Favorite Fish Taco in town?

I have to go with El Mundo...and I have had one at the following places too.
El Mundo
Ramsi's
Monkey Wrench
Bazo's
Long John Silver's (I will admit it wasn't in Louisville). LOL
The seafood market over in St. Matthews.

La Perla del Pacifico

La Perla del Pacifico

Where's that located?

El Mundo!

La Perla del Pacifico
2840 Goose Creek Rd

I think it's one of, if not the best, Mexican eateries in the city.

We must try La Perla. I eat fish tacos nearly every where I go that offers them, and make them at home too. El Mundo's fish tacos are absolutely the worst I have ever had. Sol Aztecas are tasty, but strange. All the ingredients are chopped, so if you can get past the appearance, they taste good. Other than that, no standouts that I've found so far. But a trip to La Perla is at the top of our list!

Seviche. Hands down. Ask for the jalapeno puree sauce and the jalapeno rojo on the side. Then customize to your liking.

[Robin Garr]

Depends on how you define it, frankly. El Mundo's is an excellent fish entree, but it's very different from the San Diego-style fish taco served at Bazo's and other places. I wouldn't really compare them but would rate El Mundo and Bazo's separately as tops in their categories.

Depends on how you define it, frankly. El Mundo's is an excellent fish entree, but it's very different from the San Diego-style fish taco served at Bazo's and other places. I wouldn't really compare them but would rate El Mundo and Bazo's separately as tops in their categories.

I would agree with that. I normally like the San Diego-style much better, but I wasn't impressed with Bazo's at all. I've only been once so it could have been a bad outing.

I just had a really good fish taco at Santa Fe...it came w/ a delicious and savory tomato sauce.

La Perla del Pacifico
2840 Goose Creek Rd

I think it's one of, if not the best, Mexican eateries in the city.

Agree wholeheartedly. Try the crab salad (I don't remember the menu name). It's fabulous. Everything we've had at La Perla has been great.

We joined some friends last night at CQ. It was a wonderful evening on the patio and that's saying a lot, since I'm already on record as not liking to eat outside at all. But last night was lovely! And, 3 out of 4 people in my happy group ordered the fish tacos.

These are definitely not La Jolla sytle. These were on a 6" flour tortilla, a strip of ahi tuna, rare, about 1" wide by 2.5" long, a bit of red onions I believe, pineapple chunks and a creamy wasabi sauce. They had a bit of a kick. This was some fine food. There were three to the order. My only complaint was that they were $9.50. I'd say two of them would have been an appetizer. And I also thought that there needed to be some crunch on the plate, like something as simple as some kettle chips.

A completely different interpretation of the fish taco and really tasty. The tuna was fresh an perfectly cooked, the pineapple was juicy and fresh and that wasabi cream sauce . . . mmm.

Seafood Connection!

I love the fact that I can peruse the fresh fish case and select whatever catches my eye.

Ben's very good at creating toppings that compliment whatever fish I choose. The deep fried capers are a flavorful treat that I always include.

To those who've not visited, they're a very simple lunch counter seating approx. 8-10 diners. Lunch only served 11:30 - 2:30.

http://killertacos.com/

Far from Louisville, but the best tacos I have ever had. The fish and kalua pork tacos are almost worth the flight on their own.

If you ever make it to Hawaii make sure you have one or six.

The wife and I just tried the fish "tacos" at La Perla del Pacifico and were were both highly disappointed. I don't even know if I can call them tacos. I would have to call them empanadas, not tacos. They were fish in a tortilla that was crimped and then deep fried. The fish also had a rather strong flavor and not the fresh, clean taste I associate with fish tacos.

This is what I think of when I hear fish tacos

Wikipedia:

Tacos de pescado ("fish tacos") originated in Baja California in Mexico, where they consist of grilled or fried fish, lettuce or cabbage, pico de gallo, and a sour cream or citrus/mayonnaise sauce, all placed on top of a corn or flour tortilla. In the United States, they remain most popular in California, Colorado, and Washington. In California, they are often found at street vendors, and a regional variation is to serve them with cabbage and coleslaw dressing on top.


I would have to say, skip La Perla, and head to Seviche or Cheesecake Factory. They both serve a great fish taco. Seviche is a corn tortilla and Cheesecake is a flour tortilla. I prefer flour tortilla for fish tacos because the corn tortillas overpower the flavor of the fish.