I’ll admit it. As much as I spend time in El Segundo, I rarely stop by The Edge at El Segundo Plaza. I really need to do this more often. With that being said, the last restaurant I reviewed there was La Sirena over a year ago. It was clearly time to try something new.

A few weeks after I saw California Fish Grill for the first time on one of my shopping trips, I made a mental note to try it in the near future.

Making good on my promise, I headed back a few weeks later on a busy Wednesday lunch. I thought it would be good to see them at their busiest, it would give me a good sense on how efficient they run.

Once I entered the chaotic dining area, I grabbed a paper menu and perused it a bit. It reminded me of Malibu Fish Grill in Redondo, but with a larger menu.

After the cashier, who appeared to be going through the typical lunch rush motions of “for here or to go?” rather than the more laid back small talk banter took my order, I headed for the seating area. They did have a sauce bar complete with two kinds of tartar sauce & three salsas. All of the lamp shades at the tables were overturned metal buckets Nice touch.

In the craziness that is the lunch rush, I was able to find a table right away much to my delight.

I noticed that the staff was all over their tables, dropping off food & cleaning as they went, a good sign indeed.



After a few more minutes, I received my Mahi Mahi soft taco lunch complete with beans and rice. Each taco was topped with greens & a generous dollop of tartar sauce, so the sauce bar wasn’t needed in this case, unless you were a tartar fanatic of course.

I truly enjoyed my lunch. If I had to be picky, I’d say the fish needed just a little bit more salt on the areas not drenched with sauce. Other than that, it was an enjoyable lunch despite all the loud sounds that accompany a busy restaurant.

California Fish Grill