Clemente Seafood

Here's a place that my brother in law found a while back. For years it was a cash only place. But, I'm glad to say they now take debit cards. This place is hidden in a little strip mall in Santa Ana.

They have the bottled Coca Colas. You know, the ones with coke that is made with real cane sugar... refreshing.

If there's anything you MUST have, its their grilled fish tacos. They are so tasty, yet so simple. You get a flour tortilla with grilled halibut, red cabbage, and Mexican cream (which is basically Crème fraîche). Just be careful, they do get drippy.

As a bonus, I ordered a baby clam tostada. It is a load of baby clams mixed with diced onions, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce, and the Mexican cream. It sits on a crispy tortilla.

The wife had the 7 seas soup. It comes with diced onions, a lime wedge, and corn tortillas on the side. This particular soup comes with all 7 types of seafood the restaurant carries (halibut, shrimp, baby clams, octopus, crab (imitation... ugh, what can you do?), and what they call abalone type shellfish). The soup looks spicy, but it's far from it. It is actually more like a vegetable soup with all the seafood, and mildly seasoned with mexican spices.

This is basically our Lenten Fridays spot, but the pregnant wife craves what she craves.


Clemente Seafood Restaurant
124 W Macarthur Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 556-2815




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