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Seafood

Seafood Las Vegas

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab: South Beach in Vegas

Like it or not, my life is inextricably linked to Miami. It’s the city where both of my parents grew up, home to countless family members and the destination for more than a dozen...
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Seafood Charleston

Amen Street: Searching for Seafood Religion in Charleston

There’s no such thing as too many good casual seafood restaurants, especially coming from Los Angeles, where there are so few. Sure, metro Charleston already housed options like The Wreck of the Richard &...
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Restaurant Tijuana

La Cahua del Yeyo: Showing Some (Tuna) Fin in Tijuana

The exterior might double as a Coca-Cola billboard and the plain yellow walls don’t exactly scream gastronomy, but La Cahua del Yeyo prepares some of Tijuana’s best Sonora-style seafood. “The turtle of Yeyo” is...
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Restaurant Tijuana

Mariscos El Conchal: Specializing in Sinaloa-Style Shellfish

Mariscos El Conchal might not deliver the most oceanic fireworks in Tijuana. Especially compared with nearby Mexican seafood specialists like Mariscos Ruben, but El Conchal co-owner Umberto Buelna and chef-brother Oscar have still carved...
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Food Truck Tijuana

Mariscos Ruben: Trucking with Sonoran Seafood in Tijuana

We quickly learned that if you want to devour spectacular Mexican food in Tijuana, there’s no reason to stray far from the corner of 8th & Quintana Roo. Within one block, this is where...
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Restaurant Tijuana

La Palmera: Cavorting with Clams and Corvina in Tijuana

We made a “Cannonball Run” like break for the border, stampeded into Mexico on foot and all had one question on our minds: Where do we eat first? We all turned to Bill Esparza...
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