Mariscos El Camaron offers delicious, fresh cuisine in the Nayarit style: nothing compares

Living in Escondido for the past 15 years, I have eaten at many different Mexican food restaurants, but nothing has compared to Mariscos El Camaron located at 126 S. Kalmia St. in down­town Escondido. Mariscos has been open for one year here in town and is owned by Moises Cuevas, who also owns two other Mariscos restaurants lo­cated in Chula Vista. When you are in a city where you can throw a stone to the nearest Mexican eatery, I am glad that mine landed at this jewel.

Mariscos El Camaron specializes in seafood that is prepared by Chef Hugo Lozaya who has been preparing fresh Nayarit style cuisine for the past eight years. His passion for not

 

I went to the restaurant with a few friends and we were greeted by the wonderful manager Elena Lozano, who treated us like we were a part of the fam­ily from the moment we walked in. The décor is open and inviting with a mod­ern

Mexican theme and gorgeous bar as the focal point. The employees were all so friendly, accom­modating and seemed like they actually en­joyed working for this establishment.

Our waiter was Abby Miramontes who was absolutely fabulous in not only serving us, but sug­gesting various foods. Elena and Abby brought us various cuisines that embod­ied everything

The Aguachile Mixto.

We started with the usual chips and salsa along with margaritas and this new drink I had never experienced be­fore called Paloma Blanca. This drink combined lemon soda, tequila, fresh squeezed lemon with a rock of fresh sea salt and a tamarindo stick all prepared by the bartender Chris Garcia.

Chef Lozaya prepared dishes that I had never experienced here in the states and made the memories of my Mexico excursions all come flood­ing back. The fried calamari with fresh agua chili sauce was spicy with the perfect amount of crunch in the batter. Shrimp tacos are a staple here and inexpensive for

Chef Lozaya and Manager Elena Lo­zano.

The Aguachile Mixto was gorgeous in the stone bowl that was brought out with the steamed shrimp lining the side and so much fresh seafood like octopus, shrimp, scallops with a delicious citrus marinade and cut up onions and cucum­ber mixed together. Once again, the tor­tilla chips were a perfect match with this seafood concoction.

I have to say that my favorite part of the meal was the dish Pescado A Las Brasas. This was a

Pescado A las Brasas: A beautiful presentation that takes 20 minutes to create. But is worth the wait.

Mariscos has many different things to offer in not only cuisine, but in culture as well. A Mariachi band is at the res­taurant on Sundays from 2 to 8 p.m. and they will be offering catering starting May 5. Stop by and enjoy some amazing Mexican cuisine that is sure to be a new favorite choice in one of many amazing restaurants that the city of Escondido has to offer.

Thank you to the staff Elena Lozano, Abby Miramontes, Chris Garcia and Chef Hugo Lozaya for making our din­ner experience amazing!