Family Fish Market

DO NOT ORDER THE FRIED TILAPIA! Super dry. Taste was bland. I didn’t like it at all. The hush puppies were over cooked and dry. I would rather have the hush puppies from long john silver.
Potato salad is lame, potato, mayo, mustard… that’s it!
Nothing special about the macaroni salad either. The only thing I liked was the jumbo shrimp, it wasn’t even that jumbo and it was over cooked. I will NEVER come back again. This place sucks!!!

Been going here dang near my whole life and I love it. If you’re from Carson you know this is the only place to get great fish. Fresh fish and shrimp with good seasoning and the price is right.

To be ALLERGIC to FISH is simply an abomination of GOD but I LOVE my BEAUTIFUL WIFE so much that I will go to the ends of the EARTH to get her some FISH but not FAMILY FISH!
I placed a phone order at 5:56 pm & the IDIOT ASIAN GUY gave me a 35 minute pick up time. When I arrived it was not ready at 6:35 pm. At 7 pm the IDIOT ASIAN GUY said that they had no order for me so I showed him MY CALL LOG as proof and asked him to make it worth my while for the inconvenience. (MAKE IT RIGHT!) Instead, an apology had to suffice.
I am pleased to see my Lovely Wife Happy but I have broken out in Hives and my Chest is Tight from breathing in Fish Spores from this HOLE IN THE WALL FISH SHACK!!!

I just had to… This place is just Great, my tongue & appetite has been in want of «Good Fried Fish» and this place is just OMG had my tongue doing a happy dance w/​inclusions of oysters, shrimp & hush puppies; fresh & cook just the way I asked — Give this place a try…(fyi call your order in — they stay busy) you will not regret it!

Called order in to eat at home, 2lbs Filet of Sole, seasoned and fried to perfection asked for medium fry worth my $ 19.08 kale salad from Trader Joes! My son said best he has had since a child eating from Big Reds

Love, love, love this place. The fish/​shrimp is always delicious. I’m a frequent customer there, sometimes I buy food from them every Friday because it is that good. Yummy!!!

Love this place, I live in Long Beach my favorite to get my guilty pleasure of fried fish, shrimp, oysters yummy the coleslaw is so good. Will go later today

The ONLY place I eat fried fish from ! My family has eaten here since I was a kid. It is kind of hit or miss though. I’ve had a few bad batches but I still come here when I’m in Carson.

The fish is good, but the prices are highway robbery. They call a4piece fish dinner a family meal at 21 dollars and some change but you can get 4piece meal for 8 dollars and some change. What kind of trickery is this. Food is good, prices are a rip off!

I’ve been coming here for YEARS and figured it’s about time I give this place the due credit they deserve especially since I’ve eaten here about once a week over this past month alone! !! The fish batter is so flavorful! Not too salty, not too much cornmeal but truly a perfect balance. Prices are extremely reasonable and portions are generous. The hot sauce, tartar sauce, and pickles/​hot peppers are all flavorful and always fresh. The fish is never overly greasy but just right. There are only two MINOR issues. Parking is one, but if you are visiting during the day you should have no problems, but beware on evenings and weekends, it’s not complete madness to find parking but be prepared to maneuver a little bit. 2^nd on Fri/​Sat it’s cash only. I see the benefits of this business choice because it allows them to process payments much faster to help people get in and out quickly, but being the card carrying girl that I am I do find it a bit inconvenient. Overall nothing to keep me away even on cash only busy Friday nights. You can not go wrong here and I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Tip– call in your order on busy nights!

I read a number of positive reviews about this place and thought I’d give it a try. I ordered Rock Cod and Catfisf and was very disappointed. The fish was overcooked, hard, and had no flavor. Nasty! I’m from the South and know good fried fish. This ain’t it!

Went here on a random night because my girl and I were in the mood for some fish. I heard good thing about this place but in the end it was just ok. They didn’t have red snapper which is my favorite but they had something called pacific snapper and said its basically the same thing. We tried it and it definitely wasn’t the same thing. However, I tried there whiting fish and that was delicious. The catfish was ok if I ever do go back I’ll just stick with the whiting.

My brother swears by this place, and every time he comes to LA he comes here. This place is not for me. While I appreciate all of the awesome reviews, it literally turns my stomach when I order shrimp and the poop chute is still in it. And the poop chute seem to be bigger than average. I don’t really understand how you can have a fish market type of place, but you don’t have time to clean your items properly. The very first piece of shrimp I pulled out was horrible. (See the pic posted) when I saw that poop chute, I put that shrimp right back in the container and walked over to our and our soul food and got something better for my stomach. I just cannot believe that my shrimp, as big as they were, we’re not cleaned. Not to mention there were about four people in the back doing nothing and no one could clean the shrimp properly? Gross!

Once again, I’m disappointed by the shrimp. I had to peel off half the shell. Looked like half the shrimp was cut off of some from splitting them open. Grrr

Im craving for some fish and since I’m in the area, I decided to give this place a try. I decided to splurge and ordered the Combo 1 with 3 pieces of Red Snapper, oysters, shrimp with two sides. The snapper was fresh, but small portions. Lightly batter, but a little bit on the salty side. The shrimp was medium in size, but well seasoned. The oysters was great, huge but again a little salty to my taste. The potato salad was just okay, fries was soggy when I got home. Service was just okay, be prepared to wait or just call in your order.

