Catalina Offshore Products

Catalina Offshore Products has been a San Diego established place for fresh and high quality fresh seafood. We finally dropped in on a Saturday to check this place out. They have varieties of fresh and frozen seafood and a la carte items such as poke, fish ceviche and sell condiments, drinks, specialty salts and sushi preparing items, etc. They even offer grass fed beef from a locally sourced producer. We tried their well marinated calamari salad and the delightful fresh fish ceviche. Love the fresh seafood quality and will be back to try something else.

This place is the best!! Not only do they have freshest fish that’s local and delicious. But their meat is 10/10. Chris is the coolest guy and will help with anything! I go every week and love it

I order online quite often, it was a real treat to finally visit while on vacation in San Diego! The uni and live spot prawn was very fresh! Will come back the next time I'm in San Diego

I’m surprised there are not a lot of people know this place. I mean, here is already pretty popular, but not as good as it should be. When I recommend Catalina Offshore on Little Red Book, it got over 2500 views in one day. People love to know where to buy the best seafood in San Diego, not only limited in supermarkets and Farmers markets. My husband and I always come here for fresh fishes, shellfish and uni! Yes I love Uni, here has the best price for the most fresh Uni. And we also brought some sashimi back, they are amazing too!

Awesome place to get fresh fish ; you can also purchase poke and ceviche at half a pound each and a pound of vana (uni) ; the guy at the counter was super nice and let us try the calamari salad and ceviche which were delicious ! Also can buy beef and non seafood goods

This is a hidden seafood market gem. I think it is one of the best seafood markets in San Diego because of the high quality and freshness of the seafood. I LOVE to buy the live crabs and do a cajun crab boil! They always have random but delicious spices and sauces that compliment the fresh fish, shrimp, scallops, more fish. They also have useful tools like oyster shuckers, claw crackers and other useful seafood tools. They also do discounts on bulk orders. The staff is super friendly. It's an all around good time when I take my 7 year old! Thank you everyone at Catalina offshore seafood market, see you soon!

I been order online with Catalina Offshore for years. Ordered Bluefin Tuna Loin Sashimi Grade this week. It is so bad and I can't believe they will actually ship this piece of sashimi. Totally unacceptable

Incredible selection of fresh seafood, including rockfish, uni, salmon, Chilean sea bass, and Baja grouper. They have all sorts of salts, sauces, and condiments, including everything you need to make sushi. Kelly was super helpful in showing us around and explaining some of the lesser found items like uni salt. A MUST for seafood lovers!

Consistent, reliable quality and great customer service from afar. Note that I'm in SD I cannot wait to visit in person!

So quality is always there. But since new ownership took over, they seem to advertise specials or deals, but then it's not in stock. Went this morning looking to get some yellowtail that THEY advertised. Not in stock. People here are great and the fish is good. But this is about the 5th time I've stopped in to get something and they don't have it after advertising it. And I'm here as they open on Tuesday. So I'm not here in the afternoon after they've sold out.

Good for fresh fish but stopped by for beef since they began advertising it. Very tiny selection of a few cuts, but nothing resembling a sizable meat department and expensive for what they had.

Located near the Mission Bay Area, I stopped by on my way home from the park. While it's a market, there are some prepared items that could be purchased and enjoyed right away like the poke or seaweed salad. Be prepared to buy fish and sashimi it yourself. Nothing is pre cut for you but it stays fresher that way. I came to check out the Uni which is sold in tray for $34.99 for $14.99 a lb for the live uni. Location wise, it's nestled in a cul-de-sac off Morena. It's got a private lot for parking. Walking in you'll see a small market, they sell condiments, bottled drinks, local products such as special salt, oyster in a tin, and sushi preparing items. They had some unique butters and some sturgeon caviar that's available as well. You can conveniently purchase anything you need to prepare a seafood dinner including lemons as most of those ingredients are there. There are also two large refrigerators that sell frozen odds and end cuts for $5 a lb. We got the blue fin tuna, oysters from sea of Cortez, and poke which was a mix of tuna and salmon pieces. No chopsticks or soy sauce is provided. But no problem, we ate it at home and it made a delicious lunch. Everything tasted fresh. Not a lot of shell fish items, there was a tank of rock crab and mussels and oysters in ice. If you're not going straight home, bring a small cooler bag and ice. I will be back when I am craving some fresh oysters or poke.

