The Original Fish Co - Los Alamitos

Overall a nice experience for Father's Day dinner. It was a 25 minute wait for a party of four at peak time (no reservations). Pretty good! For some reason the utensils were dirty and there was some black shmutz on the mugs and plates. They really need to work on the dishwashing... Service was attentive and the staff was very nice. We got our food relatively quickly and it all tasted fresh and delicious. The waiter was nice enough to get us a free chocolate mousse for my sister's birthday. I'd highly recommend the fresh fruit as one of your sides, since every dish is really hearty and there's not much of a selection of things to chase the heavy stuff. I had some coffee (meh), swordfish (tastes like chicken), baked yam (yum), and steamed rice (great with pepper/salt honey butter). The prices were about normal. It's an upscale restaurant expect to spend $50 pp. The portion sizes are huge so you mostly get what you pay for. The atmosphere is fancy! I felt underdressed walking in there, although most people were dressed semi casually. Maybe I'm just too used to Denny's. I didn't know this beforehand, but swordfish is high in mercury. Do some research before trying new foods. There should have been some sort of information about this on the menu or presented by the waiter, since if I had known I probably wouldn't have ordered it. Oh and the bread rolls are really, really good.

My New York strip steak was cooked perfectly, and my girlfriends halibut was excellent. Side dishes of grilled vegetables and spinich/artichoke paired very well. The server was very accommodating, and the restaurant is open and well ventilated, so as you do not smell the tables food next to you.

Finallly an HONEST and FRESHEST (every day not just on weekend) seafood restaurant in Southern California! Place like this earns our business! Thank you owners and hard working staff!

A LosAl institution, huge restaurant with a nice bar AND a fish market. The menu is very diverse, great selection of fish prepared every way imaginable. Good service especially given how busy they usually are.

Fresh fish market is great and the couple of times I ate here was great.