 years ago

    Best seafood taco truck love the tacos de pescado and the tostada mixta and always get great service

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    6 years ago

    Best mariscos in the valley for sure , I order from the primo every weekend never disappoints

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    9 years ago

    Amazing empanadas as well as agua chile. Our go to place every Sunday. No need to find someone else! Amazing food and very friendly.

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    8 years ago

    The BEST seafood I have tasted besides going to rosarito mexico! My favorite place to go!!

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    8 years ago

    Amazing seafood!!! Worth the drive from Orange County. Family owned and great customer service. Worth the wait

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    9 years ago

    Great Food!!! Shrimp tacos a must try! Always busy so order ahead to avoid a long wait.

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    Their hot tostada and empanadas are my favorite.

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    The Crawfish

    The Crawfish

    4.3
    (509 reviews)
    5.9 km
    $$

    My favorite place of all time. The food is always delicious,…read moreand the service is consistently great. The ambiance is lively and full of energy--so many people enjoying their meals, laughing, and sharing moments with their loved ones. It honestly makes the whole experience even better. I usually order to-go because I'm a messy eater when it comes to seafood boils , but even then, the quality never disappoints. And let's talk about the prices--no one beats them. In my opinion, I actually prefer their crawfish flavor over Drunken Crab or Boiling Crab... but hey, that's just me . Either way, this spot is absolutely worth it every time.

    I've been coming to Crawfish since 2015, and I must say their sauce is delicious. I've tried other…read moreseafood boil spots, but this one is still the tastiest to me. Our family of 4 usually orders the family meal with 2 lbs of shrimp, 1 lb of mussels, Cajun fries, and the spicy Boss sauce -- always so good! However, over the last year or so with the new ownership, I've noticed they've been giving less sauce, and now I usually have to buy an extra side with my order. There was also an employee who told me he wouldn't serve me unless I took my water bottle back to the car, which felt unnecessary and uncomfortable. My family and I truly enjoy coming here, so I hope they continue the great quality and customer service we used to receive with the previous owners. Please don't skimp on the sauce -- it's what makes this place so special!

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    Fresh Crawfish with Boss sauce on the side! Yummy
    Fresh Crawfish with Boss sauce on the side! Yummy
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    Rosarito Fish Market

    Rosarito Fish Market

    4.1
    (473 reviews)
    3.9 km
    $$

    We've been to Rosarito Fish Market in San Fernando before, and on our first visit it was really…read moregood. It was so busy back then that there were no tables available. Because of that great experience, we decided to go back after a long time, this time on a Sunday. When we walked in, we immediately noticed a big difference . There were a lot of empty tables. We ordered shrimp cocktails (cócteles de camarón) and sat down. Unfortunately, this time the food was not good at all. The juice in the shrimp cocktail was extremely salty,so salty that I couldn't eat it. I went back to the counter and explained the issue. The girl helping us was very nice and explained that they cure the shrimp with salt since it's not cooked. She offered to remake it, which they did, and I appreciated the effort. However, even the remake just didn't taste good to me. I like my seafood to taste fresh, with a natural seafood flavor not overly salty or loaded with condiments. This experience made me wonder if something has changed at the restaurant, especially since it was so empty compared to our first visit. The staff was friendly and did try to make it right, which I appreciate, but overall this visit was disappointing. Since it's also out of our way and we only stopped because we happened to be in the area, I don't think we'll be coming back. It's unfortunate because our first experience was so much better. The ambiance was pleasant. They had a couple of TVs playing football, music in the background, and the place was clean but the food just didn't live up to our previous experience.

    First of all , We loooooooooove the ceviches & their…read moreavocados are always jst PERFECT ! The camarones a la diabla are also pretty good ! Bacon wrapped shrimps also ! It can get busy there but they're always clean & fully stocked ! However sometimes does take forever for them to answer the phone since it's always busy . Check them out !

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    Outside
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    La Bocana Mariscos

    La Bocana Mariscos

    3.9
    (34 reviews)
    2.3 km
    $

    Soooo It's ash wed and your totally unprepared you you had a filet o fish for lunch and now your…read morescrambling for dinner....Thank you baby Jesus ! I'm usually skeptical about places like this but after underestimating the Chinese food next door I thought why the hell not... I ordered 4 mixed tostadas to go and they packed it up perfect. With tostadas on the side cute orange slice twist on top. I was a satisfied catholic. I'm eager to try other items there is this window I saw there fish window with crab legs, shrimp, oysters, lobster etc... I asked for a menu to go but that was a no go... this is better to eat to go not much room inside very small.

