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| - I'm picky with fish n chips. Yes, I'm a Madonna. It's so easy to screw up fish and chips. You'd think it's easy to cook, but there really is an art to it. The right batter with good seasoning, the right temperature to the oil, crisp fries and for the love of God, fresh fish! So given the great ratings on Yelp, I was pretty excited to finally have the chance to try Fresco's... and boy was I disappointed.
I was expecting greatness, but what I got was a small portion of overcooked, dry and flavorless fish and soggy and under seasoned fries for $15.
I had the halibut, and being my first time I had it done half and half (half regular batter, half Ms. Vickie's). The Ms. Vickie's batter is definitely the better of the two, have more crunch and texture, while the regular batter was soft and just not good.
The fish wasn't overly oily, which is good, but the fish itself was very dry. You know how in good fish and chips, the fish will flake apart? That lovely texture that just falls apart in your mouth? Well, this isn't it. The fish was chewy, dry and definitely wasn't seasoned. I ended up throwing a ton of seasoning salt, lemon and tartar sauce on it just to give it some life.
Onto the second part of the equation: fries. They sure looked delicious, but again the lack of seasoning hurt the verdict, and the fries were a big soggy to boot.
I'm not trying to be dramatic, but I expected a lot more from a place which has a 4.5 stars average rating on Yelp (which I treat like the bible).
It's not many times Yelp will disappoint me, but this was definitely one of them.
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