Shawn B.
Yelp
When I was growing up in Southern California, the ubiquitous fish and chips restaurant was H. Salt Fish and Chips. It was "the place" to go if you wanted an authentic English fish & chips experience. Over time, it became harder and harder to find these stores, to the point where I only know of one - THIS one! - located in Orange, California.
Having not been to H. Salt for a decade or more, but having a hankering for fish & chips, I found the store on Tustin around 2:30pm, grabbed an empty parking spot (there were plenty!) and headed in for what I hoped was going to be a good meal.
After looking over the menu, I settled on a Captain's Combo, which I ordered with fish, chips, shrimp, extra tartar sauce and cocktail sauce. It was just me and the crew, since it was past lunch hour, so finding a seat was easy.
When the food showed up, it was AWESOME! The fish was crispy, the fries were fresh, and the two shrimp were butterflied and HUGE!
I did only get one tartar sauce - which was tasty and enough for both pieces of fish - and the cocktail sauce came in a bottle. The sauces were BOTH great!
The "chips" were crinkle-cut, and clearly freshly made.
Two pro tips:
1. Don't try to eat the food right away; it has been freshly made, which means that it is easily as hot as the face of the sun.
2. Hitting the place after the lunch rush guarantees you a parking place, personal attention, and a table with an excellent view of the parking lot.
This place is easily one of the better fish and chips places in So. Cal. If you're in Orange, drop by - the food is GREAT!