El Pacifico Restaurante Y Pescaderia

Amazing Scallop Ceviche. Love the interpretation of Paiella. Friendly service. Great experience!

Felt like I was near the beach in Mexico. Good food, Mexican music, cold beer, great seafood and even mariachi’s! Services was a little erratic but they are pleasant. I will go again.

I was driving by on my way to another restaurant and couldn’t help but stop by with the hopes of getting some good authentic mexican seafood and I was not disappointed! The oysters on the half shell Pacifico style were fresh and amazing. There is a number 4 seafood special that had a dozen oysters with a large campechana that was amazing. The environment is what’s expected not the nicest and the service wasn’t the post prompt but all expected. The prices were average for fresh seafood in Arizona as well. We were very happy! Ps get the michelada! Just do it!

Let me start by saying I am not a seafood fan. I know! For shame! I am a native Arizonan, so give me a break here. The oysters looked so delicious that I decided to face my fears and try one. I am SO GLAD I did. The age old Mexican symphony of hot sauce, lime juice and avocado makes these ugly little mollusks sing! TRY THEM. I even ate some fried Octopus… several pieces. Who am I??? It was delicious! My mom and I are Michelada connoisseurs, so I has high expectations. They were delicious (and nutritious?). I had the Tostada with shrimp ceviche, piled high with shrimp & avocado. My mom had the beef albondigas soup. It was delicious, but I like rice in my albondigas, to be honest. The meatballs can’t be all alone in their last moments! We rolled ourselves out of there impressed and stuffed. I will definitely come back. And to anyone on here complaining about lack of English skills… I just can’t roll my eyes hard enough at you. It’s a Mexican restaurant in a historically Mexican neighborhood in a state that used to be… you guessed it… MEXICO.

This place is a gem.
After a severely disappointing experience at an upscale restaurant in LA, my boyfriend wanted to salvage my taste for oysters so he brought me here.
The oysters pacifico, covered in red sauce, avocado, and shrimp, is what all oysters should want to be when they grow up. We also got the mixed seafood cocktail served in a coconut, with the coconut water served in glass! The service was great — we came here for a late lunch and were the only customers. She brought us two cups of seafood soup to get our meal started.
The building has a large mural on one side, so it’s hard to miss, and there are a few parking spots right next to the building.

This is my fourth time coming here, the food is great! They are very welcoming and serve you right away. I love the atmosphere they have casino music playing everyday and musician’s come in and play music as well. They have a lot to pick from rather it’s just traditional mexican food or sea food they have it all. The prices are great if you want great tasting good quality food for a great price this is the place to come!

Delicious seafood !! Great price! Shrimp ceviche, 7 seas soup and the Campechana cocktail were so yummy. Oysters were awesome too and affordable even when not on special! I have visited at least 5 times.

I came here for the micheladas. They were good but the service not so much. The waitress didn’t speak very good English, so my mom ordered her food in Spanish. She wanted a red Chile enchilada with a shredded beef taco, and beans, no rice. Her order came with a green chile enchilada, a chicken taco, and rice and beans. She told the waitress And asked for her correct meal to go. She got the same exact order that she ordered in the first place. So I will give them two stars because of the micheladas.

I came her with a friend who enjoyed the seafood. I’m not much for shrimp or oysters but thought why not try a new place. I was really disappointed to be honest. We were the only ones there and it took forever to get our food. I ordered a chile relleno with chicken and after a few minutes was told they were out of it. I didn’t really see anything else on the menu I wanted so I went for the standard chicken quesadilla. It was very greasy and the cheese tasted like the one you get at Taco Bell. Not impressed and probably won’t go back. Lack of service and the food wasn’t anything special.

We ordered the mega dish! I can’t describe it but included fried whole fish, fried fillet of fish octopus oysters on the half shelf with ceviche topping and 3 – 4 different varieties of shrimp. My brother also ordered a carne asada burrito and loved it! We will be back.

Super noisy place, you cant enjoy food, the guy who’s at charge of sound barely cares, also you can hear while he is messaging from his computer, and they charge extra fee on everything! (Seasonings and chips). So doubleck first is not bad idea.

El Pacifico is my ‘go to’ for Mexican seafood. I will warn you now, if you’re not familiar with ‘street’ mariscos places, then you might not be happy with this place. It sells seafood by bulk, and fresh fish and shellfish, and so it has the scent of the business. It’s also ‘down home’, with vinyl checked table cloths and inexpensive tableware. There’s also TV and music, which can be loud sometimes. But the food is muy bueno! The seafood has always been invariably fresh and top notch. I will even order oysters here without even a second thought. I especially recommend the ‘el pacifico’ style. The campechanas are 1^st rate. If you like Mexican seafood and go here for it, I think you will be VERY happy with this place. It’s a family run joint, and serves families… so if you’re allergic to kids beware. The folks here are attentive, the service is pretty good almost all the time. The other patrons are often pretty friendly too, and on more than one occasion I’ve been sent drinks from other family parties, and returned the favor, too. They have a good bar here too, with an excellent selection of tequilas. But be aware that some ‘American’ cocktail standards aren’t normal in this kind of context, so don’t be too picky if you order an Old Fashioned or a Rob Roy… But the standard Mexican types have been perfecto! So if you know Mexican street seafood. and that’s what you’re after, I give this place the full 5 stars.

We went here one day, just the husband and I. It was okay. Maybe I didn’t order the best thing on the menu, but the fish tacos were not impressive. We did get a free cup of soup which was pretty cool. I ate mine with the chips. It’s close to my house, so it’s easy. We might go here again, but I’m not sure.

Meh… it’s cheap. It’s close to me. It smells like the ocean in here (yes, fish…). Cheap beers and drinks. I might have had a couple of margaritas so this rating and review could be seriously flawed. Worth a visit if you like the ocean and like to eat its inhabitants.

