Louisiana Best Seafood

I did not like the fish here at all. My boyfriend and I just moved to long beach (from inland empire) been searching for some good fried catfish for a few weeks now. THE PICTURES LOOK A LOT BETTER THAN THE TASTE. We ordered a catfish combo to share. It came with fries, 7 pieces of catfish which is more like 3 large pieces cut in half, one hush puppy, and a small cup of coleslaw. The coleslaw was over drenched, the fries were simple not anything to rave over, the hush puppy was way too hard to eat, and the fish was fried in a batter that had us crunching on batter when I’m supposed to be tasting fish.
Not a place that I will come back to.
Ps. They don’t even have real hot sauce! It’s watered down.

Always one of my go-​to spots. Fish is always fresh. Call 15 minutes ahead of time so that your order is ready when you pick it up.

call 15 minutes ahead of time and your order will be ready, fresh as can be everyone else is waiting until there order is complete, hot as fish grease! They even have red pop! sweet tata pie!

I waited in line… All black people… oriental own… thought it was black owned… wanted $ 9.00 for lb of Rex sole… and $ 9.00 for 10 med. Shrimps… I walked out… too high… All customers black. no employees black… they accept EBT… I GOIN FURTHER…
Told by customers good food… I say too high.

I love the red snapper here. I always call ahead because waiting times can be long. There is a small sitting area but I wouldn’t recommend it since the place gets really busy and people are walking in and out. I always get the lunch special and have enjoyed it every time.

Twice dinner was purchased from here and both times the shrimp was not deveined. Absolutely disgusting!

Tasty at first, but leaves a heavy greasy aftertaste. The $ 5.99 cat fish nugget lunch got me fries, a roll and about 10 – 12 pieces of cat fish. The french fries tasted old but the roll was soft and fresh. Great crunch on the fish. It was super good when it was hot, but 2 hours later the food formed a greasy ball in my stomach and stayed there for the rest of the day. Very stingy with the condiments: a tiny container of watered down mayo substitute as a tarter sauce and 2 lonely packets of ketchup.

This is place soo good! I stumbled upon it while driving and decided to try it out. I’m glad I did. The fish taste fresh and the batter they use is full of flavor. They give you plenty of pieces and lots of fresh french fries. Be careful the food is so fresh its HOT. The only down side is they are greedy with the sides. They give you a little cup half way filled with tarter sauce and two packets of ketchup. Really? You gave me all this food and such a little quantity of condiments. CASH ONLY. They take EBT but not debit cards *major eye roll*

Wow. After some very good reviews. I decided to give it a try.
Being from the south originally. I LOVE hush puppies. So I was excited to try them.
Upon arrival. The place smelled of old grease. You order through bullet proof window and pass your money through a six inch slot. no joke.
Was I buying fish or pot? The raw fish in the display looked old and uninspired. dull, lifeless, not glistening and fresh.
I ordered the sole lunch special and a side of hush puppies.
Ate the hushpuppies on the drive home. Grease seeping through the bag… They were just ok. nothing to write home about. Very heavy, and hard. There was the hard outer layer, and another grease layer under that. The seasoning was nice. but just not special
The portion, itself, was huge.
The fish. pretty disgusting. Instead of a delicate white interior. it was that same dull gray as the fish in the window. Sole is a thin fish, this was REALLY thin. so basically your eating fried batter, devoid of really even tasting like fish.
The fries were ok.
They came with about two table spoons of their tarter sauce and hot sauce, and two ketchup packets. way too little for the food provided… and both sauces were very runny. kinda a watered down tabasco, and the tarter sauce was unlike any i had seen.
Waiting for the food, in a roomful of people talking way too loud on their cellphones… so not worth it.
I ate a piece of fish. and threw the rest away.
Back to Fish Grill on Redondo. why did I even stray.

I love the shrimps! Their portions are generally huge with fries and salads. Their snapper and catfish combos are killer as well. Their secret recipes are spicy spices but i like it! definitely a to go place!

How do you not accept debit or credit cards but u accept ebt?! How bout putting that information on here before I phone in an order and then come in to find out I have to use an onsite ATM machine that charges me in addition to what my bank charges. The owner blatantly told me «I don’t care about debit!» WTH

This is only a few blocks from my new digs. Everytime I pass it there are at least a few people waiting. I didn’t want to allow too much time to pass.
Good decision on my part. They a few different offers for fish, catfish, sandab, and one or two others I didn’t recall. You can also get shrimp. Try to come during lunchtime to get the special. I got the sandab and it was excellent. The breading is unique and has a little spice to it. What I liked is how it was cooked… perfectly…not to thick not to thin. You could pull of sections of breading and eat just that its that good. Also kinda of helpful with sandab as it can be boney. Thats not really a complaint… just how it is. I liked how it was real fish… real fish in misshapened cuts. Not that prefab square or triangle shaped stuff. Can’t tell you by taste if ut was frozen or fresh… it was just yummy. So thats another plus.
Service was freindly and quick. Very reasonible wait time despite being busy. I’m a fan!