The very best uni and ikura! Great communication and service. Fast and careful delivery. Marlene

Have been coming for years, but unfortunately since the new management took over, there has been a change in fishmongers. Young fellow helped us yesterday, and did a hatchet job on my Faroe Island salmon taking off the skin. Also, not very adept at judging quantity. I asked for 2lb salmon, got 1.77lb and 1lb of swordfish, got 1.33 Shame as the team in the past were hugely experienced.

Thank u Catalina for your non fishy fish! So, I don't eat fish normally because a small hint of fishiness is detectable to me and ruins the meal for me. Recently I was introduced to some fish/method of cooking that I liked and a friend recommended this place as a really good place to get fresh fish so I thought I'd try and replicate this. Success! They were super helpful and gave me a few options of fish I might try. Both were good. I'm not familiar with the fish world but it was a little expensive to me, roughly $15 a filet (half a pound). But worth it to have fresh fish. I will definitely go back and recommend this place.

Great and fresh place! They have a huge area in the back where they process freshly caught fish. When I was there, I got fresh uni and different types of freshly prepared seafood like ahi sushi, fish ceviche and shrimp and scallop aguachile (which is like a type of ceviche) They also had many types of fresh seafood and even high quality beef like rib eye. The uni, the main reason why I was there, was delicious, better than the Asian markets, fresher and tastier. The premade seafood was also very good, freshly made that morning. They do have a place to sit and eat, which I did and they have all the utensils and sauces there. Will definitely go back! Oh, they are also very helpful and make recommendations depending on your preferences!

Ordered Bluefin Tuna Loin Sashimi Grade. Received the worst piece of fish I ever bought in my life. Paid $58.99+tax for a 11oz piece of bad and stinky fish.

Hands down the source of truth for best seafood in San Diego. This isn't a restaurant, but they do serve a la carte items, poke, ceviche, etc. What is the best is the A+++++++ quality of the fish they serve. I always order the local ahi and the New Zealand salmon. I take it home (in a cooler with ice) and transform it into poke. The taste and freshness is astonishing. VASTLY superior to dedicated spots, even the greats such as Blue Water, It's Raw, HFS. The market is also pretty strong, they have a variety of sauces, wine, and even uni for sale on the side. The staff is knowledgable, warm and friendly. I typically come around 11am-12pm at lunch and it's never ever crowded. Cheers to the best.

Not at all acceptable and will definitely want my money back for far inferior product from Friday. Also a misrepresentation of both species. I'll be calling to discuss this. I'm in no mood to have to argue my points. I guess that's about it for COP.

I've been hearing good things about this place for a long time and I finally made a trip there this weekend. We got there right at 10am when the store opened. There were a few people lined up. Upon entering the store, en emplyee told us they are not opened yet but it's ok to go in because people are already inside. Their published business hours on Sunday is 10am - 3pm so I didn't quite understand her comments and felt it was unneccesary. "Welcome to our store" would have been nice? Quick glance at the fish on display, I was already disappointed as I didn't see sashimi saku blocks and selection was not great. I went ahead and ordered sashimi grade big eye tuna and salmon. We brought them home in a cooler with ice. When I took out tuna from the package, I noticed that the edge of the piece was gray. I trimmed it and threw them away. It also had a skin and fish scale. Yikes! It had a strange taste to it and after a couple of slices we stopped eating and threw away the rest. I was scared that we are going to get sick. Luckly we didn't, but very disappointed in the quality. Salmon was flavorless. Staff was nice and helpful however.

Catalina Offshore Products is the 8th Wonder Of The World. We are so lucky here in San Diego, CA to have such an outstanding resource for high quality Seafood and Grass Fed Beef, all under the same roof. They source fresh, high quality fish and seafood of all kinds and Grass Fed Beef that is the best quality I've ever found. That sounds like a bold statement but as a seasoned chef it is my absolute lucky stars to have such gorgeous products near by. Kelly is the highlight of our visits, her fun personality is part of the great shopping experience, Thank You All!

