I notice the line is a bit shorter for lunch. 4 orders in front of me and 5 came after me.
Price has gone up a bit at $27 for a 2 item combo. I ordered fried pork chops and fried catfish. Wait was a bit less than 15 minutes.
Fried catfish was fried in a crunchy cornmeal batter. I liked the salt and pepper seasoning. Catfish was a bit overcooked as the edges had dried out and were hard.
Center part was not as moist as I’d prefer.
Fried pork chop was coated in a hard crunchy batter and seasoned with salt and pepper. While I liked the flavor, the pork chop was dry.
Marshmallow topped brownie was extremely sweet with the melted marshmallows topping the sweet brownie. Loved the brownie flavor but I not sure I like my brownies that sweet.
Surf and Soup is takeout only so I walked a block to my car and ate there. I found it unusual that the catfish and pork chop were not hot with that fresh out of the fryer aroma. Instead they were warm like they had been sitting under a heat lamp. If the food was sitting under a heat lamp it shouldn’t have taken more than a couple minutes to put everything in containers and fill orders. Felix’s Bbq remains my favorite spot for fried catfish or pork chops.
Staff was very nice and orders are getting out faster but the food quality has gone downhill.
Surf & Soul Spot
7229 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 439-8801
That’s sad the food quality is lacking…
Perhaps they need a new chef.
I suspect they stopped cooking to order.