El Muelle 8

The Best Mariscos Restaurants in LA - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"El Muelle 8, and its menu full of pictures of plump scallops showing off their good sides, requires some amount of self-control. This Sinaloa-style marisquería in Downey has separate hot and cold bar menus, each spanning multiple pages like a celebrity NDA. Order the Muelle 8 ceviche for the table that mixes scallops, shrimp, and octopus tentacles in a spicy marinade, and then surround it with hot dishes. There are massive empanadas filled with cheesy marlin stew, crispy pulpo chicharrón tacos, and a mar y tierra taco with beef and diced shrimp glued together by melted cheese. If you want to keep things lighter, order the agauchile verde and drizzle on some chilepín salsa that's sitting on the table. The dish's charred tomatillo salsa is so tart that it pleasantly haunts our salivary glands. " - Sylvio Martins, Garrett Snyder, Nikko Duren