Dining review: Seafood in Idaho that's worthy of the coast
I wasn’t sure it was fair to review a new seafood restaurant in Meridian immediately after spending 10 days in Key West, Fla.
And just to be safe, the first time I visited Lucky Fins Seafood Grill, I passed on the Key lime calamari, the shrimp and scallop ceviche and anything else too reminiscent of the yellowtail, grouper cheeks and conch that I had been scarfing down over the holidays.
A salmon cake sandwich on special for ($8) seemed Northwest enough, and it came on toast, cut into four little triangles — a pleasant portion surprise for a guy who had just packed on six pounds in less than two weeks and wasn’t super excited about heading back into the front lines of a restaurant industry seemingly intent on packing more fat, more sodium and more calories into every meal.
The salmon cakes were tasty, crispy on the outside and with a little kick. My friends were equally sucked in by the specials board, and the blackened catfish salad ($9) and linguini with clams ($10) were devoured with similar relish.
