Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice — Restaurant in California

I had high hopes for this place because I recommended my party try it out after looking up reviews. We walked in to the aroma of Fabuloso in the air, looked legit.. Menu, presentation and prices lead you to believe you are at a place where a chef is going to be whipping up a smorgasbord of flavor. I'm sorry to say, the bottled beer was the best thing I had here. By far the blandest ceviche de pescado I have ever had. No flavor, none, not even a whole lemon squeezed on it and tapatio helped. Actually, wait. It did have flavor....The dreaded refrigeration flavor. Accompanying tostadas did not do the ceviche any favors either. Portion was "nice" but that does no good when you don't even want to take it home. No one in my party wrote home about their choices either. You know it's not a good sign when you are all trying to justify your choice from the menu to each other without being mean. Waitress did a double take when I refused a take home box for half that was untouched because I did not like it. This señor cannot tell a lie, I was being honest, not mean. They did not charge me for it which was "nice" but I would have rather paid plenty for a delicious ceviche that I could come back to anyday. One more thing, the salsa for the chips had to be Pace sauce, had to be. This review is only for the flavor and taste of the food, not...

Came by for lunch to try El Cangrejo Mariscos which was recommended to me by a friend.

I arrived right before the lunch rush and good thing because when I was leaving it was packed.

The restaurant is very clean and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Daisy brought chips and salsa and took my drink order. By the time she came back with the drink I knew I was in for a delicious meal. When you taste the salsa you will know what I mean. Great flavor and just the right amount of heat.

Of course I have to order my go to Camarones a la Diabla. The plate was huge and plenty of large camarones, the sauce is one of the best that I have had in all of the places I have been thus far.

When you are in the La Mirada area and looking for a great place to grab a cold beer and a bite to eat this should at the top of the...

I ordered shrimp ceviche and fish ceviche. I also ordered a campechana. I'm a fan of cucumbers, but i am not a fan of cucumbers in seafood or food in general. cucumbers have a lot of natural water in it, which causes the food to become flavorless and taste so bland. My food tasted so watered down and bland that my family and i hated this food. The texture of the shrimp ceviche tasted so dry and gross we ended up just throwing the food away. the fish ceviche was no better. I rather spend my money on making my own ceviche than spending money at this place again. The octopus in the campechana was also poorly made. I am very disappointed that i spent 80 dollars on bad food. I will never come...