mmm-yoso is not on vacation. Cathy has something to talk about today, Kirk doesn’t.
Hi. Not long ago, my brother had to fly out to Pomona on a business trip for his Company, which located near Detroit (yes, the work he does is related to the Automotive Industry). He left Detroit when it was 0° out (yes, ZERO degrees…if you don’t know the real definition of "bitter cold", you are very lucky). He decided to fly into San Diego and rent a car to drive to Pomona. I picked him up at the airport, we went to the In-N-Out on Sports Arena Boulevard and then he got his rental car and went to work in Pomona. A few days later, he drove back down and stayed one extra day before flying out, which he, understandably, did not want to do. Our Mom knew he would be out here and gave him some money so we could go out to dinner….Let’s just say that Mom gave him enough money so that my first remark was "well. we can all get a beverage and not have to get water to drink with our meal"…and so, off to Anthony’s Fish Grotto in La Mesa we went. Anthony’s has been around since 1946 and is family owned, locally operated and has the freshest tasting fish, cooked in such a way that you taste the fish and not all the sauces or batters. All of those compliment the seafood flavor.
The Mister and My Brother each got a beer and I got iced tea (I was driving you know) and then…*two* appetizers: The infamous fried calamari ($8.50)…light, delicate, crispy, flavorful, served with a fresh, tomato based marinara sauce, still warm from being fresh cooked. 
We also got the Smoked spread and seafood platter ($9.50) which easily, *easily* could have been a full meal (for me at least). Smoked salmon, halibut and tuna, fresh seafood spreads, home made tartar sauce, fresh baked and sliced white bread…the smoked fish was excellent.
For his main course, The Mister could not decide and got Mama’s Platter – a little bit of everything ($18.50) hand battered fish, calamari, shrimp, oysters, scallops, clam strips and lobsterettes. he chose sides of Mama’s famous cole slaw and a baked potato.
The fried fish here is so darn wonderful..a light batter, so crispy and with just enough flavor to compliment the seafood. You can taste the sweetness of the shrimp and scallops and the freshness of the fish.
My Brother, apparently on some sort of health kick, chose the char grilled halibut with an orange basil sauce (it was one of the seasonal catches of the day) for $15.60 and got baked potato and salad (with the house dressing) as his sides. This tasted wonderful. Again, you could taste the fish, it was not overpowered by the sauce.
Since, I know Mom is going to read this, I also was trying to eat a tad more healthily and got the Crab and Shrimp Louie Salad ($14.50).
The crab meat and the shrimp were so fresh, sweet and flavorful- so much better than anywhere, really. The Louie dressing is also made fresh in house and is excellent, just a touch of twangy heat. It all goes so well together.
A very nice, fancy, tasty dinner for us. Thanks, Mom!
Anthony’s Fish Grotto North of I-8 at Severin (next to the Holiday Inn Express) (619)463-0368