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| - Earlier this week I was in Escondido, CA on business, and for lunch we went to the Sandcrab Cafe. The fish and chips there were awesome, but oh so covered in fried batter. My coworker, having not really had much fried food in his diet as of late, got a mean talking to by his stomach. I, on the other hand, suffered from a bout of the itis. Mmm fried food.
So here I am on a Saturday afternoon wondering what to put in my belly. I was driving down South Rainbow, planning on getting something quick at Fausto's, when I saw Lazy Joe's Fish & Chips nearby. Now the only other fish and chips that I enjoy here in Vegas is at the Crown and Anchor; mostly for the fish. The fries there are just okay. I decide to skip Fausto's and head into Lazy Joe's to get my second helping of fish and chips this week; and I'm glad I did.
I got myself the two piece cod meal, which came with seasoned fries, cole slaw, and two hush puppies. The other two fish choices were catfish and hughglej...yeah, I don't remember. I *think* it started with an H though. The thing that surprised me was how the fish turned out. It was delicious, but also didn't have that "fresh out of the fryer" layer of oil on the outside that seems to be typical. All food is cooked to order, which is obvious when you try to take that first bite of fish (and then proceed to do the rapid "inhale-exhale" with the food still in your mouth, instead of, you know, taking the food out). The batter on the fish did not overpower the fish, it complemented it in that you didn't feel like you were eating batter with a little fish filling. The fish fillets were a good size, with me feeling very satisfied at the end of the meal. The seasoned fries were great as well. See Michael W.'s review for a more in depth look at the fries.
All in all it was a very satisfying meal. With a bottle of water it cost me $10 and change for my meal. After finishing my meal I noticed that they had a sign with a special for all you can eat fish and chips for $10.95 or so; better deal? Yes, but I was already stuffed after two pieces of fish. Keep that in mind before you go for the one, two or three piece combo!
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