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Name of fish restaurant?

2 posts · Apr 26, 1996 to May 7, 1996

Loel R.Doctoral student, English, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PAApr 26, 1996
 Excerpts from mail: 26-Apr-96 Re: Name of fish restaurant? by Bradley Haver
 > it used to be d'imperio's.  now it's fairchild's.
 >

 Brad, thanks so much for your response (and thanks to all who
 responded), but actually, the restaurant name I was seeking is
 ''Monterey Bay.'' Perhaps they've changed again? I had seen a lot of
 discussion on the bboard about this place and so when an opportunity to
 treat my S.O. and myself came up, we went with a couple of friends.

 The fish was wonderful: succulent, tender, *fresh* and freshly cooked.
 The other elements of the meal were also very good although not quite as
 fab as the fish--yummy loaves of sourdough bread, better than average
 salads and dressings (although for my tastes, they drenched it), good
 veggies . . . good desserts. Service was good and cheerful. And I
 thought the prices were reasonable for the quality of the fish--I think
 $16.95 for my yellowtail snapper, marinated in a fresh basil vinegrette
 and charbroiled/grilled and $14.95 for blackened redfish (S.O. said it
 was not spicy enough). While this is certainly not affordable for us
 (grad student/writer) on a regular basis, I think they're fair prices
 for very fresh fish.

 As a final note; it's kind of an odd setting, being at the top of an
 office building in the midst of suburbia (we had a dizzying view of the
 strip shopping centers along Rte 22)--I felt like I was going to visit
 my insurance agent--but it certainly wasn't unpleasant and as long as
 the quality of the food remain high, I'll go back.\

 --loel
Allen C.May 7, 1996
 Went to Monterrey Bay with my wife this past weekend. Really excellent
 fish. Fresh and quite a variety. I had the crabcakes which were 98% solid
 lump crabmeat with little filler, excellently broiled. My wife had the
 salmon with honey and lime sauce, char-broiled. Excellent again.

 Truly a good choice for that special meal!

 Allen
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