Worst uni ever from Chili. Tastes very fishy leaving a nasty taste in my mouth. The cashier did say it was not sweet and texture was more crunchy than melt in your mouth. Never mention how fishy this type of uni was. Called to tell them that the uni wasn't sellable but she replied the owners tried it and they said it was good. ******* Do not buy their uni from Chili******

Sooo, the management takes a stance, in their reply to me, that basically, they have seen other reviews for other restaurants, that I have posted and that my diet, according to their assessment, isn't pescatarian. WTF are they looking as my reviews, as a means to reply to my concerns? I didn't ask them to do that, and I certainly don't appreciate it. If I wanted to get beef products, I would go to a real butcher shop, like Iowa Meats or Siesel's. They keep digging themselves deeper in a hole. Don't look at my posts to answer your business model. Look at my comments TO YOU. I have been shopping there, weekly, for roughly 14 years. I know most every employee there. That is, until the business was purchased, by a butcher, which is oddly telling, because they've butchered their business. Their business model is "catering to all palates." Please, bring me some durian.

I stopped by here. I wanted to try their fish, but I was on the road so I couldn't cut anything into sushi pieces. We tried their scallops since you don't have to do anything to them. You know that slimy and fishy smell for seafood that isn't super fresh? Yeah. We threw it away. They were so nice and it seemed really legit though so maybe the scallop just wasn't as great today.

From what I can gather this is a wholesale distributor who also offer retail to walk-ins. Located in a clean warehouse section of town. I thought the prices were slightly cheaper than other fishmongers. What I appreciate, is they have some lesser cuts at fraction of the price. I have made seared tuna multiple times, but this time it turned out great. I owe it to the fresh local catch. Not a hint of fishiness and an excellent texture. The jumbo gulf shrimp was plump and juicy, but not a lot of flavor. Everything was fresh including the mussel and clams. Peter was a helpful clerk offering his suggestions.

Jarred assisted me and was amazing, noticed that some of the clams I had selected were off, and took his time picking out good clams, workplace was also extremely clean.

I received underweight product on three of the six purchased items. If you choose to do business here, I recommend to double check their advertised weights. I made an online purchase for sushi grade fish. Half of the items I received were significantly underweight. The 1.7lb. Hamachi was 0.3lbs. under and the two 1.1lb. Albacore Loins were both 0.15lbs. under (weights with 30g accounted for packaging). Totaling approximately $28 in shorted product. See attached pictures of weights. After contacting their customer service to report the issue, I was told they would get back to me with a resolution. During this time they changed their website description to state that advertised weights are approximations (see attached before and after website screenshots). Afterwards they basically tried to gaslight me into believing that I didn't read the description correctly, when I had screenshot evidence of the descriptions before they were changed. After numerous interactions, the company refunded the cost for the shorted product but continued to deny any responsibility. Their customer service was not apologetic, denied any wrongdoing, blamed the shorted product on their sub-tier suppliers, continued to gaslight me even after I showed them photo evidence of their website change, and they offered no restitution for the time and effort I spent dealing with what I see as a serious issue on their end.

The fish is amazing and so the service they been helping me for a decade. Their selection of fish is amazing the quality of fish to shellfish is one of the best if not the best in San Diego I appreciate all your help over the years will keep coming back

I love the local tuna we get here. However I've sent multiple emails & a hand written letter asking them to discontinue selling Faroe Island salmon. Fisherman slaughter 500 hundred dolphins/ year to secure the salmon in the seas off the North Atlantic. It's a horrific practice, which is why many restaurants (like Beeside) & others refuse to sell. That Catalina won't respond to questions deeply concerns me. There are other wonderful sources of salmon, like Alaska (much closer too).

My go to place whenever I'm in need of healthy omega-3 of fresh seafood. We usually get sushi grade fish and have sashimi at home. Trick is to go early to avoid long lines. Hours of operation has recently changed so definitely check hours before heading down that way.

I don't eat meat and am over Tofurky as a Thanksgiving alternative so we decided to go here to pick up fish for Thanksgiving dinner! Amazing selection of fresh seafood, shellfish and everything you need to go with it to create the perfect dish! We picked up some salmon, oysters, smoked salts and rubs! It's fresher, more variety and is a one stop shop for everything you need seafood wise! Great find and will return here again !

