Albina by the Sea

The fish and chips were impressive — the batter was light and crisp, and the fish itself was tender and tasty. The chips were hot and well-seasoned, though I wish the portion had been a bit larger. I also tried the glazed salmon bowl, which was fresh and nicely cooked, with a glaze that gave it a pleasant sweet-savory balance.

The shrimp po boy was really good. I definitely enjoyed it. The calamari was decent but not worth the price. It should quite frankly, be cut in half. Or at least 2/3 the price. The fish and chips were your basic fish and chips. The fries and old bay on them or something. They weren’t the best. This next thing isn’t specific to albina but this was the first time we saw the CHP fee on anything ever and so it was confusing. Especially cuz it also had the option to tip on top of that. We ended up paying $57 including the fees. Would not order the calamari or fish and chips again.

And I thought California had some shady forced tip practices. The staff was kind enough to tell me after my credit card was processed that they charge an automatic 22% on top of the entire bill inclusive of tax and some other specialty fee. I don’t like dishonesty couched in withholding of relevant information until after they’ve taken your money. Never eating at this place again, and will warn other like-minded diners to avoid for this very reasons. Restaurants are getting pretty fing bold these days. Sad because food was decent and atmosphere of the Milk Market in general is very fun.

Great Pike Bowl, Fast service, friendly servers, and a cool public market location. It All starts with great rice! Love the crushed red hot Cheetos too!