How This New Fish Taco Spot Became One of the Best in San Diego - The Experts
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Nothing is frozen at this San Diego taco spot. Pablo Becker, chef-owner of Fish Guts, only uses fresh fish caught by local fishermen when making his wildly popular Baja-style fish tacos that often sell out by dinner service. At the counter, you'll find beer-battered local rockfish, blackened local opah belly, and coconut-battered shrimp.
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Credits:
Producer: Daniel Geneen
Directors: Daniel Geneen, Murilo Ferreira
Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Jay Simms
Editor: Daniel Card
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Director of Production: Stefania Orrù
Supervising Producer, Development: Gabriella Lewis
Audience Engagement: Frances Dumlao
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Bruh this video could've been twice as long. Those fresh tacos looked 🔥 .
@AlexTurpin
Ай бұрын
I love the BBQ place videos don't get me wrong but this was so much shorter than those and much rarer!
@impulse_xs
Ай бұрын
fr so many 18 min videos of pretentious chefs fiddling around with caviar and tweezers or playing around with plastic wrap but this guy can't even get 10 mins.
@spanqueluv9er
Ай бұрын
@oa1732 ^fresh tacos? Of course they’re fresh, tacos don’t come aged.🤷♂️🤷♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤡
“Regularly sells out before dinner service.” Because he tries to do a 9 hour day on $117 worth of fish.
@michaelderose397
18 күн бұрын
I was trying to figure that one out
@tyson9419
18 күн бұрын
Yeah wtf. 2lbs
@fpsplayer9095
18 күн бұрын
I think that might’ve just been for the video hopefully rationally lol
@dolleeshay9831
17 күн бұрын
Most brick and mortar fish shops are going to have wholesale pricing options too
@kathyholmes5348
14 күн бұрын
he said he does 12 pounds usually on saturdays. did you watch the entire video?
That guy at the beginning talking about rockfish knows what's up! 😋 Rockfish is one of my favorites; it tastes great, it's an extremely versatile fish (you can do anything from frying to grilling to braising to soups and stews with it), and it's pretty cheap for fresh caught fish. It's probably my main go-to fish. Now, if only halibut was as cheap.......😂
I sure hope Abuela is getting that green
@hellacooook
Ай бұрын
Full time employee costs about $40,000 from min wage
@neonxfirefly
Ай бұрын
That's what I thought too!! These seem like they are very expensive
@shmackedmuffins7948
Ай бұрын
She's making minimum wage.
@BigboiiTone
Ай бұрын
Of course some white dude is getting all the credit and $ from it. Just like with taco bell
@conwaystern911
Ай бұрын
I doubt it. This spot is barely open in the Barrio. I live around the corner, and also shop at Tunaville. I’d rather make my own tacos. I’m sure their food is great. They put in a lot of time to make this place happy. Varrio Logan Veterano! 😎
I'm from the midwest and i kinda envy those people who can get fresh fish out the ocean bought locally for seemingly decent prices
@mattreynolds981
Ай бұрын
2 tacos for $10-15, idk if that's really decent price
@borisstanislav4560
28 күн бұрын
@@mattreynolds981 first, he has no difficulty selling them, second, for what it is and the work that goes into it I'd gladly pay that price.
@borisstanislav4560
28 күн бұрын
The nearby Sea of Cortez has some of the best seafood in the world which comparatively is very cheap. In Japan you would pay 10 time the price for the same thing for example.
@sumwonkool
27 күн бұрын
@@borisstanislav4560 exactly. My friend just left today to go fishing there for the weekend and bring back tons of good fish! Can’t wait
@meatgravylard
24 күн бұрын
@@borisstanislav4560 Pizza Hut has no problem selling their garbage, so you make a shitty point. Ever heard of of a guy named P.T. Barnum? I get fresh fish tacos on hand made tortillas for two dollars.. oh, and thats a bit much..
Pablo so humble and gave us a great culture lesson...
El Pueblo off Birmingham Drive in Cardiff is open 24 hours and has $1.19 fish tacos all day every day and they’re big tacos and always fresh. You cannot beat that.
@MrSpeakyourmind
Ай бұрын
Still the best, even after a decade
@davidloewy3463
Ай бұрын
I eat there every Sunday on my drive back home from kobeys!
@mburland
Ай бұрын
Nice, will check it out next time I'm in Wales
@tyson9419
18 күн бұрын
Yeah yeah yea, blah blah blah. There’s also 1,000 mariscos trucks in SD that sell $2 fish tacos
Tommy Gomes the legend! Just got some sashimi grade blue fin tuna from him last week! Such a class act and super knowledgeable.
