Fish Tale (Long Beach, CA) - The Episodic Eater

While researching info for my post about Domenico’s 60th anniversary, I wanted to confirm that the restaurant was the oldest in Long Beach. It is, but when Fish Tale came up in the search as the oldest seafood restaurant, I noticed an interesting headline. Apparently, the oldest seafood in Long Beach will change hands in a couple of weeks when it closes its doors on August 1st.

My parents used to eat there years ago before I was born, and I thought it was fitting that we drop in for my first and last visit to say hello and goodbye!

Fish Tale (Long Beach, CA) on The Episodic Eater

I actually used to take Yoga in the studio just above the restaurant. 🙂 And yes, it is sandwiched between that and an IHOP.

The inside decor is something that I can only descry as beachy pub. 🙂

Now, to the food!

House-Made Clam Chowder

Spicy Red Seafood Chowder

Shrimp Cocktail

Dinner-size shrimp served with our tangy, fresh cocktail sauce.

Caesar Salad with Fresh Blackened Salmon

Crisp Romaine lettuce and crunchy croutons tossed in our own Caesar recipe

Fish ‘N’ Chips

North Atlantic cod. Includes fresh cole slaw, French fries and sourdough bread. Also house-made clam chowder or spicy red seafood chowder or fresh dinner salad.

Parmesan Crusted Cod

Coated with fresh parmesan cheese and grilled. Topped with our lemon chive butter sauce.
Includes fresh garlic whipped potatoes or rice pilaf or baked potato with fresh vegetable and sourdough bread.

And that’s it! Who takes up the mantle as oldest seafood restaurant in Long Beach now? I’ll start my detective work now… 🙂

How old is the oldest restaurant in your area?

Fish Tale Restaurant
5506 East Britton Drive
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 594-8771
fishtaleseafood.com

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