Mariscos El Camaron-lunch (Chula Vista)

mmm-yoso!!! is the name of this food blog.  Usually Kirk writes the posts and sometimes Ed (from Yuma) contributes.  Right now, the guys are busy and Cathy, who occasionally writes here is using this day to write about one of her occasions. 

When The Mister and I had our eight days of birthday celebrating, we were looking for (another) place for lunch and just North and East of E Street at Broadway, this yellow building caught our eyes.  We returned a few months later...Even after reading cc's post because we figured it would be quiet and clean...Even the parking lot was decorated with an ocean theme.The interior is festive, has at least six televisions and is quite large.  It turns out that this is the place to go in the evenings on Friday and Saturday, when live Banda is the overwhelming music background.When we were seated, the tabletop condiments as well as the freshly made tomato based salsa were noted.Since I could not decide, a fish ceviche tostada ($4.50) ended up as our 'appetizer' and a mixta tostada ($7.95) was my 'main'.  Both were freshly made when ordered and the simple fish ceviche was wonderful as well as plentiful (it could have been a light meal) and the mixta, with fish, shrimp, octopus and scallops was 'cooked' with not only lime juice but also a bit of red/chile pepper and had different flavor points; completely different ceviches and each excellent.The pescado frito huachinango ($14.95) was wonderful! A whole snapper, fried with garlic, topped with fresh salsa and accompanied by beans, rice and a salad was a wonderful meal.  The fish was fresh, meaty and fried perfectly with a crispy skin, fins and tail (all of which I happily crunched as a snack while The Mister was cleaning the meat off the skeleton).  

Even though it's been here since about 2009, Mariscos El Camaron is new to us and was another great find. I hope you have a great weekend!

Mariscos El Camaron 193 Broadway Chula Vista 91910 (619)425-5835 Open Mon-Wed 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Th 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun 10 a.m., 12:30 a.m. 

Comments

[caninecologne]

We went last year and really liked our fish dish with a creamy and cheesy sauce as well as our ceviche.

[Cathy]

I didn't see any posts about it, cc. Glad you liked it too. It's nice to find another place with good seafood.

[Cathy]

I had to dig deeply t find your post, cc. It's linked now. I thought I had read about El Camaron somewhere...

[nhbilly]

Nice to see other types of fried fish beside Tilapia.

[Cathy]

We try to order other than tilapia choices when available, Bill. Most places around here (where we go, anyhow) don't have that option...