Crudo Cevicheria & Oyster Bar Revisited

Yes, it's more mariscos. Even though we just got back from Mexico, the Missus was craving....well, Mariscos. We thought we'd just do the trolley thing and get in a nice walk. Of course El Cata would be pretty easy; but we both thought we needed to give the place some time to straighten out the grand opening kinks. The newly opened Fisher's came to mind, but in the end, the Missus was craving aguachile and I thought the version I'd had at Crudo last year was quite good. Plus, it was a lovely day, so we headed over to Little Italy on the trolley for an early dinner.

I was surprised at how busy Crudo was at 345 in the afternoon. What was quite amusing was that we were seated at the same table as on all my previous visits. It was nice to do people (and pooch) watching.....

  The Missus ordered a Savignon Blanc which She enjoyed and I got a Michelada, a nice taste of sunshine on a lovely day. Speaking of sunshine, we were really savoring it. Before we had left for our trip, the the U-T stated that San Diego hadn't had a completely sunny day since February 15th! So much for all the folks who call our city "Sun Diego"!

But on this day, it was indeed nice and sunny. I also noticed that while some of the prices had indeed gone up; it was basically a dollar in most cases.

We placed our order, then sat back and relaxed.

First up, the Ceviche Pescado ($17), which had gone up a dollar since September of last year. In these days of rapidly increasing prices (like GyroGrill), this didn't seem to bad at all.

This wasn't quite as good as I recalled. It was on the dry side, the fish was tough and rubbery, and this was very salty. Not a great start to our meal.

I hoped that one of my favorite dishes from my previous visits, the Aguachile Verde (still $19) would right the ship. Which it did.

While spicier than I recalled, the good dose of acidity in the dish as refreshing and woke me right up. It also worked well on the very tender shrimp, which the Missus said was "perfect". Creamy avocado, mildly sweet onions, and refreshing cucumbers completed things.

The Missus's favorite dish of the meal was the Aguachile Negro ($19). While milder in terms of spice and acidity, the sweetness of the shrimp came thru nicely.

Nice savory, mildly garlicky-smoky tones highlighted the dish. This was very nice and the Missus mentioned that we'll be returning for this again soon.

Like I mentioned earlier, the place was quite busy and our wonderful Server did a good job of holding down the fort. 

Crudo Cevicheria & Oyster Bar
1608 India St.
San Diego, CA 92101
Current Hours:
Sundays        11am - 10pm
Mon -Thurs 1130am - 10pm
Fri - Sat        11am - Midnight

After our meal we took a nice stroll thru Little Italy. While I'm in the area just about every week when we're home, most of the businesses are closed when I visit. The Missus hasn't been in the area in ages. I took Her along Fir Street to the little shops along the area and we did some shopping for upcoming birthdays and such. And I also got my "steps" in as well since we caught the trolley and had to do some walking. It felt like a nice "staycation" evening!

Comments

[kat]

nice!

[Peter]

The trolley makes those trips to Little Italy and Old Town so much more pleasant -- no circling for days looking for a parking spot! Glad you enjoyed your visit!

[Som Tommy]

I really like the octopus carpaccio at Crudo

[Kirk]

We enjoyed our meal at Crudo Kat!

It sure does Peter! Also, nice for UTC as well.,

I need to talk the Missus into trying that next time ST.