Bittercreek Alehouse - Surprise Tacos!

Tonight's visit to Bittercreek Alehouse wasn't intended to be a taco run, just dinner and drinks with a car club buddy. However, when the special of the day is fried perch tacos, what can I say? "I'll take those." Easy answer. This does, however, pose a predicament. Have a look at this menu:

Notice the distinct lack of fish tacos? So did I, hence the red highlight on the score spreadsheet. I just got off the phone with Bittercreek to see if these are a regular menu item. They are not. Not even a weekly thing, more of a one time thing. Hmm. What to do? Luckily, the blog is mine, and thus the choice is mine. So I choose to procrastinate this choice until later. Will they be included in the normal ranking? Time will tell. On to scoring!

Presentation - I really like Bittercreek. Menu, location, ambiance, top notch all around. Tonight the high top seating was a bit tight but overall not bad. The tacos plating wasn't fancy, but functional. Service was just fine. Not quite a 5. 4/5

Aroma - Non standard but appealing. I think the toppings are the same as the Halloumi tacos, but I'm not 100% since they're not on the menu. Pretty solid smell. A bit cheesy. 4/5

Value - 2 and a side for $9.50. Perch too! Really no idea how expensive perch should be, but it seems like a decent deal. I cheated a bit too and had Idaho Kombucha Blackberry Fig instead of Diet Coke, but only because I ordered my drink before knowing they had said tacos. Doesn't have anything to do with value, but needs to be somewhere I guess. Anyway, back to value, decent. 6/10

Fish - Wow. For some reason I expected a strong fish flavor. I was completely wrong, it was a very pleasant medium to mild flavor. The breading was perfect too, no idea what it was but it was really good. My only minor complaint is I would have liked a bit more fish per taco. Or the same amount but 3 tacos. Almost perfect. 9/10

Not Fish - Not 100% sure what all was on there, but I believe it was chimichurri, carrot habanero salsa, salsa cruda, and cabbage slaw. Some sort of cheese too, maybe halloumi? One corn tortilla per taco, which can be forgiven. Whatever the combo was, it was solid. Non-traditional but balanced, unique, and memorable. 9/10

Overall Taste - On. Freakin. Point. Man these were good. Maybe it helps to have an out of town visitor? Whatever it is, I hope it continues. These are my kind of tacos. 9/10

Overall Overall - 41/50

Like I said, I'm in a pickle. These tacos took a commanding lead, yet may never return. What to do? Stay tuned.