Mexico and the Gourmet Fish Taco

This is what im talking about- fresh from the pacific ocean and a gourmet twist, ocean side dining WOW. Amazing. Check out the scenery!

This could possibly be the finest fish taco ive encountered. Found at the 7 Seas restaurant on Highway 1 south of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. It is beach front dining at the Cabo Surf Hotel. They serve this feast with your choice of Sea Bass or Ahi Tuna- traditional with cabbage, sauce, and lots of fresh fish. I personally prefer the tuna, but they were both amazing!

I have been to the motherland!

I'll admit my search for the perfect fish taco has taken me to many exotic locations, but nothing compares to my first trip to the birthplace of the fish taco to study its pedigree, its roots, its evolution! Well, im glad to report that my trip to Baja was a success. I believe that i barely scratched the surface in my research... but this first trip was amazing. I spent 5 days asking everyone- locals, gringos, surfers, street vendors, hotel staff, drunken entertainers, everyone... to find the best fish taco. Everyone had ideas, these are the two id like to review.

Note: We were near Cabo San Lucas- Mexico is a large country, it will take a lifetime of research to find the perfect one.

The good folks of Cabo Mama have a unique spin on the fish taco- this is a concept that i hope comes to the US and Soon!!

First: Order youre fish taco, out comes a filet on a tortilla- plain and simple.

Second: take it to a dressing bar- like a salsa bar with all the fixings, and dress your fish taco any way you like it. Brilliant! Toppings include- various salsas, guac, cabbage, lettuce, creamy sauses, cucumbers, peppers, you name it. This is the greatest!

Cabo Mama is a great experience it is located at the Mega Mall in San Jose Del Cabo. Its a great surprise and a local favorite. A refreshing twist on the standard fish taco. Do it yourself!

Red Robin - Fish Tacos with white rice?

It seems every menu has a fish taco on it these days. The question is, should you take the risk, well as it turns out Red Robin is worth the risk. I was pleasantly surprised  by these tacos. The fish was crisp and the toppings fresh, even the side of black beans were pretty good. The only thing in question is why is there white rice on the side?

Provo Legend - Tacos not Legendary

Magelby's Grill & Oyster Bar in Provo, Utah is one of the nicer restaurants around where I consistently have a great eating experience... My wife decided to give these tacos a shot I was excited for the opportunity to have a few bites for myself (I always have a hard time ordering a fish taco at a non-mexican establishment). These tacos where overly sweet and just not great.

Not Recommended.

Bad Tacos @ El Nido

As all of you know, fish tacos can make or break a Mexican Restaurant. Tonight I dined at El Nido in Danville, California and I was pleased to see that FISH TACOS's were the special with rice and beans, and only $11.00 for the plate (usually $13.50). Perfect- an opportunity to explore yet another fish taco! The excitement only lasted for a few moments when I opened the menu and found that these fish tacos were made of grilled sea bass. The amature fish taco eater may have found this choice of fish intriguing, but I'm not a fan of sea bass and any expert knows that it does NOT belong in a fish taco. Anyway, I ordered the entre and this is what I got:



The only plus to this plate was that it was hot and I like my food piping hot. Besides the clear lack of plating skills, there were several mistakes made... First of all, there were no crunchies. Give me cabbage or give me lettuce but you have to have something crunchy on fish tacos! Secondly, the sea bass was terrible as I suspected- I even told my waiter that there was something wrong with it. It had a pretty nasty over cooked and not fresh flavor to it. I guess I made a big enough fuss about it- when I was walking out of the restaurant, I noticed that the FISH TACO special had changed to STEAK TACO special. A big thumbs down for El Nido. Sorry, but I'm not going back.