**** The Mariscos Nine Seas Truck is no longer
I'd been wanting to try out the Mariscos Truck in Hipster Land for a while……that would be Mariscos Nine Seas which is located in the parking lot of Gala Foods and across the street from South Park Abbey.
I really like the "seating area", chairs to sit and stools for tables…..kind of neat.
I also quickly noticed that the menu was basically in English, amking it very gringo friendly. No pretense at the customer base it seems. That Baja Trio seemed like a decent way of tasting a decent range of items, the shrimp, fish taco, and the smoked fish, so I decided on that. It did take me a while to order….for some reason, even when I tried calling into the window; the woman working didn't hear me. It wasn't until one of the guys walked out the door and noticed me that I got my order taken.
Anyway, I had my seat until my tacos were ready. I did notice that the guys who came after me were given consomme; but I wasn't, kind of strange. I'm sure I could have asked for it, but since I had three tacos coming, if they were good, I'd be back……
I wasn't a big fan of the tortillas which were crumbly and bland. The best of the bunch was the shrimp; which were plump and juicy and handled the simple batter quite well. The flavoring was simple, though bland. The fish taco was decently flavored, the batter a bit too light, and the fish kind of slimy, what's with all the watery crema nowadays. Also, even tohugh it was 11am nad they open at 930, they seemed ill prepared….I had to ask for napkins, salsa, there was no cebollas, no limes…….
Tacos de Marlyn is one of my favorites….I love the combination of smoke, saltiness, and the flavor of the fish. This however, was probably the worst version I've ever had….it lacked a decent smoke flavor and was terribly fishy….I'm no shrinking violet; I've eaten fish curd and what they call "fish poo", but this just didn't taste right. I went back to the truck and asked for a "salsa picante" something spicy to see if that would fix tihngs….it didn't…I dumped it.
I'm guessing a lot of folks love this truck…..I'll pass.
The Mariscos Nine Seas Truck
3030 Grape St
San Diego, CA 92102
My daughter got food poisoning from their campechana coctel last year. their consomme had a lot of celery and oregano. ๐
Your poor daughter CC……I don’t know if you notice that I usually don’t do raw seafood on the “first date” unless the place is fully “vetted”…..
Yuck…
Truly Billy….
Are you going to do a comparison of the fish taco trucks maybe a top five list?
I think the three that I like the best are
Mariscos Tijuana Jr.
Mariscos Prieto
Toys R Us Truck in CV don’t remember the name.
Hi Kirk. Don’t know if it’s the same owners but the truck in that parking lot used to be Mariscos German, which is where I got my fish taco fix after moving from Chula Vista. I stopped caring about the gas+time it takes to get to TJ Oyster Bar so I haven’t tried this truck. Disappointed to see that it isn’t up to par.
Thanks for taking one for the team Kirk
We stopped by that truck once when we were just walking around South Park and I got a special they had that was a ceviche type dish served inside a fresh coconut and topped with avocado. It was ok, a neat idea but ended up getting super watery.
Those are pretty much my top three so far too Jeff:
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2011/jun/15/tenured-trucks/
Hi Derric – I heard the German truck moved to AmVets off Washington, but I’ve never seen it there….so I dunno…..
LOL Jack – I’m not trying to do that you know….I just want a good taco!
Hi JS – I wasn’t too impressed with this truck.
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Totally Kat!
Yuck – but the name of the place should have been the clue – everyone knows it’s siete mares.
Hi Ed – Actually, I was looking for Mariscos Siete Mares….which was the name I was given, but this is what I got.