This is a nice little family owned restaurant. This place is run by some seriously hard working folks. (They are there seven days a week. The same employees. Now that’s dedication.) Judging by the sign, one would figure that this place has a pretty damn tasty fish taco. Looks like it’s their claim to fame. One nice feature of Fiesta Grill is that no matter what you order, they give you complimentary chips and homemade salsa. My father used to judge Mexican restaurants by the way their salsa tasted. This place fairs quite well in that department. Not too chunky so that its straight pico de gallo, and it carries a nice little bite about it as well. On to the taco…. First thing I must say is if you like cheese, you’re going to love this place. I chose a grilled fish taco though they do carry both grilled and fried. The hearty taco came on a traditional double layer of corn tortillas and contained about as much cheese as fish! Not a negative thing at all. The heat from the freshly cooked fish nicely melts the cheese into a warm and chewy delight. The fish itself is standard Mahi Mahi with not a whole lot of seasoning on it. (No salty aftertaste as if they were trying to cover a fishy taste.) It came with a sprinkle of cabbage as well as lettuce and did have a very light sauce as well. If you’re a purist and like your grilled fish tacos au natural, then this is the place for you. Simple ingredients, fresh fish served piping hot, good homemade salsa, and staff that will remember your face if you come in more than once. All in all a good experience… I’ll review the fried taco on a later date. So check back soon! The never-ending quest, however, continues…..
Archive for January, 2008
Fiesta Grill in Huntington Beach
January 30, 2008Fiesta Grill
418 17th St.
Huntington Beach, CA
92648
(714) 969-7689
Chronic Taco in Orange County
January 25, 2008
Chronic Tacos is located all over Orange County. (check www.eatchronictacos.com for a location near you) This is an up and coming chain of good old fashioned tacos with weed references to keep the surfer dudes coming back. They actually opened one of their locations on 4/20 in 2007. The walls are shlocked in surf/snow/skate/energy drink/new clothing company that will probably go under in 6 months stickers, and there’s always good, make you wanna bob your head music jammin in all of the locations that I’ve been to. Verylively and colorful inside all of these taco shops, and they even have a big sports bar location called Chronic Cantina in Triangle Square across from Sutra. 
On to the taco…. Chronic gives you the choice beer battered and fried, or simply grilled fish. This is definitelya nice thing because lets face it, sometimes you just want a greasy gut bomb and other times you want to pretend like eating out is healthy. The fried fish taco is very tasty, and one cool feature at these joints is that you get to build your own taco. Don’t like lettuce? Go for cabbage. Want a heapload of cilantro? No problem. Their fish sauce is quite tasty as well, like a tangy sour cream almost, and you can add it to anything on the menu, be it seafood or not. Another thing I noticed at most of these locations is that they have this local hot sauce on the tables called Gringo Bandito. It’s a nice variation from the standard issue Tapatio that everyone carries (Chronic included) I’ve been noticing it at a lot of the taco shops I frequent in the area. Anyway, all in all Chronic makes for a good, hearty, affordable taco, plus you can get black beans OR refrieds which is a rare occurrence in many OC spots. Give it a try, if it turns out to be something you don’t like, it’s probably because you had them put the wrong ingredients on your taco. The never-ending quest, however, continues… Las Barcas in Huntington Beach
January 23, 2008
Las Barcas Gourmet Mexican Food 21032 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (714) 536-2616 (more…)