This place has progressively gone down the toilet. Went in there recently bought a lobster $36.00 a pound. PL seafoods has them for 30.00. BTW. Asked for a couple of whole Rock cods to be filleted, ( none in the case. Out of the 3 guys behind the counter, not one of them knew how to do it. I asked for the Lobster to be split in half. The new owners Son took 5 minutes to do it. Even then he didn't do it completely. I asked for Abalone, he said the divers aren't going after them right now, I told him you can't commercially dive for abalone, they are farm raised. The lady at the counter said new ownership got rid of the experienced fish mongers. Never going back.

Probably THE BEST fish market in San Diego. I have never been disappointed and my spoiled twins (who were fortunate enough to live in Japan) approve of their quality Their scallops were so sweet and tender. Salmon sashimi was also great; some may think it's pricey (I paid $34.99/lb) but I'm ok paying the $$$ for a fine fresh caught sashimi grade fish. They don't offer no farm raised (which is loaded with chemicals etc ) and I appreciate how they can accommodate my orders. I've even called to ask for a special fish

Catalina offshore is my favorite go to store when I'm looking for the freshest Sashimi grade fish available in the San Diego area. They sell wholesale but also have a retail counter.. Angel help me today and completely went out of his way to help me select a new fish that I've never had before, trim it as well as packaging in a beautiful container with some lemon and jalapeno slices. I almost felt like I was at the sushi bar.

I had been shopping  at Catalina Offshore for several years, and really liked the selection and setup, so I went in to speak with Tommy Gomes about arranging an Unofficial Yelp Event for some of my friends, the same sort of tour I'd hosted at Harvest International Market. I asked if he'd be interested in showing our group "behind the scenes", taking the opportunity to sell us something along the way. The moment I mentioned Yelp, Gomes flipped out. For twenty minutes, he yelled at me about what assholes Yelpers are for writing about things they don't know about, and damned us all for speaking negatively about aspects of his business that were beyond his control. He showed me his Yelp page to help make his case. He shouted so loudly that others noticed. I thought he might take a swing at me; as it was, he spit in my eye, twice. I tried to calm Gomes down. I told him how much I liked his business. I tried to explain that I was as frustrated as he was by the poor quality of research and writing that most Yelpers publish. I said that the purpose of the UYE would be to inform and educate my friends so that they might tell others what they'd learned. I also pointed out that Catalina's rating was 4.5 stars, a great achievement for a fast-paced retailer. None of that mattered. It seemed that he wasn't bothered by his Yelp rating so much as by the reviews themselves. Despite his famously tough bluster, he proved a surprisingly thin-skinned man. He was, I thought, unappreciative, unpleasant and impossible to connect with. The result of all of this, of course, was that I didn't host a UYE at Catalina Offshore. I also stopped shopping there, reasoning that I could save the long drive and be abused at my neighborhood Vons, at half the price. But time marches on, and eventually, Gomes left Catalina Offshore to be on TV or something. Once I confirmed that I wouldn't have to speak with him again, I added the place back into my shopping rotation. I've used their curbside pickup several times, though I was skeptical at first, having been taught that buying seafood requires seeing, touching and smelling the product to ensure best quality. But careful discussion with the kind, patient lady taking orders has proved effective, and Catalina Offshore has sold me some excellent white sea bass, halibut and rockfish. I'm going to buy some opah, as soon as I figure out how to use it. If you're cooking fish or other seafood, and you don't mind spending top-dollar for beautiful, fresh, nicely-cut, locally-sourced product - now provided by people who won't yell at you - there's no better place to buy than Catalina Offshore. ********** Do you fish? Catalina Offshore used to make Uni Butter® and Uni Goop®, turning waste from byproducts or processing sea urchins into recreational fishing bait that you'd rub onto artificial baits like crankbaits, swimbaits, scampis, spinnerbaits and grubs. These products were irresistible to fish, especially sand bass, spotties, halibut, corvina, and calico bass. I don't believe the products are still available. If I'm wrong, please let me know, and buy some for yourself. Fish will fear you.

I was a little hesitant because we are talking about mail order sushi grade salmon here, but the package arrived on time and the salmon sushi meat was frozen Rock solid! I kept it frozen, just taking out the portions I wanted to eat. The salmon was super fresh and the sushi was amazing!! The only thing I'd do differently is to buy smaller portions instead of several large portions, so that I can keep the portions frozen and only thaw out enough for two days of sushi. Otherwise, it's a lot of sushi for one person. One pkg made 4 huge salmon rolls, 15 salmon sushi and 1 1/2 cups of sashimi. The quality, as I said was amazing. I'd definitely buy from here again. So much cheaper than eating at a sushi restaurant. I was in salmon sushi Heaven!!

