Marisco's La Playa

Frommer's Review

What this Mexican seafood restaurant lacks in ambience, it makes up for in comida sabrosa (tasty food). Set in a small shopping mall not far from St. Francis Drive, it has a beach scene mural on one wall and stark luminescent lighting from above. It was opened by two cousins who wanted to bring good Mexican playa (beach) food to the drylands, and judging from the crowds here (you may have to wait 15-20 min., but it's worth it), they've succeeded. It features such dishes as shrimp or fish tacos and pescado a la plancha (trout seasoned with butter, garlic, and paprika). Some locals complain that the place is too pricey, but I say for good fish, it's a bargain. My Chinese doctor friend, Michael, says my favorite dish is excellent for my chi: The caldo vuelve a la vida (come-back-to-life soup) is a huge bowl, even if you order the small, of shrimp, octopus, scallops, clams, crab legs, and calamari in a tasty broth. Wash it down with a domestic or imported beer. There is a now a second location as well, at 2875 Cerrillos Rd. (tel. 505/473-4594).

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