    I've been coming here ever since I was very young. I'm out from work on my way home and thought of…read moreplacing an order for pick up so the food could be ready by the time I got there. This was going to be a big order for 6 people. The first thing I did when the lady answered I asked "it's going to be a big order is that okay" and the lady said yes. My total came out to $205. The lady then said she was not going to be able to place the order because it was over $150. I had to show up and place it in person. Unfortunately, they have had people place big orders and they don't pick them up. I understand completely, I offered to give my card so they could charge it but the lady said she could not do that. This was all very unfortunate, I don't have time to show up to the restaurant, place my order and wait another 45 minutes for it to be ready. The restaurant called back saying they spoke with the owner and they were going to be able to process my payment over the phone. Ugh it was too late, I had already placed the order with another restaurant. I hope the owner sees this and comes up with a different strategy to be able to process big ordered over the phone. Or at least tell us before ordering if the phone order is over $150, it has to be placed it person and can not be placed over the phone.

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    Yo tengo el placard y me iba acentar ay con mi esposo pero no lo permitieron ...
    Yo tengo el placard y me iba acentar ay con mi esposo pero no lo permitieron ...
    Not even one complete leg
    Not even one complete leg
    The photo on the menu needs to be changed false advertising to the fullest

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    The photo on the menu needs to be changed false advertising to the fullest
    Stinkin Crawfish - North Hills

    Stinkin Crawfish - North Hills

    4.1
    (522 reviews)
    4.3 km
    $$

    I really love coming to eat here! The service is always great, even when they are short staffed…read more It's so much better than some of the bigger seafood boil restaurants. We started off with some oysters which are $2.50 each and wow, they were huge and fresh! So delicious, they weren't stingy with the limes either. We also got the shrimp lovers combo, which is a pound of shrimp, clams and mussels + 2 corn, 4 potatoes and 8 sausage. So yummy and totally worth the price! It was rough for two people to share on my opinion. They also give you little fried Oreo with ice cream at the end of your meal. So delicious! The place itself it super family friendly but they do have a bar area and happy hour drinks during the week. I'd definitely recommend!

    So first off I wanted to review this as a non-seafood type of guy. My wife and her family/friends…read morelove seafood and they always get the crawfish/shrimp which I nibble on here and there because sometimes I'm forced to go where everyone else wants to go lol. So what's there for a non-seafood guy? Fish and chips. I love fish and chips. My non-seafood people....DO NOT GET THE FISH AND CHIPS HERE. The breading was really mushy and the fish was too and to make it worse it was 70% breading and 30% fish. Super gross. Do yourself a favor and just suck it up and get the shrimp or something. Also, what's up with the Coke Zero machine lol. They got a bad batch of syrup but management won't change it. Service was good though! Staff was friendly and the place was kept up pretty good.

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    Dining area is really nice
    Dining area is really nice
    Butterfly Shrimp & Cajun Fries
    Butterfly Shrimp & Cajun Fries
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    Gourmet City Seafood Buffet

    Gourmet City Seafood Buffet

    3.8
    (306 reviews)
    6.3 km
    $$

    In LA this weekend 6/2026…read more Yesterday 6/27 we visited here for dinner, nice place food was good, they had a lot of snow crabs my boyfriend was cracking most legs and didn't have much meat in them. I decided to go with the Mongolian hot bar I piled on cabbage, all vegetables with one egg and house sauce. I tried the fruit the watermelon and cantaloupe wasn't sweet, however, the honeydew was really yummy. They have a boba drink station I tried the passion tea it was good. My boyfriend tried their desserts he liked the three layer mouse cake. I wasn't aware the Restaurant in LA charge a 10% service fee when I saw it on the bill I immediately was going to question it however, I googled first and basically the restaurants have to post it before charging you. When we walked in we didn't notice the signs on the wall if you don't pay attention you will miss the notice as you walk in. The 10% is to help the owner offset gratuity and healthcare for the employees so you have no choice but to pay it even if you didn't see the posting on the wall. They also have a sign to say a tip is not required because of the service fee.

    Wow. .... Gourmet city where have you been this whole time?…read more Anyway Im so glad I finally found you! Came here with classmates to celebrate ourselves, and why not with the abundance of food at Gourmet City. One of our classmates recommended this place and glad she did because I am not going to stop coming here after this. Where do I start? Upon entrance you are greeted by a lovely marble floor and grandiose chandelier and beautiful sign. The place is clean and very open, plates and drinks are open and all station very kept up with. My mongolian grille plate was soooo good and cooked to order(added jalapenos,bell peppers red&green,mushrooms,cabage, garlic and beef. It was so delicious! Second plate, was good to LOL a lottttttt of crab legs which the price for itself at this point, Shrimp broil style, thai style,scampi. Theres pasta,ribs,salad. But also desserts like ie chocolate fountain OMG, jello and the fresh fruit was so delicious. I waited all day for this place and Im so glad I did. I had a little bit of everything and cant wait to bring my son and husband. Servers were attentive,served water and utensils at all times. Parking was easy at 330ish time but I can imagine it could get difficult. Thank you!

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    Entrance
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    Cooked Shrimp
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