Everything is amazing - they have the nicest crew, the nicest shop, and the BEST quality fish you can buy for the best price! Unreal how good the sushi is!

Still 5 stars 13 years later. I have gone once a week and I am rarely disappointed. Amazing selection of local fish.

I can't believe I've never been here or that someone hasn't told me about them!! I was in the mood for crab cakes and searching on Yelp for fresh seafood, Catalina Offshore Products was one of the highest rated. It is located on an off street, in my opinion, a hidden gem for those looking for fresh seafood. The retail side is a good size and there were a number of us, sort of social distancing but all wearing masks, inside. I was looking for Old Bay seasoning too which I couldn't find, and the friendly worker couldn't find either. So I grabbed two cans of crabmeat cause I still wanted cakes! The guy at the counter said he'd make a note about Old Bay and suggested I sign up for their newsletter so I can get the specials. He also said I was going to love my crabcakes with the Handy Crabmeat, and he wasn't lying! It is a nice mix of lump and claw and mixed well! I made six large crab cakes. I will never order crab cakes again! They either come out really small or lots of filler and a little crab. I used some panko to hold them together and viola! COP...LOL! I just realized...well, you know...COP is a great place to come to! I think I just may try to do seared Ahi next....hhmmmm

I got some "taco Tuesday" salmon Al pastor today. The taco Tuesday scraps are marinated at a discount but I they're usually pretty good for the price. This salmon was inedible mush. Literal garbage. Get your shit together Catalina Offshore. Even at $10.99 a lb your product should be edible!

I hate buying fish at grocery stores. I hate farmed fish, the ones with colors added that taste like nothing. I hate previously frozen fish sitting on top of those little absorbent pads in styrofoam packaging looking mushy. I hate frozen slabs of salmon that you could use to knock a burglar out and shrimp that are freezer-burned while still at the grocery store. What is a girl to do when she wants fish? Head to Catalina Offshore Products of course! Depending on where you are in town it might be a bit of a drive. It's around some winding side road in a kind of industrial building area and you might be asking yourself how people found anything in the days before GPS on their cellphones but I can assure you that there is a pot of gold awaiting you after your journey. Also you've gotta go before 3 pm on weekends and 5 pm on weekdays because good fish doesn't give a crap about your work schedule. As I promised you a pot of gold I will let you know that what awaits you inside is a bountiful selection of fresh fish and a tempting selection of tasty shellfish. Check out the board hanging above the cases for prices and specials, and what goodies are sushi grade. Plus they have a little shop floor with all kinds of fish-adjacent goodies from sauces to seasonings! Need some wine? You're covered. Spotted some gorgeous tuna in their case and decided to make sushi? They've got you covered from rice to toppings. Sometimes I head in and debate purchase options to myself like I know anything about fish species. I really do not. But luckily, after I look at the case for far too long and let everyone go ahead of me, if I ask "what's good for fish tacos, like fried fish tacos?" the fishmongers always point me in the right direction. I mean you can't go wrong with cod, but sometimes you might want to switch it up. Just want to sear something to serve with a nice pan sauce? Just ask! So far on my trips they've always had the tastiest salmon in the case. Gorgeous pieces. Yes, I would like to buy that and crisp it up in a pan. I'm recommending Frank Prisinzano's seared salmon technique to everyone. Youtube "Frank Restaurant's How To Sear Salmon" will help you up your game if you're used to serving 'just okay' salmon. I've also purchased some big and very fresh shrimp, some good sized scallops (sushi grade to boot), and even some random ruby chocolate bar from near the register. Never a bad time at Catalina! If you need fish, you need to head on in. You get what you pay for and for this kind of quality I think every penny is worth it.

So Richard and Brittney from management reached out to me after this review with a sincere effort to both make things right and demonstrate the continued commitment to quality that Catalina has. They provided me with replacement scallops which were night and day better.....exactly what I am used to receiving from Catalina. They say their vendor is the same as its always been so I think it can just be chalked up to a bad day or batch. I give them kudos for their desire to set things straight and I have renewed faith in this new chapter in Catalinas ownership. On a side note, during my visit I decided to try their beef which I was initially skeptical of, and I must say it exceeded expectations. I went for NY strip over my go-to ribeye and I have to say Ill be coming here instead of Iowa Meats for quality beef in the future. Amazing product. Wishing Catalina the best in the future.