The only thing they cook really well here is the shrimp, it is always seasoned just right. The fish, fries, and all their sides are terrible. The customer service is pretty much non existent but they have never messed up an order so what more can I ask for. We stopped ordering cooked fish here a long time ago, we only come to buy fish and I cook it at home. Sixteen dollars for two pounds of fish, and they are very big fresh pieces, cooked very well when done right. The parking lot is terrible and guaranteed to have several unmentionables loitering around.

I have been a regular at this place for the last few years but my last two visits haven’t been good experiences. A CO-​worker and I called in our regular order of red snapper, just $ 10 worth — nothing special. Same order every week. Like usual they said the order would be ready for pick up in 20 minutes. Well it wasn’t ready in 20 minutes and when we got the order, it was dry, hard and awful tasting. The picture says it all. I have no intentions of going back anytime soon. Last week, they gave me catfish instead of snapper and I had to come back and get snapper. Ill have to find me a new fish spot near Carson. If you go here, please check your order before you leave.

So, I’m presently here at this place of business and now these people do not accept debit or ATM cards on Friday’s, or Saturday’s because they «have too much business.» It’s a damn shame when the customer is made to feel like their money is of no value to them because «if you don’t support us, others will».
I WILL NEVER come back to this establishment again or have anything nice to say about this place unless God Himself tells me to. This is highly offensive and insulting. It’s obvious by Family Fish Market and their actions, these mf’s make way too much money from customers and can now abuse their customers and have control on how they want you to spend your money. What happened to the time when it was an honor to serve the customer opposed to a privilege to serve the customer.
So for now on, I’m no longer supporting Asian or cash only businesses. They’re too damn greedy.

Fried fish heaven!
Louisiana style fish fry joint.
First thing I look for in a seafood place is cleanliness. CHECK!
Then, do they have a variety of fish to choose from. CHECK!
Is the fish fresh. CHECK!
I’m sold then.
CALL IN YOUR ORDER: This is a very popular place (Specially on Friday & Saturdays) Avoid the wait time and call ahead.
I wanted to sample a variety of items, so I opted for the Combo Plate #1
It had:
3 pcs of Fish (I chose Catfish, which is .50 more) — Big chunks of filet. Fried perfectly and seasoned just right. Delicious.
4 pcs of Fried Oyster — They were big. I didn’t like it though for some reason. Something just didn’t agree with my taste bud that day. I’ll try it again and see if the same thing happens again.
4 pcs med Fried Shrimp — Yum Yum Yum! nice size and very good!
3 pcs Hush Puppies — It was lacking in flavor and some of the pieces were burnt.
A choice of 2 sides. I chose another order of Hush Puppies and Macaroni Salad.
The Macaroni Salad was Very GOOD!
They offer hot sauce and tartar sauce. The tartar sauce is more like a dijonaise (my Unilocal friend Shawn C. hit this one on the nose) It’s more watery and mayonnaise (y), I like it a lot. Yum. They only give one of each per order (and it’s a tiny cup), so ask for more
Parking is plentiful but like I said, it gets crowded some times.
Price is very reasonable.
This is strictly a Take Out place. No chairs, No taibles. They have a few plastic chairs you can sit on to wait for your food, but most of the time it’s standing room only.
Service is fast and friendly.
Special Thanks to Ms. Shawn C, I read her review (You should too) It gave me a lot of good info and It saved me a whole lot of waiting time. Thanks Ms. Shawn!
If you’re looking for some good fried fish, this is your place.
Come try it out for yourself and decide!

Occasionally I like to eat fried food. Although I know how to cook it, why bother when I can just go buy it and enjoy it without the mess. Family Fish does a good job of appeasing my craving. The fish is very tasty, the pieces are a decent size and its affordable. The have a wide variety of fish to choose from, as well. Usually with the meals, you also get two sides. There are some fish varieties that I have not tried, but I suggest ordering a lunch or dinner special and just getting one or two pieces of a particular fish that you want to try on the side. That way, your not stuck to a full plate of something you may not like. Also, the fish is not greasy, which gets major points from me. Bread, hot sauce, and pickles come with your plate. They also have tartar sauce, if you like that, but don’t get excited… its straight from the pack, not fresh.
The downside:
The parking really can suck on a Friday or Saturday night. It’s also cash only on Fridays and Saturdays. There are also peddlers always selling DVD’s and sometimes homeless people hanging around trying to make eye contact with you, so that they can beg. This place is very popular, so try to call your order in, because the wait can be pretty epic sometimes; at least 30 minutes, this evening when I called. The line is generally out the door, and the last thing you want to do is stand in a long ass line after getting off work and probably fighting your way from the parking lot to the door. Oh, and some people drive like major assholes through the parking lot or even better… they take up two spaces to park.
Types of fish to choose from:
Tilapia
Red Snapper
Sole
Catfish
Sand Dab
Buffalo
Perch
Can also get shrimp and oysters
Sides:
French fries
Hush puppies
Potato salad
Macaroni salad
Cole slaw
I give this place 4 stars instead of 5 because of the parking lot situation and because they have no healthy options on the menu. It would be nice if there was a side salad, greens, or some other type of veggie. It would also be nice if they had peach cobbler for dessert!