San Diego Restaurants
The Fishery
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You're pretty well guaranteed to get fresh-off-the-boat seafood at this off-the-beaten-track establishment: It's really a wholesale warehouse and retail fish market with a casual restaurant attached. The decor is clean and calming without being overly utilitarian, and the prices are fair considering the quality of the raw ingredients. Regular menu favorites include spicy mahimahi, chargrilled and topped with jalapeño butter; king salmon oscar, layered with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus, Dungeness crab and hollandaise; or -- the favorite -- sea bass, charbroiled with a soy-ginger marinade. You can keep it simple at lunch or dinner with bacon-wrapped scallops over a delectable salad, or the very reliable fish-and-chips. There are always a couple of vegetarian stir-fry entrees.
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