Catalina Offshore Products is awesome. Living away from San Diego during the pandemic Catalina was an great source to get amazing quality seafood delivered to your door. The Mt. Cook SAIKOU Sashimi Grade Salmon and the Yellowfin Saku are my two favorites. I order these with every order. I have also had the 10-20 Sea Scallops which are sweet and delicate. 16/20 P&D Wild Mexican Raw Shrimp which can go in pasta or thrown on the grill. Black Cod is great with a Miso glaze. Mahi Mahi and Wahoo which are delicious grilled or in tacos. In addition to awesome seafood they also have some great spices and sauces. The Bluegrass soy sauces are delicious, the Bourbon Smoked Togarashi and the Black Sesame Seeds are also a great addition to any pantry. Their customer service is great if any issue arise and the fish is always delivered frozen packed in dry ice.

Amazing and friendly place and staff. Always knowledgeable and helpful with everything you want.

Not impressed with the quality or freshness. Its not crazy expensive, but for a reason. Toro was very fishy and not fresh and the salmon for sushi had no flavor.

I'm surprised there are not a lot of people know this place. I mean, here is already pretty popular, but not as good as it should be. When I recommend Catalina Offshore on Little Red Book, it got over 2500 views in one day. People love to know where to buy the best seafood in San Diego, not only limited in supermarkets and Farmers markets. My husband and I always come here for fresh fishes, shellfish and uni! Yes I love Uni, here has the best price for the most fresh Uni. And we also brought some sashimi back, they are amazing too!

Ordered from them again. Had to get the salmon and the tuna again, and this time also got the scallops and shrimp. Unfortunately, when the box arrived the shrimp had met with unfortunate accident and some were loose inside. When we contacted Catalina Offshore about it they were super cool and refunded the shrimp right away which is awesome. It's great to know they will take care of their customers. The salmon, tuna and scallops were all delicious again and totally worth having it delivered. The makings of some really delicious meals.

***UPDATE*** The marketing manager initially messaged me in response to my original review stating that "employee not wearing gloves while handling fish is in total opposition of our policies." However, after an hour or so he/she stated that the "FDA actually does not require gloves...all of our employees are trained in proper hand washing procedures." Well, the FDA also states on their website to "wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water after handling raw food." The worker who grabbed the piece of salmon for us went on to do other tasks without washing his hands immediately and it was witnessed by two people. So how is it that you are following "proper hand washing procedures" when 1) the manager didn't even know such procedures existed, and 2) you use an FDA guideline to defend yourselves about touching raw food with bare hands but do not follow a basic FDA safety guideline for post-contact with raw food? PLUS 3) your recent HDScore report from the local health department inspection shows violation of proper hand washing facilities. If you owned up to your employee's mistake instead of trying to be defensive by changing your words I wouldn't have been so upset. This is shady business to me and won't be coming back. People, seafood has high chance of food born illness risks if it's not treated and handled properly. Be careful of where you get your seafood from and make sure it's treated under sanitary conditions. ***Original review:*** Visited yesterday and got a pound of salmon and an uni plate. The uni was fresh when I tried at home and the front desk/cashier was friendly and offered us ice to go. However, the man who was taking our fish order gave us an attitude and grabbed our salmon with his bare hands. That's never sanitary to do but especially during times like this with the Coronavirus pandemic, that was not acceptable. We immediately went to another worker who was wearing gloves and asked him to get us another piece. At least we know that piece wasn't touched when we were looking, but makes me question how clean they are behind the curtains...what if that worker touched every piece of fish with his bare hands when no one was looking? Please keep hygiene and sanitation a top priority for the health & safety of everyone, especially since this is raw seafood we're dealing with during a sensitive time.

One of my favorite fish spots in San Diego. Price is fair and quality is outstanding!

