March 2015

I am here in Redondo Beach taking care of my grandbabies and figured while I was here I would continue my search for the perfect fish taco.  The weather has been glorious, albeit no rain when rain is much needed.  It has been great beach weather and cool nights.  Pretty perfect.

I will preface my taco search by saying my favorite taco to date is just near the pier in Cozumel in an old restaurant with upstairs dining.  Cannot remember the name, but it can’t be hard to find.  The fish is actually fried inside the shell.  Different than anywhere else I’ve ever had one.  This search is for the perfect breaded, fried fish taco.  Maybe I will move onto grilled later in my life.  So for this post I am have two fairly bad tacos and one that I have now had three times and would go again, save for the fact that I need to try three different ones.  They are all located in the Redondo, Torrance, Lomita area.  (look at the end for regular rant on the plague that is Islam)

1.  Los Paisas Tacos Y Mariscos (or Los Paisas Mexican Grill):  This is a place that my son likes….but he never ordered the fish tacos.  He’s a burrito guy, so I guess if you want a burrito it is decent, but the salsa sucks too.  As far as the taco goes, the corn tortilla was tough.  No way around that.  A tough tortilla is hard to get over.  The fish was more like a large fish stick, maybe a decent quality fish stick, but a fish stick nonetheless.  Avoid this place for fish tacos.

2.  Alfredos on PCH in Lomita:  I read fairly decent reviews about this place, so my daughter and I thought we’d give it a try.  Chips are decent, salsa is just so-so.  My daughter had the taquitos and wasn’t at all impressed.  I had the fish tacos (duh).  They both came on large platters, so you get a lot of beans and rice (3 taquitos for her and 2 tacos for me).  The corn tortillas are pretty decent, but this fish was truly an old, pressed fish pieces kind of fish stick.  For me, practically inedible.  I let my granddaughter try it because kids like fishsticks, right?  Nope.  Just bad.  Service is super slow all around.  Just on a positive note, the fundido with chorizo was pretty darn good.

3.  Baja California Fish Tacos in Lawndale:  Hands down the best of them all.  Not even a contest.  Very fresh corn tortillas and real fish that they batter and cook on the premises.  They have a great sauce and it is a good deal.  If you go on Wednesdays they have 1.05 fish taco day.  It was .99 cents but inflation you know, not to mention how popular they are becoming.  I had to circle the block three times last time I went to get a parking spot.  There is no ambience, but I guess it has it’s own kind of ….I just couldn’t write charm.  The ceviche was really good and I just like horchata.  I know…the high fructose corn syrup is a killer.  I try not to indulge very often.  Overall everything is very good and great prices.  Last time I got the combination of 1 shrimp taco and 1 fish tacos with rice, beans, and a drink for 6.99.  You can’t beat that, especially when the fish taco is the best on my list at the moment, barring the one in Cozumel and possibly one in Playa del Carmen.  

Kudos to the Mayor of Irving, Texas, for standing up to Sharia and Islam!  Just keeping up with Satan’s religion of Islam, in case you haven’t:  Below is a list  of a few things that his followers did this past week, not to mention ISIS or the threat of creeping Sharia in your neighborhood.

Islam’s Latest Contributions to Peace“Mohammed is God’s apostle.  Those who follow him are harsh
to the unbelievers but merciful to one another”  Quran 48:29