The call
Start with fish Tacos, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Fish Tacos
Best for
- Happy hour
- Casual seafood
Mexican · Seafood
Oscar's Mexican Seafood
Hillcrest outpost of the local Mexican seafood mini-chain; Roger's 4-star visit centered on the happy hour fish tacos.
From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Oscar's Mexican Seafood
Posted 2015-05-05 
Posted 2015-05-05
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Roger’s tips on Oscar's Mexican Seafood
Great happy hour special, just $1 for each fish taco (until 4:30pm on weekdays)
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 1 time on Swarm, most recently May 4, 2015. See the check-in log
2015-06-28day precision · source explicit
“HH on fish tacos”
Roger caught happy hour (HH) pricing on the fish tacos during this visit.
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Hillcrest.
RecommendedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Cigar Cave
Drinks
Roger's Hillcrest cigar-bar pick, run by an owner (Raul) he calls the friendliest in town, open later than most local lounges with a strong Belgian beer selection on tap and bottle.
- From the order notes
- A cigar paired by Raul · Belgian beer on tap or bottle
- Go for
- Late-night cigar hours · Belgian beer drinkers
Latest recorded visit2025-01-15
Not recommendedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Hong Kong Restaurant
Chinese
A Hillcrest Chinese restaurant Roger says declined after the pandemic, dropping from a two-star review to one star, after an earlier visit he'd already called just okay and Americanized.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- A cautionary tale on a post-pandemic decline
Latest recorded visit2022
Worth trying$$
Hillcrest
Nishiki Ramen - Hillcrest
JapaneseRamen
A Hillcrest location of the Nishiki Ramen chain -- a separate address from the site's existing Kearny Mesa entry -- rated a middling three stars by Roger.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- Ramen in Hillcrest
Latest recorded visit2019-02-02
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Mexican page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Roger’s pick$$
North Park
Colima's North Park
Mexican
Roger's 2022 answer for Mexican food in North Park, built around a surf 'n turf he described as bigger than most people's forearms.
- From the order notes
- Surf 'n turf
- Go for
- A big appetite · A casual North Park meal
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Lincoln Heights
Los Tres Cochinitos
Mexican
A cash-only Lincoln Heights spot Roger said to visit for menudo and birria in massive portions.
- From the order notes
- Menudo · Birria · Lengua sopes
- Go for
- A weekend morning cure · Feeding a group
Latest recorded visit2017