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| - OK, don't let the 5 star rating fool you. This place is G-H-E-T-T-O. Tacky decor, wait staff shouting at each other from across the restaurant, sitting elbow to elbow with other patrons, etc... Typical Chinese restaurant basically... including a restaurant name that was lost in translation...
So WTF does it get 5 stars? The seafood is super fresh and skillfully prepared. You can tell the chef knows what he's doing. If you didn't make a reservation, you'll find yourself standing at the doorway surrounded by live eels, geoduck, green bass, dungeness crabs, 12 lb. lobsters, scallops, clams, etc. You almost feel like you're standing in an aquarium. So here's what I had:
1) Abalone - if you've had abalone before and found it chewy, tasteless, and sinewy, it's because it wasn't fresh. At the Fishermen, it's really really tender and you almost don't need a knife to cut through it.
2) Shark's fin soup- this isn't the cheap stuff you get at Chinese weddings that has bean sprouts, vermicelli, chicken, mushrooms, and tiny little slivers of shark's fin in it. This is 100% shark fin in big slices, just like what you'd find in Thailand. No fillers at all.
3) Lobster- can be prepared in multiple ways with one lobster if you like (steamed garlic, fried garlic, onion/ginger, Maggi, etc.)
4) Dungeness crab- already shelled and steamed in egg whites for you. The roe is also steamed with egg in a separate dish.
5) Clams in beer broth- need I say more?
6) Whole eel in black bean sauce
7) Beef 'n cashews- I couldn't make it sound more appetizing, but it was REALLY good with the fried garlic and honey!
Anyways, if you're looking for authentic Chinese seafood and don't mind the ghettoness, try this place out!
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