@s.chaparral4237
Ай бұрын
He’s a San Diego Legend. Love that guy
The part about using mustard for Baja fish taco batter is so accurate. I tried making my own, and for some reason, the mustard just completes it.
@aperture24
Ай бұрын
Interesting!
@tomasgulbinas8304
Ай бұрын
@@aperture24 If you are interested in making Baja fish tacos, try the Rick Bayless recipe. It's on KZread, and after trying many different recipes, I finally landed on his. I live in Los Angeles, where there are countless good Baja fish taco places, and I was amazed when I tried his recipe.
@aperture24
Ай бұрын
@@tomasgulbinas8304 Thank you!
@L.Spencer
Ай бұрын
@@tomasgulbinas8304 Did you see the recent ATK video on "San Diego Fish Tacos"?
@tomasgulbinas8304
Ай бұрын
@@L.Spencer I haven't! I'll definitely check it out because they also make great videos.
Yeh that dengeling bracelet is NO BUENO lol
@gymratte
10 күн бұрын
That bracelet is a good way to spread food poisoning because it dangles in all the food that his right hand touches.
Would kill for this spot to be local to me. These look incredible. That blackened Opah belly is next level.
@St3veoh
Ай бұрын
I live here and didn't know about it but I definitely will be checking it out!
@L.Spencer
Ай бұрын
@@St3veoh I live here, have seen it and taken pictures of the mermaid, but never ate there. It's in Barrio Logan, where I was taking pictures for a few months. I seem to recall it was often closed, now I know it was because he was sold out. Anyway, gotta go!
@FussyPickles
Ай бұрын
this looks so bland i'd rather raw dog mayo
@neonxfirefly
Ай бұрын
I bet they are $10 each lol
@sumwonkool
27 күн бұрын
@@neonxfirefly no
My mouth is watering. I so wished that I lived in San Diego.
That dangling bracelet looks like a food hazard waiting to happen
@ivansantos5502
Ай бұрын
I thought the same thing , thinking about a mishap when he goes to the restroom
@jaipeez
Ай бұрын
And no gloves too!!
@MatthewPhoto
Ай бұрын
That's all I could see is that bracelet cross contaminating.
@cookiekirkland8689
Ай бұрын
Thank you!!🫢🫣🤢, I was watching and he had me til the bracelet. How can he, as a chef not know that dangling wristband is touching everything, it was touching EVERYTHING, and he's right hand dominant, including bathroom. I almost lost my breakfast. I hope he sees these comments and removes bracelet before cooking, and reshoots video. And makes apology. Thank u again for posting I was just about too. Cooks
@cookiekirkland8689
Ай бұрын
@@MatthewPhotome too.
He wiped the sauce from the bottle with his hands and put it back into the bottle, wow!
@petergriffinson1907
Ай бұрын
I know… o.O
@cookiekirkland8689
Ай бұрын
🤢😱
@whitneypoole3160
27 күн бұрын
Yeah... total gag
@ricardomacias1206
16 күн бұрын
He is a cochino!
I now live in Vegas, but this will make a brotha catch a quick flight back to So Cal. Sheesh!
Awesome Chef Pablo ! Thank you for sharing your delicious tacos ! Fresh tortillas ! Fresh Fish ! Fresh salsa and slaw ! A must visit !!!
Literally just moved away from San Diego after 9 years living there. Never tried this spot, now I know where to go next time I visit!
@bailey4713
26 күн бұрын
San Diego will miss you!
Fish Guts serves some of the unique & best tacos I ever had! I’m a local to San Diego so thankfully we can go at anytime but if anyone visits SD, FISH GUTS is a MUST TRY! 🌮
This is so awesome
a other beautiful portrait of a passionate chef, thx guys !
@cookiekirkland8689
Ай бұрын
He might be passionate about his craft, but his food handling is highly questionable. 😱
Looks sooooooo good
Yep looks great!
Tacos are delicious and the oyster mushroom tacos are even better 😋
Only $117 worth of fish for the whole day? And they sell out? Why not start with more fish
@Shonufff88
Ай бұрын
Yeah, I agree, that definitely didnt seem like enough fish.
@tbmcgough1
Ай бұрын
Right?? very perplexing…
@michaelsegura9652
Ай бұрын
I don’t think they were open that day. It was just for filming
@villarreal6
Ай бұрын
Nah they were filming
@ZUCChinishrIMP
Ай бұрын
@@villarreal6 still though running out before dinner seems fishy
Pablo is killing it!
Her tortillas puffed…se va a casar! 👰🏽♀️🌮
@Carcosahead
Ай бұрын
I hop they invited us
I'm in love with De Coco
Wow I need to go to San Diego like now!
