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King's Fish House website
1521 West Katella Ave, Orange, CA 92867 (714) 771-6655
This morning I found myself in a high power meeting involving the heads of multimillion dollar corporations discussing the fate of humanity and the Earth's ecosystem. After about 4 hours of intense brainstorming and collaborating, we all decide that the best immediate action to be taken was...lunch. A popular lunch venue for the local offices happened to be a place called King's. I've been to the one in Las Vegas, but only for sushi and before I discovered my obsession with Fish Tacos. If you've never had the pleasure, the place seems like your standard middle to upper class seafood franchise. Sort of like the Macaroni Grill for seafood.
Anyway, we grab a seat, our waiter brings us a cut wedge of sourdough and some pats of butter, asks us about drinks and disappears. We then decide to continue the conversation on the salvation of the world for bit while we peruse the menu. I had a pretty good idea what I was going to order and kept it to myself until we were visited by the waiter again.
So, As soon as the waiter arrives I order...get this...Blackened Swordfish Tacos. Because here, you can order fish tacos with ANY fish on the menu! Huzzah! I also ordered a small mixed green salad with bleu cheese dressing, but that's besides the point and irrelevant at this juncture. After a short wait my tacos arrived and they looked good.
They're were 4 of them. Each one on a single, firm corn tortilla. As you can see, there was a single slab of blackened swordfish nestled on a bed of finely shredded green cabbage and blanketed with a pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and crumbled, mild feta. All this with a welcoming half of lime.
This was a well thought out presentation compared to Wahoo's or Roberto's. I was delighted and ready to eat. Upon first bite, I was immediately taken to a magical place where Smurfs ride Care Bears and the rivers run freely with sparkling Voss. These were good tacos, and I invented them! I take full credit. And for allowing me to create these...um...creations, I must thank this so-called King's place. Allowing the client a smidgen of creative input works. I am familiar with this tip.
Anyway, here's the gist.
Blackened Swordfish Tacos (4) - $7.95(?) The one's I ordered I have the feeling might have been a little more costly because they were a more entree style and less appetizer style as explained in the menu. I would know the exact amount had I participated in the cheque.
Ingredients: Blackened swordfish, pico de gallo, cilantro, shredded green cabbage, corn tortilla and a half of lime (on the side)
I highly recommend these and would definitely return with the possible intent of trying it with a different fish. Go get one.
Roberto's Taco Shop website
7155 Grand Montecito Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89149 (702) 396-9159
So my wife, Heather, had a hankerin' for quesadillas this evening. Particularly quesadillas from Roberto's. Well, what better chance for
me to find out if Roberto's does fish tacos.
Turns out they do.
So, amongst other things, I order 4 fish tacos with the intention ow writing about it.
I get no choices or questions about how I might like my tacos. the lady at the counter just nods and takes my order. This sparks some interest as I'm usually given some sort of option. It's nice to leave it up to the artists for a change.
This Roberto's is just around the corner from Sammy's, so experience tells me the tortilla life span could be jeopardized if they're corn tortillas. (I'm watching 'Scanners' right now so excuse me if I stray from topic)
Anyway, we get home and start unloading stacks of styrofoam containers, which I can't say I feel good about. I don't know why these things are still manufactured...it's ridiculous. (Fun Fact: You know when a Scanner gets shot in the noodle, other Scanners seem to pick up on it)
So let's open this thing up then, shall we?
Well, so far so good...Although no ingredients were displayed or divulged in any way, the contents of these things are pretty recognizable:
Corn tortilla (single), wait a second...I can't remember if that was cabbage or lettuce. Looks like lettuce, but I didn't notice it not being cabbage. Oh man, what a day I'm having today...whoa. Deja Vu...that was sort of cool...and while watching 'Scanners' no less. Well, this review is ruined.
On a side note, the fish seemed to be fried Cod. The salsa was good and there was a sandwich bag full of limes. There was some sort of indiscernible sauce on them that was tasty yet suspicious. Sort of like the half opaque tartar sauce you find in 3rd rate packets at gas stations. Tasty though...MSG tasty.
All in all these things were pretty tasty. And for $2.40 a pop, I was very happy...but I cant continue this with a clear conscience due to the cabbage/lettuce issue...I'll get back to this real soon. But till then, I'll be in Laguna Beach for the next week or so and you can expect a few more reviews from there...
Stay tuned for Part 2
Wahoo's Fish Tacos website
10436 Craftsman Way, San Diego, CA 92127 (858) 487 -0288
So I had to drive out to San Diego last Friday for an important meeting and I decided that I'd like to enjoy some fish tacos for lunch on the way back. Considering where I was, I typed in "fish taco" on my iPhone's map app and found a Wahoo's that was in the direction I was headed. Now I know there's probably a million better choices for fish tacos in San Diego, but I was in a hurry and I've had Wahoo's in Laguna and the experience was not too bad.
Here I go to the "Order Here" spot at the front counter and I start really exploring this menu up on the wall trying to find the word "tacos". I had to have it pointed out to me hidden under the phrase "A La Carte". Fair enough, let's do this. I order one Wahoo taco and one spicy Mahi taco...both blackened...it was an option...there
was no asking me if I wanted flour or corn tortilla and since I was in fish taco country, I felt I had nothing to fear. I was asked what I'd like to drink, and I chose a nice sparkling water to quench my thirst. I was then given a number to take to my table of choice and released into the sticker adorned dining area.
One thing I immediately noticed about the stickers is that they were all "Wahoo's" stickers...nobody put they're own random stickers around, nor did it seem like when they opened this place, anybody had any random stickers to throw in to the 'ol sticker pool to help create an air of a "Local Hangout". I thought for a moment that a "FAIL" sticker would be appropriate, but I was ill equipped for the task. This place revealed to me an obvious chink in their marketing armor.
Anyway, here comes the server lady looking for the table with the 44 on it as she's holding a tiny little white plate with what seemed to be some small salad...What's this? She's looking for me? That mine? Oh. That's two fish tacos on that saucer...good thing I ordered chips and salsa..
Ala Carte - $1.95
Ingredients: Cooked (couldn't decipher how.) Wahoo (we catch these things in bulk?) or Spicy Mahi Mahi fish, finely shredded cheddar cheese (seriously), finely shredded green cabbage, tomato salsa (multipurpose), double corn tortillas with a single wedges of lime on the side.
Verdict: If you're looking for a quick fish taco for two bucks and are anything but picky, throw in a preference for cheddar cheese on your fish, and this is the place for you...
From my experience, there's better places to go if you appreciate a good fish taco.
King's Fish House website
They're were 4 of them. Each one on a single, firm corn tortilla. As you can see, there was a single slab of blackened swordfish nestled on a bed of finely shredded green cabbage and blanketed with a pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and crumbled, mild feta. All this with a welcoming half of lime.
