Flying Fish Grill
Carmel, CA 93923
Phone: (831) 625-1962
- Price:
- $$$
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-9:30pm
Editorial Review for Flying Fish Grill – by Eleanor Jones
The Scene
This small 40-seat restaurant is situated on the lower level of the tony Carmel Plaza shopping area. Japanese minimalist decor is livened up with ornate Balinese animals on the walls and colorful flying fish hanging from the ceiling. Owner-chef Kenny Fukomoto and wife, Tina, often mix with guests, while friendly staff is eager to suggest a favorite dish, recommend sake or offer day-trip destinations.
The Food
In an inspired (and irresistible) Asian take on chips and dip, meals start with fried wonton chips dunked in fresh ginger salsa with minced tomatoes, cucumbers and cilantro. Both prawn and vegetable tempura and spring rolls are decidedly ungreasy, fresh and crunchy. Shrimp curry soup is complex and flavorful. Nutty and crispy on the outside, moist inside, the almond-crusted sea bass is deservedly popular. Although the restaurant is known for seafood, even a New York steak is top-notch.
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User Reviews for Flying Fish Grill
07/04/2008 Posted by TomfromTexas
I make it a point of comparing Sea Bass from all points across America and The Flying Fish was right on target. Very close friends of ours who are locals in Pebble Beach treated my wife and I to an evening of site seeing and fine seafood. I found the chips and salsa refreshing but the Sea Bass was out-of-this-world. My only regret was in returning the next day to purchase a Flying Fish gift card to surprise our friends for a going-away present, the establishment was closed until 5PM (after our flight back to Texas) It will have to wait until next time. Great food and great service.
Pros: Great seafood
Cons: Hard for wheel chairs
02/23/2008 Posted by ReikoAnnie
I went there for Christmas of 2007, the appetizer is the chips with salas source. It was the best appetizer ever. I could not resist. I have a the special of the night, lobster. The lobster was great, juicy and i could taste the freshness of the lobster. My boyfriend had the seabass. The seabass was juicy with the crushy slices of almond on top of it. It was delicious. The environment is very cozy, i think it is Japanese style. I think it is very romantic too. Highly recommand and i will definitely go again. The service was wonderful.
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