Hell yeah, this is home.
Love his attention to detail. True craftsman
I wonder if his bracelet always go into all the food😲😳
@cookiekirkland8689
Ай бұрын
And he's right handed dominant. Use ur imagination.🫣🤢
@chriss2412
Ай бұрын
It’s the secret ingredient 😅
@mburland
Ай бұрын
😮 came here to say the same!
@reyvinolemusic
Ай бұрын
😊😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣🥲
@absofsteele
15 күн бұрын
Of course he does ! Flavor enhancement details 😂
A few days ago while heading to Petco park I saw this place and wanted try it out, but they were closed haha. After seeing this video I'm definitely going back to check them out.
@waltercoyle6393
14 күн бұрын
Why? You have to go when they have fish and the owner doesn't buy enough for an 8 hour day. Good on him. But I wouldn't go out of my way.
been trying to get over to fish guts. Fact he shops tunaville and makes do with what they got is legendary. not just because im in that boat often haha
Well done chef. Keep it simple.
Going to have to try this place out
This is why these tacos are $10-12 and not $1-2 each. Fresh caught fish. Handmade tortillas. Local vendors. Thoughtfulness in every detail. It still astounds me that so many people expect Mexican food to be ultra cheap and with free guacamole and chips!
@esdeozzy
Ай бұрын
$12 fish tacos on Logan Ave ? That’s more expensive than SF prices 😳😬
@theforest8882
Ай бұрын
your getting scammed your just to stupid to realize it
@babsa90
Ай бұрын
You don't have to spend $10 for small fish tacos. These tacos are "upscale", but you can get some great tacos for $6 or less at most places.
@spanqueluv9er
Ай бұрын
@dvsteady No taco is worth $10, nor should it be. Sit the fuq down.💩💩💩💩
@conwaystern911
Ай бұрын
@@esdeozzyGet your money up young man. Go to Rubios. They love broke friends.
Going to college at San Diego State can’t wait to try out these restaurants and seafood 😋
He runs out of fish before dinner service cause he's buying 10 12lbs. It's a fish taco restaurant ( after this video) is gonna need at least 50 lbs!!! Seems amazing
This video made me hungry.
nice taco spot!
Well done boys.
Love that Sheepshead and grouper cheek tacos here on the East coast
Looks legit
Fish 🐟 🌮 Tacos rule !
abuela is the real mvp
Your food looks amazing!!
ooooooooooo coconut shrimpppppppp
thats a great knife
I will be going here.
"Amasando la masa" literally means "kneading the dough" :)
5:53 This man is a machine (call uncle roger pls)
Anyone else distracted by the danglies on his bracelet getting into everything?
Probably super awesome... but remember one of the original spots in MB/PB Taco Surf
bracelet is bugging me dangling into everything!
Da Mexi is Slaw is FIRE!
Anyone else notice the “wrist band” he is wearing? It’s a little unhygienic, it’s going into everything🤢! Raw food to cooked food everything! That’s the secret sauce !
@emmasofiemadsen4361
Ай бұрын
kept thinking about it too
@samusg32ify
Ай бұрын
Yup!, dragging all over the fish and cutting board, all that dried up sweat it soaked up is dragging over everything.
@joey1071
Ай бұрын
@@samusg32ify wait until you find out most cooks sweat and it will drip into your food
@joshb2059
Ай бұрын
@@joey1071yeah that doesn't make it any less gross ?? lol
@joshevans3452
Ай бұрын
"Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride." A. Bourdain
I'm starving 😅😅😅😅
I love cooking but hate being a restaurant employee overall . Tonight we are having a smoked brisket flap wrapped in bacon in my kitchen I got the brisket for 1.07 lb .
Buying $117 of fish for the entire day shows you how insanely small the portions must be.
@tonyp1434
Ай бұрын
Tried it the other day and they indeed were tiny
@AggressivesnowmaN
Ай бұрын
Street tacos aren’t large
@mattcarlucci
Ай бұрын
I came here for this comment. Math didn’t make sense.
@PieMK6R
Ай бұрын
And how much income they make 😂
@tyson9419
18 күн бұрын
Ya don’t like getting ripped off?
I actually like making my slaw a day in advance. Raw cabbage can be a little bit tough, but slaw will get a lot more tender after sitting in the fridge for a day, and it gives it time for the flavors to blend together. Shredded radish also goes crazy in a slaw, both for flavor and color.
@spanqueluv9er
Ай бұрын
@jayleno2192 Enjoy your limp, sodden, over-night slaw. Fuqqing moron. Jesus.🤦♂️🤡🤡🤡🤡🤷♂️
san diego is 2 hours from ensenada, why aren't these tacos everywhere in sd?
