Camacho Watcho

Spring was in the air. The sun was shining and the air was only a bit cool…so we decided to head to Minnehaha Falls to eat at SeaSalt.

I love this place. It’s a complete package, with everything from a casual vibe to the freshest of seafood (from Coastal Seafoods, no less!). Located at the top of Minnehaha Falls, there are always people abound enjoying the seafood or just enjoying the park, perhaps picnicing on their own. The slight downfall of this is that the lines can be very, and I mean very, long. It stays very busy throughout any given beautiful day, but this should not deter you; the food is worth the wait. Grab a pitcher of Summit and suddenly the wait doesn’t seem so bad. Or, if you’re like me, somehow convince your friends to go there at a certain time and then show up late so you can slip in line with them just as they are nearing the front…yes, that was me! But, I don’t do that all the time…I promise. It was my birthday, so I made an exception!

I went with my usual order of grilled tilapia tacos. Two corn tortillas with fresh grilled tilapia, chopped onion, fresh salsa, tons of cilantro, and fresh limes on the side. Absolutely fantastic! If fish tacos aren’t your thing, I would highly recommend the fish basket/sandwich or the crab cake basket/sandwich. All are fresh and tasty!

On this particular visit to SeaSalt, we did go slightly astray from the usual ordering and also got oysters on the half-shell. I have not tried a fresh oyster in years, as I had convinced myself that I don’t like them. Surprise, surprise…I know. So, in the spirit of trying things new, I threw this out the window and went for it. I topped my oyster with a squeeze lemon juice, a bit of horseradish and cocktail sauce, then I threw it down the hatch. Yum! I can’t believe what I had been missing all these years. I’ll definitely have to try more oysters in the future. I can’t guarantee I’ll love them as much as I did on this particularly beautiful day at SeaSalt, but I’m going to give it a go!

My first SeaSalt of the season…I can’t wait for the next. Love those tilapia tacos and love that ice cold Summit. On a hot, summer day it just doesn’t get better than that.

Tags: beer, Food, restaurants, seafood, summer, tacos, twin cities

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 4:18 pm and is filed under Food. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.