Actually, sometimes this place is a four. or a five, but overall I’d give it a three.
Anywho. I tend to come here often. We first came here because we had eaten at San Carlos Bay three times that past week and decided to give another mariscos place a try.
With each meal you get a small bowl of chips (more than one bowl will cost you extra). I’m not a fan of the salsa, but I eat it anyway. It’s mostly liquid and a little spicy for me, and I think it has the consistency of that Chinese soup I don’t know the name of. I’ve ordered several different things, such as the camarónes al mojo de ajo (shrimp in garlic sauce), which isn’t the best, but if you take out the shrimp, eat them separately, and then mix the sauce, rice, and beans together you get a strange concoction of awesomeness. I’ve also ordered ceviche tostadas, which are good but HUGE (two was too many), as well the shrimp soup (caldo). This was very good. My husband tends to order the whole baked snapper pretty often (it’s cheaper here than at San Carlos Bay, if you’re into whole fish…), and sometimes they’ll top it with shrimp for free.
The BEST thing about this place is that they often (but not always) will give you each a free appetizer. You usually get a choice of either seven mares soup or a tiny bowl of ceviche, both of which are good with the chips. I will say though, that before I started coming here I used to HATE soup. Somehow the seven mares appetizer soup has turned me onto other soups (the shrimp soup here, same thing but less seafood, Japanese udon, and the lagman at Golden Valley Uzbek).
If you come on a Friday (and probably Saturdays, as well), you’ll likely encounter karaōke night, which is often entertaining. Unfortunately, this is also the reason for three stars. Several times the karaōke was so loud we couldn’t talk to each other and had to sit there awkwardly staring at the television. Other times, though, the volume is totally fine.
This place also has a bar to sit and watch a game, and sells raw fish and other seafood as well (including ceviche) that you can just take home to cook. Another mention is that the service is usually a little too good. Checking on us every three minutes good. But that’s definitely better than never and the waitresses are always nice and helpful ;)
I think they have pretty good happy hour specials here, but we’re never in time for them. Someday I’ll try a margarita.

Everything was bad. From the sticky Spanish rice, to the tap water, to the cold food (that was supposed to be hot), to the service. Will not go again!

OMG; they were right in prev reviews; it is going to a small Mexican beach restaurant. I cant believe we got a dozen oysters on the half shell for only $ 10. Of course, we were lucky we went on a Friday, during their happy hour time; First visit, not the last for sure. Everything we ordered was delicious.
And, the free cup of soup, called the 7 seafood soup was great!!! Do try the shrimp tacos, as Hubby loved them, and he is not a big tortilla fan. I want to try other items, so we will be returning; The prices are very reasonable, and the staff who served us was great. And, of course, I ended my meal with the Fried Ice Cream; it was awesome. The place was clean, and cheery inside, and they even sold some seafood at the back of the eating area. Not a lot of custom when we were there, but people should absolutely try it, Olé !!

Went here today and very much enjoyed my lunch.
I shared with my husband and we had the shrimp burrito red enchilada style and the fish burrito the same way. Both super tasty. The burritos were actually fairly light, not a heavy lunch like a typical burrito from most Mexican restaurants. The red sauce was very good as was the texture and taste of the tortilla. The shrimp and fish were excellent, very fresh tasting.
The burritos came with rice which was very good and a little side salad of lettuce, tomato, and cucumber with some cheese sprinkled on it, the veggies were all very fresh and crisp.
We also had the shrimp ceviche and it was very good as well.
The salsa that comes with the chips was also tasty. It was not spicy, which I like, but for those looking for some spice you won’t find it in the salsa that came standard.
Only thing I wasn’t impressed with was the iced tea, very weak and tasted a little dirty. But hey, next time I’ll get a margarita instead!
I liked the atmosphere, felt like being in Mexico. The service was friendly but a little slow, also very authentic Mexico!
Overall, definitely recommend it!

Fresh fresh fresh. And tasty! We had oysters on the half shell with a shrimp/​onions and avocado. WOW! My husband had a chili relleno with shrimp and I had a combination seafood cocktail. The flavors were fresh and good. Free cup of seafood soup, also wonderful. I don’t usually hand out 5 stars, but this one is worth it.

This is a Mexican seafood restaurant and grocery. You can dine-​in or buy fish to bring home and cook.
For those who are unschooled in the field of eating in combo fish-​shop/​restaurants, the place will smell faintly like fish. Fair warning if you find the smell repugnant. Also, if you’re experience with Mexican seafood ends with the fish taco or Baja Fresh, be warned — this place is not quite what you are expecting.
I dropped in, lured by promises of $ 5.99 lunch specials, and was surprised at the prices on the menu — most items were in the double-​digit range, and I was only looking for a quick, cheap lunch.
The menu is large and varied, with everything from beef to octopus fully represented. As tempting as the more expensive entreés sounded, I diligently stuck to my budget, opting for the $ 5.99 shrimp burrito.
$ 5.99 isn’t bargain-​basement for a burrito, but for a flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, a standard ensalada, and some flavorful rice with vegetables, I’ll bite.
The shrimp was in a sauce that had hints of citrus and tomato, and another bright, tangy note that I couldn’t quite place. The shrimp itself was excellently cooked, not soggy like poor-​quality ceviche or overly-​rubbery like poorly defrosted frozen camarones. In short, delicious.
The rice tasted like it was cooked in some kind of broth, and had tomatoes and carrots thrown in for good measure. Also delicious.
The salad was the standard that you get in most Mexican places, but, importantly, the iceberg lettuce, green bell pepper, and tomato all tasted fresh. No limp lettuce here. The veggies provided a very satisfying crunch to the burrito and the rice.
They also served beer and liquor.