El Pescador Fish Market - San Diego, La Jolla

I came down to San Diego to visit a good friend of mine and he wanted to take me to a local spot in La Jolla where they have fresh seafood.  He took me to this little small take out place that served seafood.  If you look at it from the outside you probably wold not come in.  It looks like a simple fish store selling fresh seafood but they serve some of the freshest fishes here.  It's a really small place with maybe 10 seats and it's pretty busy.  Locals mostly come here but if you are a tourist make your way here you will not be disappointed.


We ordered 3 items to share.  We had the fish tacos which were okay.  Nothing to really brag about.  We ordered the salmon and Cajun sea  bass sandwich .  Both sandwiches were SO GOOOD!  It was the daily special when we were there.  Check with the chef and see if they are serving it.  It's a must order dish.  They have this Italian fish soup called cioppino and that was really good.  It's a tomato based soup with all sorts of fish and veggies in the soup.  If you have never tried this before you should really because it's tasty and light.  Both sandwiches were cooked to perfection.  The skin from the Cajun sea bass was crispy and the meat was perfectly cooked and lightly seasoned where you could taste the freshness of the fish without the Cajun spices overpowering the sandwich.  

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La Sardine

I remembered one year we came here for a company Christmas party a few years ago and finally figured out the restaurant name La Sardine.  The past couple of times we came here was on a Wednesday because they have a 25 dollars 3 course pre fixe menu.  One thing I really like about this prefix menu is that you are not limited to certain dishes on the menu.  So you can pretty much pick any entree, any appetizer and any dessert for 25 dollars.  It's a pretty big place with a cute decor inside with an open kitchen facing the restaurant.


For the appetizer we ordered the La Queue de Boeuf which was the braised oxtail with potato gnocchi.  This was probably my favorite appetizer.  The oxtail itself was very flavorful and the sauce was a great compliment to even out the strong flavors from the oxtail.  We also ordered the Les Escargots à la Bourguignonne.  This was my wife's favorite appetizer and she really liked this dish a lot because the sauce really made the dish.  Like the oxtail appetizer, we finished every drop of the sauce with the bread they provided for both of the appetizers.


My wife ordered the skate wing entree and that was amazing!  The flavors were nice and light while cooked to perfection.  The skin was nice and crispy while the inside of the skate wing was kept moist.  I loved the contrast of the texture from the skin to the meat itself.  This dish isn't something they have on their menu all the time.  I believe that dish was a seasonal dish so if you see it on their daily special, I would definitely recommend it.  I ordered the Le Poulet Rôti "Sotero" this was the roasted chicken with potato puree.  I thought the dish was cooked very well and flavors were good.  It wasn't a dish that wowed me with the french flavors.  Maybe it's not fair for me to judge this dish after I came back from Seattle "Mistral Kitchen" and this restaurant served probably the best chicken I've ever had in my entire life.  


For dessert we had the creme brulee and the chocolate souffle.  The creme brulee's texture had a great smooth consistency and it wasn't too sweet.  We both loved this dessert a lot and haven't found another french restaurant that have served better.  The souffle was also another hit.  At first we thought the dessert was going to be super sweet but we were surprised that it was very light and super fluffy.  The Wednesday deals are a great way to try out this restaurant without breaking your bank.  You can't beat 25 dollars for an appetizer, entree, and a dessert with no restrictions on items.  The service was good and I have no complaints every time I've been here.

Braised Oxtail with Potato Gnocchi

escargot

skate wing

roasted chicken with potato puree

creme brulee

chocolate souflee

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