We ended up at the BoDo location on Saturday night, which ended up being perfect patio weather. A light breeze, low 80's, shade, hard to beat. The location is good, right on the corner of 8th and Broad, good people watching and general entertainment. The server mispronounced cumin, but I'll forgive the mistake, she hooked up the off-the-menu triple taco plate.
Presentation - The patio was great as mentioned above. Service was decent. The interior seating didn't seem quite as inviting, but overall not bad. On the whole, solid experience. The plating was nothing out of the ordinary, functional but not anything visually exciting. From the left; cod, mahi mahi, and halibut. 3/5
Aroma - As usual, mild but good. The salsa and lime-cilantro dressing were appealing, but were not strong. The breading pretty easily overpowered them, luckily it was also good. 4/5
Value - This was actually a fairly contested point with Christine. The 3 taco plate was not cheap at all, $19.99 total. I originally had this as a 4/10, which I feel was being a bit generous, but she thinks it deserves more. Let me fully explain the menu; Regardless of how many tacos you get, you get a salad (or soup for an extra buck), a side of chips and salsa (or fries or coleslaw for $0.75, sweet potato fries for $1.50), and a sherbet. At $7.99 for a single taco (they are not small) this becomes a better deal. Personally a single taco is a bit light for me, but if it's enough for you, solid price. The deal you get is your decision, so we came to a consensus on this and an extra point was earned. 5/10
Fish - Things start to get really good here. Unsurprisingly a seafood specific restaurant has really good fish across the board. I also salute their choices, all 3 are mild flavored and on my arbitrary "good fish" list. High marks before the tacos were even delivered. When they came, they did not disappoint. The fish was plentiful (tortillas were leaning more towards the "burrito" size versus the "taco" size) and perfectly battered. I ate them from left to right, so cod first. It was the best of the three and about impossible to find fault with. Mahi mahi, while good, was a bit dry and lighter on flavor. Halibut was a close second to cod, still a tad dry but seasoned well and oh so tasty. 9/10
Not Fish - Flour tortillas, while not ideal, worked ok here. If nothing else they helped the sizable tacos hold together. Only one lime for the three tacos, but it was juicy. The dressing and pico were simple but tasty. The menu claims guacamole and cheese, neither of which I actually noticed. They could have been there, could have not. Might be getting a bit generous here but I can't find any big faults. 8/10
Overall Taste - Really good, if not a bit on the simple side. A unique sauce or more flavor to the existing ones may up it a bit, but maybe that's not what they're going for. I can see these appealing to a wide range of tastes, as they did to mine. 8/10
Bonus Points - Nothing jumping out at me here. No kids with us this time, so no opportunity there, though their kids menu looks good and decently priced. If I hadn't included the sherbet in the value section it might have earned one. Anyway. +0
Overall Overall - 37/50
37 is a solid score. Depending on where Bittercreek falls it's tied for 1st or 2nd. About what I expected for a true seafood place, but again slightly dinged by the value. I think I'm going to have to have some extra awards at the end, best fish, best value, all that. Anyway, solid tacos, really looking forward to the rest of the real seafood joints.
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