My favorite fish monger in San Diego. Though I live in LA now, I still come down here from time to time, especially during this time of year. Today I picked up three California spiny lobsters. I've had trouble tracking down these lobsters, even at supposedly the better fish mongers in LA, but Catalina Offshore Products have them! They were live, and extremely healthy too. By the time I got home 3 hours later, they were still lively. I grilled them up with some butter and Cajun seasoning and they came out amazing. Extremely tender, and incredibly sweet. Thank you for making our meal tonight spectacular.

I will never buy fish from any other store. This place is great! And they give military discount! Really cool how if you sign up for their news letter they send you recipes with their available fish selection! I've never had a bad experience here. I've seen a few posts one here that talk bad about the employees, but I've never seen it happen or it hasn't happened to me. I've asked for help and if the person helping me didn't know he asked the guy next to him and they gave me recommendation or input. I'm the one asking for help and taking away from their time so why would I get mad? They're helping me out. I bring my kids in with me, they notice the fish smell, but I tell them, "we're coming to buy fish, what do you think it's going to smell like?" They like to get the sea urchin shells they sell at the counter and they especially like to look at the fresh catch fishes. They want me to ask for an big abalone shell to see if they can have it Maybe some day. Are they for sale? Why am I asking here, I need to ask while I'm there. Especially love that they will gut and cut up a fish for you if you ask. Saves me smell in the trash. And they sell collars too to make a nice fish soup. This place is the best!!!!!

The selection is stellar and the seafood case is a thing of beauty! Manager Stephen is a wealth of knowledge and helped me choose the freshest fish for the dinner I was hosting. Turned out amazing! I'll definitely be back and hope to see Stephen again!

Concerned: loyal customer for years! seafood availability and quality seems poor and focus on red meat when known for selling sustainable seafood is questionable. Miss the Sushi chef. Had sushi recently and the quality/taste was poor: I threw it out. Sad to say not going back and will not be recommending any lobger.

Great service, hidden gem. Definitely going back again! Thank you for your kindness as first timers we had a blast!

My favorite wholesale seafood store to get fresh seafood. The wife and I love going here on the weekends to buy their tub of Uni to make Uni pasta and Uni toast. The tub of Uni is such a deal as we can make several servings of Uni pasta from each tub! It's Uni season so the sea urchin is extremely sweet and creamy! They also had a deal going on this weekend to buy 2 soft shell crabs for the price of 1. We got ourselves a total of 4. They took special care of each soft shell crab by wrapping each individually because of their delicate nature! They tasted very tender and sweet. Extremely happy and satisfied with my purchases today as my wife cooked a great meal with great ingredients!

This is the best seafood store in San Diego. You can always get the freshest seafood here. In other stores, I've sometimes gotten home to find the fish was a little funky, or there are a few bad mussels, etc. I've never had problems with anything I've purchased here. The staff is super-helpful, and can answer any questions about preparation, cut pieces how you want it, etc. This is the only place I buy seafood.

I'm a fan of businesses taking feedback and trying to make it right for customers. After my first review, I gave them another try because I still love their products. My order came this time, but we had different issues. My vana containers were broken and all the products were frozen when I paid a bit more for fresh on half my order. I sent photos and left them a message. I ended up getting Angela again who I had issues with the first time...I thought "here we go again." Except, she was very apologetic and worked so quickly to provide resolutions, which was more than fair. I was pleasantly surprised. So, I ordered again the following week...and again it was messed up :o. Either Catalina or FedEx (I didn't process this order), got one letter in my address screwed up. I ended up spending over an hour of my day between work meetings fighting FedEx that my address exists until they realized they had a "b" instead of a "d" in the street name, but the whole argument was that my CITY didn't exist, which is insane since they just delivered to my house the day before. It was a nightmare dealing with FedEx. I finally receive my order...sigh...a tobiko container in my order was missing and the one I received was broken. It's in a plastic bag, so I thought maybe it's salvageable. Nope. The container had shattered and there were tiny bits of plastic mixed in... I called Angela, Angela must see my name now and think "oh no, here comes this lady again." She was once again apologetic and had made it right in this situation as well. I'm not going to say I'll never try Catalina again, Angela tried to go above and beyond and the products I ordered were quality and delicious, but I think we need a break from each other for a bit :p. Catalina - If you read this, please get new containers that are sturdier for shipping or put your product in a sanitary plastic bag, then in the container so at least the product wouldn't touch the surfaces of the shipping container if broken.