Elizabeth Evans, Food Writer for the Orange County Register and many other Southern California Publications names Bluewater Grill
Best Seafood in Southern California
Thursday, March 9, 2006
Dining: Trolling for top-notch seafood
Review: It's easy to get hooked....

By ELIZABETH EVANS
Special to the Register

Bluewater Grill - On a recent wet Saturday my family climbed into a deep booth and enjoyed a lazy lunch while looking at raindrops falling on the bay and million-dollar yachts.

The crab and shrimp Louie is generously portioned. There's also a fine mahi-mahi sandwich at lunch and hard-to-find fried Ipswich littleneck clams.

I also like the fish-of-the-day options that can be served simply with a squirt of lemon and rice pilaf or the very well-prepared saut�ed spinach on the side. The New England clam chowder is also worth noting. It's thick and creamy, and loaded with chewy clams and cubes of tender potato. Eat it with the requisite and substantial sourdough bread.

Bluewater Grill, 1621 W. Sunflower Ave., No. D-50, Santa Ana, (714) 546-3474; 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach, (949) 675-3474; and 665 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, (310) 318-3474. Dinner, around $30 per person