Go Fish at Rehoboth Beach
Lissa gave us a beach mini-review in a comment earlier, and I liked it so much I decided to make it one our guest posts. I didn't have a photo of Go Fish, but this is Rehoboth. Here's Lissa. EL
I was in Rehoboth Beach last night, and actually had an edible meal with excellent service at Go Fish. It was a little pricey, but not outrageous for a half block off the boardwalk. ...
My beer-battered deep-fried pork sausages were light, crispy and not greasy. The chips were OK -- I've had better and worse. They had malt vinegar on the table (big win - it is the One True Chip topping). The cole slaw was not bad. My partner said her fried fish was excellent.
The waitress was friendly, attentive but not hovering, noticed our order hadn't come out before we complained, checked why, told us and apologized (the ticket thingie in the kitchen ran out of paper), refilled drinks and, in general, gave the kind of service I'd expect at, say, Brasserie Tatin, not at the beach.
I'd cheerfully eat there again, should I find myself at Rehoboth Beach. Yes, there were loud children and louder drunks, but that is to be expected. But, someplace with fish that excellent battered and fried (a genre that is harder to get right than one might think at first) and has excellent service in a tourist town? It's a keeper.
(Kim Hairston/Sun photographer)
Comments
Beer-battered, deep-fried pork sausages? A new treat! Thank you, Lissa, for revealing yet another porky indulgence.
Posted by: *◄:o)╥╥~YumPorchetta | June 16, 2009 4:07 PM
You'll get better food (and far better BEER) at Dogfish Head while in Rehobeth.
Posted by: Cheese | June 16, 2009 4:09 PM
I one time drove to Rehobeth on a Saturday in July just to go the Dogfish Head Alehouse. Thankfully there is now one in Gaithersburg about ten minutes from my daughter's apartment. Pizza grilled over an oak fire, the best homemade potato chips, great fries, housemade salad dressings, and world class beer.
Posted by: Elite Elephant Lover | June 16, 2009 4:17 PM
YumPo, they were quite good. Thin crispiness. Kind of a faux natural casing made out of batter .
This is all funnier if you know that I haven't spent 10 hours in Rehoboth Beach in my life.
Posted by: Lissa | June 16, 2009 4:55 PM
Thanks for the review, Lissa.
Am I the only one who has noticed that whenever someone's order is delayed, the wait staff says the thing that prints out the ticket in the kitchen has run out of paper? I swear I've heard it myself at least twice (in different restaurants), and I've seen it mentioned in someone's comments here at least once. Are there really printers in every restaurant kitchen these days? Do they regularly run out of paper and muck up the orders getting to the food-prep staff? Or is this just an all-purpose excuse waiters now use when covering for the kitchen (or themselves)? Color me curious....
Posted by: Linda | June 16, 2009 5:09 PM
What Cheese said! Their local "Jin" is fabulous, too.
Posted by: Loose Canon | June 16, 2009 6:47 PM
Linda, I've seen them a few times in restaurant kitchens, and they look a lot like the receipt printers that libraries use. If so, they are thermal printers and don't respond well to humidity. A roll of paper doesn't last all that long, either.
Posted by: Lissa | June 16, 2009 6:53 PM
Next time you are in your favorite restaurant watch where your server goes after taking your order. If it is to a video touch-screen terminal then they are printing out your order in the kitchen. Ties into the inventory, tracks orders, and keeps your tab running. Some fast food places (McDonalds for one) also use a video screen listing the orders besides the paper printouts.
Posted by: Retired in Elkridge | June 16, 2009 10:57 PM
I believe that there is, in fact, a printer thing in kitchens of chain restaurants. I also think it's an update of the old excuse, "The computer...."
Posted by: Eve | June 17, 2009 9:16 AM