Post #216769 by tikichic on Thu, Feb 23, 2006 10:12 AM

On 2006-02-22 12:24, mbonga wrote:

Also, Anthony's Fish Grotto. A longtime San Diego icon.

I heard that two of the three Anthony's closed, including that one in La Mesa, and given how many people got sick from their food, I'm not surprised. But to be fair, shellfish is prone to accumulating toxic organisms from seawater, and it might not really be the fault of the restaurant. Maybe things have improved since then. Also, obviously the restaurant has been around a long time, so I appreciate that fact even though I personally wouldn't risk eating their food again.

You might want to check your facts. I live right down the street from the La Mesa location and it's still alive and kickin'. In fact, I just ate there on Sunday. :) The La Mesa location is newly remodeled but it's still as quaint and charming as always. My family has been eating at Anthony's since the 1970's and we've never had a bad meal.

The locations on my list are all restaurants that have been my families favorites over the years and establishments that we take out of state guests to.