I dream of fish tacos in San Diego. Zeeeee best! Gonna have to check this place out next visit, what neighborhood?
🥥🥥🥥🥥🍤🍤🍤🍤 Yum !!
Well his competition went out the Rubios bankruptcy window
You want fish tacos? Go to the docks in Ensenada. Ignore the flies buzzing around and get the real thing off the cart vendors there. If your immune system is in good shape, you'll enjoy the experience.
🎣🌮♨️
Wait how does he only use that much fish? When he ordered only $117 worth of fish I don’t expect that to even last a couple orders
@tbmcgough1
Ай бұрын
Came to the comments to see if anyone else thought this. Make it make sense!
Aloha. That sure looks like the same fishmonger that Reed visited awhile back. Shaved, cured, ahi.
I’m a Rubio’s guy but looks good to me
I’m California fish tacos dreaming. Blessings from Pennsylvania. 🎚🙏🇮🇱🇺🇸
Sam The Cooking Guy be like :👁️ 🫦 👁️
I’d go just for the tortillas
We serve slaw with chipotle mayo
Cool video. Another way to keep cabbage crunchy is to dry brine it. Salt it, let it sit, rinse it off and spin dry. Before mixing with other stuff. Remove the moisture beforehand.
Its delicious but im bothered by his bracelet dipping to the slaws, the fish board, and other stuff 😢
@cookiekirkland8689
Ай бұрын
I was down with him, til the bracelet.🫢🙁🫣. I was screaming 😱 take the bracket off, plz. It's dragging thru everything. Also working w/no gloves got me to.
@rararaluna
Ай бұрын
@@cookiekirkland8689 might be the secret to make the dish tasty? 😂
That nasty bracelet he dredges through every single thing he touches has gotta go. Food looks amazing!
@MrAngry3232
Ай бұрын
Womp womp
@conwaystern911
Ай бұрын
Don’t visit SD. You’re not gonna like it here. We have enough bros joshing around.
Kinda feel like the video was cut short
The fish taco here is great but the tacos doesn't have that traditional Mexican taste. It's kind of like City Taco flavors with fresh ingredients.
@L.Spencer
Ай бұрын
Where's your favorite spot for fish tacos?
AG Future
That's fair
Damn regulation on those rock fish got too strict.
What is the name of the restaurant because it’s not tunaville , because I went and looked for it. They never say the name of the restaurant
He needs a new fish supplier.
tommy the fishmonger!!
Only $117? That is not a lot of fish for a full day at a restaurant.
I'm weird, I prefer grilled fish tacos to deep fried ones.
No freezer ?!?? LOL I didn't think you could even get a license to serve food without a freezer.
He can go to Northgate market and get actual Ensenada rock fish for 1/3 of the price
@eastlospimp
Ай бұрын
And it’ll actually be trash from the shipping . I love how people that have never been in a professional kitchen love to be head chefs lol when your knowledge is literally less then the dish washer
don’t mind bare hands touching my food, but putting that sauce from his finger back into the bottle was gross lol. also, that bracelet is probably hella seasoned
👍😋😋😋🌮🌮.
Tacos look great. but that is not "blacked" fish. It's the dipping in melted butter and placing on an extremely hot surface. and butter gets flashed and slightly burns, thus the name "blacked" it's not the spice that makes it Blackend, it's the process.
Did you know that fish tacos were actually invented in the Baja where Jesse Ventura lives?
These are super fancy fish tacos. Of course it's some of the best if it's fresh. He only sells 100 a day? Wow. Must be super expensive. Wonder how much he pays his tortilla lady?
Only selling 200 tacos. How much are those tacos?
After seeing this video, we went here tonight for dinner. Kinda overpriced for the portions. 12 bucks for 2 Baja tacos isn’t that bad but the wait makes it not worth it. My wife got her tacos finished them then my sons got theirs. They finished their food then I finally got mine. My wife wanted to order more because the sizes were so small, but the wait was too long and too crazy. Unfortunately, you get more toppings than actual fish and the toppings overpower the fish in flavor. We probably wouldn’t go back.
He said he’s using opah belly for the blackened swordfish @ 1:43😅l
@mattreynolds981
Ай бұрын
That's what I was thinking!! Kinda mis marketing and able to markup the price for the wrong fish
I live is San Diego imma try this out 😂
San Felipe also claims to be the inventor of the fish taco. There's probably Mayan or Aztec pyramids with a fish taco hieroglyph.
Tacos look good but every true baja californian knows fish taco batter has mustard in it
Tacos look great, but that dangling bracelet is nasty.