Get a taste of the coast at these fish houses in the desert.
Chula Seafood
Don’t be turned off by the run-down strip mall that houses this seafood market and restaurant specializing in fresh fish caught off the Southern California coast.
8015 E. Roosevelt St.
480-621-5121, chulaseafood.com
Ocean 44
This seafood restaurant is the hottest game in town for good reason: gorgeous décor, impeccable service, good booze, great steaks and lots of seafood.
4748 N. Goldwater Blvd.
480-867-0044, ocean44.com
The Salt Cellar
Nobody’s put off by the dated decor of this perennially popular underground seafood joint. Excellent fresh catches and great happy-hour bargains on seafood appetizers like shrimp cocktail, oysters Rockefeller, halibut “ceviche” and mussels in butter sauce.
550 N. Hayden Rd.
480-947-1963, saltcellarrestaurant.com
