Chan's Personal Blog

Prior to leaving Canada, I enjoyed a sophisticated evening at Symphony Splash with friends. One person asked me, what are you looking forward to in California. Near the top of my list was the excellent Mexican food in California. I remarked that I was going to finally be able to try Fish Tacos. The group expressed their disgust fairly uniformly by saying, "ugh, Fish Tacos?!" I was a bit surprised by their reaction, but then again, if they consider Taco Bell to be authentic Mexican cuisine, I should have known better.

In either case, I first learned of Fish Tacos from the Food Network. There's this one chef who's a master of Latin American cuisine, and he spoke said that Fish Tacos were quite popular. It usually consists of deep fried white fish, crunchy cabbage, salsa, a soft tortilla shell, and a splash of lime. Sounds good to me.

So, on my second day in California, I disembarked from my hotel in search of the famed Fish Taco. I found the elusive Taco at Rubio's Mexican Grill. I ordered the Two Fish Taco combo which came with unlimited tortilla chips. I have to say, those were some of the best tortilla chips I've ever had. The stuff you get bagged in the grocery store just doesn't compare with the fresh thing.



The fish tacos were really nice, especially with the shredded cabbage; it led to a nice crunchy texture. The salsa and lime kept the whole meal pretty light. So, to all the nay sayers, fish tacos are great! It's kind of a nice change of pace from beef tacos and what not, which can be fairly heavy.

I grow weary of packing, so I thought I'd do a quick blog post. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of my friends and family who celebrated my going away over many fine meals. In the last week and a bit, I've been on a dining circuit. Here's the list of local favourite restaurants that we hit up:


I have to say, my latest trip to Sen Zushi was very enjoyable. We discovered some new items that were quite good. The crazy spicy chicken wings had a nice sweet heat to it. They weren't really all that spicy though, although I've been told that asians have higher tolerances to heat. We also tried the smoked tuna nigiri, and I have to say, smoked tuna is quite good. I've never had it before. If you're a sushi noobie, smoked tuna and smoked salmon would probably be a good stepping stone towards more adventurous sushi (ie full blown raw fish).

Thanks for all of the words of encouragement and the good times. Next time you're in California, I'm buying dinner.

No Timmy Ho's for 900 miles .