New Thing #2: Señor Fish

Another goal for this year is to try out more of the local eateries that I pass by all the time. There are a lot of great places in DTLA and I often stick to my go-to spots. I do want to revisit my favorites this year - especially the ones I haven’t been to in a while - but for January, at least, I want to check out the places I’ve bypassed.

Señor Fish is a place I’ve walked by countless times and I thought, Today will be the day! And as I neared the entrance and spied the B food inspection grade on the front door, I wondered if maybe I should just go across the street and check out Badmaash, a place I’ve tried and really liked but never returned to. But, since Badmaash isn’t something new, I decided to stick with the original plan.

I should have gone to Badmaash.

That’s not to say that the food at Señor Fish was bad but it was just very bland. I got the diabla sauce that was advertised as”Ay mucho caliente” but it had almost no kick whatsoever. I feel like you’d be just as well off at any Mexican stand or food truck. (In fact, odds are you might get something better.) You also might find something cheaper; all told, it was around 25 bucks which is about on par with most lunch spots in LA. I will say that the portions looked to be sizable so there’s quantity if not an abundance of quality.

Anyway, I’m trying to be less negative this year so I won’t dwell on this one but I’ll just leave it that Señor Fish will not make The List of places I’ll be trying again.