Rocky Port Grill and Fish Market-Mariscos in El Cajon

Welcome back to mmm-yoso!!!.  Kirk and ed (from Yuma) are just too busy to blog today, so Cathy is sharing another meal with you.

The last rainy days we had, I was craving a bowl of  fish soup and The Mister and I headed to El Titanic in El Cajon, which I have posted about twice.  We hadn't been to El Titanic since September (as one of my birthday week meal choices). Sadly, we saw it had closed. Happily, it seemed to have turned into another mariscos place.  

The interior has been cleaned up and all the drawings of sinking ships were painted over. New tables and chairs filled the room. 

The area where the pool table had been has been replaced with a fresh seafood counter, offering some pretty good prices on the seafood. 

Fresh chips and salsa, along with a bowl of limes and a nice size sample of fresh fish ceviche were brought out to the table with our menus. 

The bowl of fish soup ($10.95) was filled with large pieces of fish, green peppers and tomatoes and cooked in a very flavorful broth. This was quite large and very filling.

The menu offered whole fish, grilled with garlic or fried and the red snapper and snook are sold by the each for $16.95.  The smaller tilapia were $10.95. Larger fish from the counter were sold by weight.  This is a fresh red snapper that I chose to have fried.  It came with unlimited corn tortillas (which were layered/flaky fresh and very tasty) and the salsa, rice and salad shown.  This was a very good preparation and the fish was moist and really tasty. 

We ate every last bit of it, and the soup.  

The menu has a good variety of seafood choices, including lobster (griddled or grilled), fish plates, seafood cocktails and the other usual suspects of tacos, burritos and shrimp plates-all served with a choice of  preparations and sauces. There are also daily specials and even a kid's menu.  This is a bit nicer and pricier than El Titanic and a very nice addition to the neighborhood.   

Rocky Port Grill and Fish Market 1771 North 2nd Street El Cajon 92021 (619)593-0637 Website

 

Comments

[Kirk]

Love the fish bone shot!

[caninecologne]

yeah man, fried fish with the head on! that's the kind of fish i grew up eating! my parents ate the eyeballs!

[Cathy]

The Mister is pretty good with a fork and knife and I wanted to share his skill, Kirk.

I figured you'd appreciate this meal, cc! That was a particularly good fish. One of the eyeballs was too rubbery for me-it's at the bottom of the photo, still on the plate. :(

[Greg]

Thanks for the recommendation. I stopped by last night and had a very nice plate of Camarones a la Diabla - they Anglicize it on their menu: "devil's shrimp" or something. I personally prefer this dish a little spicier than theirs, but still a pleasing balance of sour and chili heat. Paired nicely with a Negra Modelo. Going back for tacos or maybe that whole fish next time!

[Cathy]

I've got the menu right here, Greg.."Devil Style"..ha! I hadn't noticed. I want to try the Gobernador, cahuamanta (stingray) and smoked tuna tacos, as well as the rest of the menu. Welcome to our blog.