Judd Braun
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
3667 India Street
San Diego, California 92103
Phone: (619) 497-0914
Dear Mr. Braun:
Waiting in line today, I noticed for the first time the sign above your fish cooler saying “We aim to please. If we got it, we’ll grill it.” That sums up Blue Water to me.
I usually look at the fresh fish to see what looks best before ordering at the counter but all of the fish always looks good. Since I can order it the way I want it, I’ve tried your fish in every marinade, on sandwiches, salads and tacos. My favorites are the salad with blackened, seared Ahi and the Mahi Mahi tacos, though your fish sandwiches are also delicious.
Your green salad is great on its own, with crispy mixed greens, thinly sliced red onion, sliced cucumber, grated carrot, chopped tomato and capers. The addition of the sliced seared Ahi makes the salad spectacular. On sandwiches, I’ve particularly enjoyed the Mahi Mahi, Yellow Tail, Norwegian Salmon and Hawaiian Wahoo with a side of your awesome waffle fries or onion rings. Your fish is consistently fresh, high quality and handled with respect. I especially like that your fish is well seasoned and grilled perfectly. The marinades you offer (Lemon Butter, Lemon Garlic Butter, Teriyaki, Blackened and Chipotle) suit a range of different palates and are very flavorful but don’t overpower the natural flavor of the fish. The soft rolls you serve your sandwiches on also allow the delicate texture of the fish to come through.
The Mahi Mahi Tacos (served with chipotle seasoning unless otherwise requested) have large portions of fish, cabbage, onions and your traditional homemade white sauce. One fish taco is a meal but I always order two. It’s so nice to have a fish taco that’s grilled instead of fried, so I can actually taste the fish. I love to have the tacos with a pint of one of your great local beers (several Ballast Point beers on tap as well as bottles from Coronado Brewing Company). Blue Water is on a surprisingly short list of restaurants in San Diego that do fish right.
Yours Very Truly,
San Diego Restaurant Review
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
3667 India Street
San Diego, California 92103
Phone: (619) 497-0914
Dear Mr. Braun:
Waiting in line today, I noticed for the first time the sign above your fish cooler saying “We aim to please. If we got it, we’ll grill it.” That sums up Blue Water to me.
I usually look at the fresh fish to see what looks best before ordering at the counter but all of the fish always looks good. Since I can order it the way I want it, I’ve tried your fish in every marinade, on sandwiches, salads and tacos. My favorites are the salad with blackened, seared Ahi and the Mahi Mahi tacos, though your fish sandwiches are also delicious.
Your green salad is great on its own, with crispy mixed greens, thinly sliced red onion, sliced cucumber, grated carrot, chopped tomato and capers. The addition of the sliced seared Ahi makes the salad spectacular. On sandwiches, I’ve particularly enjoyed the Mahi Mahi, Yellow Tail, Norwegian Salmon and Hawaiian Wahoo with a side of your awesome waffle fries or onion rings. Your fish is consistently fresh, high quality and handled with respect. I especially like that your fish is well seasoned and grilled perfectly. The marinades you offer (Lemon Butter, Lemon Garlic Butter, Teriyaki, Blackened and Chipotle) suit a range of different palates and are very flavorful but don’t overpower the natural flavor of the fish. The soft rolls you serve your sandwiches on also allow the delicate texture of the fish to come through.
The Mahi Mahi Tacos (served with chipotle seasoning unless otherwise requested) have large portions of fish, cabbage, onions and your traditional homemade white sauce. One fish taco is a meal but I always order two. It’s so nice to have a fish taco that’s grilled instead of fried, so I can actually taste the fish. I love to have the tacos with a pint of one of your great local beers (several Ballast Point beers on tap as well as bottles from Coronado Brewing Company). Blue Water is on a surprisingly short list of restaurants in San Diego that do fish right.
Yours Very Truly,
San Diego Restaurant Review
2 comments:
The Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill has been featured on TV and it was a MUST on our 5000 mile road-trip from California to New Jersey. We were SOOOOO looking forward to it.
BUT...
The first time, the line was sooo long out the door, it was not worth the wait, and we were really too hungry. So we thought, we'll try again tomorrow.
Next day, 3pm, Not rush time, only 1 person at the door, so it appears the line was not long. We park, get in line, and once inside the door, we see the line continues from the front door another 50 feet to the back of the restaurant.
If a restaurant cannot accommodate it's customers in any reasonable way, and forces them to be so uncomfortable and treated like cattle just to sample their food, I don't care if it tastes like it's from the hands of God himself!
It's not right, it's not good business, and it's upsetting.
SOOO, we walked up the street to the next corner and had an amazing meal at The Saffron Restaurant, 3737 India Street. The entrees were so good my friend ordered a second same entree. Their peanut sauce is amazing, and the photos of presidents, Oprah, Dianne Sawyer, and Martha Stewart posing with the owner attest to the fact others like the restaurant as well.
I should note here, we are Firehouse Publishing, and are writing a road-trip travel guide, and this misadventure, and redemption will be mentioned in the book.
Blue Water gets ONE STAR because by sheer luck, we found a better place to eat that took care of it's customers!
The Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill has been featured on TV and it was a MUST on our 5000 mile road-trip from California to New Jersey. We were SOOOOO looking forward to it.
BUT...
The first time, the line was sooo long out the door, it was not worth the wait, and we were really too hungry. So we thought, we'll try again tomorrow.
Next day, 3pm, Not rush time, only 1 person at the door, so it appears the line was not long. We park, get in line, and once inside the door, we see the line continues from the front door another 50 feet to the back of the restaurant.
If a restaurant cannot accommodate it's customers in any reasonable way, and forces them to be so uncomfortable and treated like cattle just to sample their food, I don't care if it tastes like it's from the hands of God himself!
It's not right, it's not good business, and it's upsetting.
SOOO, we walked up the street to the next corner and had an amazing meal at The Saffron Restaurant, 3737 India Street. The entrees were so good my friend ordered a second same entree. Their peanut sauce is amazing, and the photos of presidents, Oprah, Dianne Sawyer, and Martha Stewart posing with the owner attest to the fact others like the restaurant as well.
I should note here, we are Firehouse Publishing, and are writing a road-trip travel guide, and this misadventure, and redemption will be mentioned in the book.
Blue Water gets ONE STAR because by sheer luck, we found a better place to eat that took care of it's customers!
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