Mariscos El Chuy #2 — Restaurant in Hawthorne

I ordered the Garlic Shrimp (Camerones Al Mojo De Ajo) a friend ordered the Shrimp a la Diabla and brother and partner had 2 mojaras fritas.

There is an additional charge of approximately 12$ if you want beans and rice with your plate which means that even at today’s inflation rate, this is way over priced for a side dish portion.

The shrimp were absolutely dry, I was chewing on straight rubber. Aside from that the shrimp were not appropriately cleaned before hand. The digestive tract of the shrimp was in tact(shrimp poop). I did not finish the shrimp and only picked at the rice and beans. My friend that ordered the other shrimp dish also did not finish her meal she didn’t even try.

My partner and brother did in fact like the fried fish, I my self had the opportunity to taste the Fried Mojara and can also agree that it tasted GOOD. Which mean it was not all bad and have decided to leave 3 stars. We spent 180$ between the 4 us. Reasonable price for 4 people at any seafood restaurant it feels like. I do not feel I got what I paid for non the less.

Customer service seemed like she didn’t want to be there….not sure if she was having a bad day or what but she walked up to the table SLOW MOTION every time with the longest face. I still left a 15% tip non the less. I usually leave 20%, honestly 15% felt excessive considering the attitude I was approached with the whole time from the waitress. Not sure if it’s a generational thing. But when I was her age and waited tables, a life time ago, I’d approach every client with a smile on my face and I never forgot to offer water.

DUDE, they didn’t even bring out water!!!!! (I had an horchata, but exactly how many sugar drinks are we expected to consume in one sitting? Water is an essential element at a dining table people. Get...

This review is based on the food I ordered. I can’t speak for the rest of the menu items.

Honestly, this place can use some help with the quality and portion of the food. Very expensive for small portions and I know mariscos are expensive which I’m fine to pay. But these portions weren’t really fair enough for the price.

I understand the oysters have their own price depending on the amount ordered. However, the ceviche de camarón and the pescado a la veracruzana were not that good.

My wife ordered the fish and it was a super thin fish filet. The sauce was just a regular tomato sauce, not so much flavor. And the portion of rice and super small side salad was just a joke when we opened up her box of food.

Now the ceviche was just okay. Did not really taste as fresh or anything. Portion was super small for the price on it. And they charge 1 dollar per Chile verde sauce you want which was a small cup size.

Overall the only thing I liked was the customer service. I read a lot of reviews but it’s not worth it. A lot of items on the menu is a bad sign because they will never focus their strength on just one plate which was a shame because I would have love to...

This review is on their sushi, camarones a la diabla, camarones al mojo de ajo even though we got a couple more dishes these 3 stood out to me the most. First off, both shrimp plates were well seasoned and had a lot of flavor. The camarones al mojo de ajo had a good amount of garlic but it wasn't overpowering and had the precise amount to give it a good taste. The spice ones had a small kick, not spicy to me but that's good because you can taste the spices in the sauce and it's not unbearable. Then the sushi! Oh my was the sushi surprisingly good. Honestly, one of the best sushi's I've had. The sushi is fresh and the sushi masters have years of experience. They have unique rolls and traditional ones too. My favorite one is their fried roll with mango slice on top of it. I'm not a deep fried sushi fan but this one was splendid. Shout out to Carla and the rest of the staff for being very kind and helpful. They made sure that we had a great dine in experience and check in on our table constantly. The ambience is good, I like the bar, television and you can seen them make the sushi. Wonderful place for a...