The best fish market in LB and that I have had in awhile.
When I first moved to LB, I ate at a fish market on PCH that is always busy. I felt like it had no flavor. One day we ventured out and tried Louisiana. I have not been to any other fish market since. When I was pregnant it gave me heartburn and I still ate it! That is how good it is.
We order the combo #10 with filet of sole. The fish is seasoned to perfection. The shrimp are fried to a golden brown. The fries are middle of the road, but the fish makes up for it. I have also tried the snapper and sandab, but do not prefer them because of the bones. Everything IO have tried has been good.
My suggestion is to call ahead and pick up. Be warned that they close pretty early. We have tried going after 8pm and they were not open.

Freshly cooked fried food. It’s cheap and also satisfy one’s indulgence. I got the red snapper and Buffalo and they were pretty good. Recommended

Best fried fish in the area
It may be a little hood but plenty good springs from the hood trust me n that

I would give 1.5 stars if I could…
It was edible, if you like pulling bones out of your teeth! I got red snapper and my girlfriend got catfish… Both eatable, but the fries were cold with no flare like seasoning of any kind (my girlfriend added salt).
While ordering, you have to work around 2 layers of bullet proof glass and look to your left! The shark on the wall is actually a security camera! The wait time was about 8 minutes so I assumed they made everything to order, but again, the fries were cold. The slaw smelled rotten by the way. Price for a dinner, with no drink, was 9 $ each…
Would I come back here… No
Try the berth 55 a few miles away, REAL fresh fish for about the same price… Don’t bother to go here…

My dad actually suggested this place to me. He had seen a review of this place in the L.A. Times and wanted us to check it out.
Granted, it isn’t in the best of locales and it isn’t much for décor, but the fish here is pure grub. Inexpensive, tasty, and large portions. It’s not going to win any awards for fine dining, but when you’re hungry and you want to chow down on mounds of delicious morsels, Louisiana Best Seafood is a definite contender.

Nice shack serving up tasty morsels of fried seafood goodness! Good for working types but not for dine-​in (there is a noticeable lack of tables for patrons). Louisiana Best Seafood could turn into a hotspot if they only put out some picnic tables and benches under the patio outside.

Pretty much what I expected, maybe even a little less ghetto than what I envisioned. Even though it was turning into a very warm day, it was cool and breezy inside, making for surprisingly pleasant conditions. You’re greeted with the delicious aroma of fried goodness as you approach the building, and once you get your food that goodness is confirmed. It took me a while to analyze the menu and figure out what I wanted to get. The have Lunch Specials, Dinners, and «Combos» which are all different, so I had to really think about what I wanted. Since this was my friend’s and my first time here, we wanted to sample the most variety of foods possible. So I got their Scallop and Oysters Combo, and my friend got the Red Snapper and Shrimp Combo. We waited for about 10 minutes before the middle-​aged Korean lady who took our order came out with the first styrofoam container. It was the fish and shrimp. They were delectable, hot and fresh, in a non-​greasy cornmeal batter. The fries were just so-​so, and as I’d find out later, you shouldn’t waste your stomach space on them if you have a lot of seafood to eat.
My order took considerably longer to come out, and I think they actually forgot about it, because I heard some kind of arguing going on in the kitchen and then I saw the husband hurriedly retrieve some scallops and oysters out of the ice case. Sure enough, I got my order shortly thereafter. I’d also ordered a Diet Coke, but she’d forgotten to put it on my order. I thought my total sounded a little low, but I’d told her twice, so I figured she had it on there. Well, she didn’t, and then she told me I owed her an extra $ 1.55 on my way out as she handed me my drink. Not even a sorry about how they’d screwed up my order in the first place. Hm, star deducted for less-​than stellar service.
The scallops and oysters were AWESOME. They were so freaking hot, though, I thoroughly burned my tongue on the first oyster when its scalding juices came squirting out of the batter upon the first bite. It’s hard, but be a little patient, lest you suffer the same fate I did. The sides are forgettable, so next time I come I know to just eat the seafood. We were about ¾ of the way through our nautical bounty when we started to feel the nearing of critical mass. There can be such a thing as too much of a good thing, and this was it. The batter, which had started out so light and non-​greasy now felt overly thick, and for my final bites I just took the scallop out of its batter shell so I wouldn’t become too painfully full. Afterwards, I was in full Fried Food Overload mode – I hadn’t eaten that much fried food in I don’t know how long. I don’t think I’ll be doing this again anytime soon, but now I know where to go when I have a hankering for fried seafood. The dining in amenities are indeed spare; we ate with the styrofoam trays balanced on our knees. Next time I think it’s going to be a to-​go order also.

I do not know how this place ever got 5 stars!!!
Tried it yesterday.
Yes, there’s bullet proof glassing.
Takeout only.
It’s not in the best of ‘hoods, buy there are worse areas out there.
Ordered sand dab fillets, and they gave me some other knock off fish! And the fish had the full bones in them, it wasn’t «filleted».
Sole fillets were decent at best.
Their «Secret» recipe crap had zero taste. Cocktail sauce we make at work helped salvage the fish-​drowned out the other tastes! =)
The fries: Standard issue frozen variety.
My quest to find great food at a shack has thusfar failed… I shall continue