America Seafood, Arlington, Virginia Restaurant Details

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Best seafood ever!! Great key lime pie. The owner Gary is very down to earth and loves to talk to customers. Everything I visit the area I make it a point to stop in. Now I'm hungrey...

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Not sure how people can complain about this place. If you want real, fresh fish then there is no other fish market on the east coast that can come close.

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I wasn't impressed with the food like a lot of people claim to be. I'll be back in case it was a fluke. Service wasn't very accommodating either.

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Great seafood very fresh. Stop in to save yourself from supermarket crabs.

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Poor service, and extremely poor food quality. I wasted a trip out of my way, and nearly $30 for a piece of fish that smelled to horrible to be worth risking to eat.

When I walked into the store, there were two workers, one of whom was behind the cash register doing something with receipts and the other who was out of plain view. I walked up to the register, expecting the woman to look up and ask what I would like. After about a minute she still had not looked up, so I spoke up and asked for a filet of Florida grouper.

Firstly, when they wrap the fish, they simply wrap it in a piece of paper, without the usual sheet of clear wrap to prevent the fish from leaking in the fridge, like other fish stores do.

Secondly, the fish was very expensive ($26.99/lb) so I was at least expecting something good for what I was paying.

Thirdly, the fish had a terrible odor to it. I didn't notice the smell or any other visible signs of bad quality at the store, but once I put it into my car it became very noticeable that it was absolutely not fresh at all, and possibly rotting. I can handle a bit of fishy smell, but this was strong enough to make my car smell bad, so I decided not to risk eating it. Unfortunately it was too late to take the fish back, so I could not really ask for a refund but I certainly would have had they been open.

Between the completely oblivious service, high price, and terrible quality I have absolutely no reason to return to this place, and will not be recommending it to people who want quality seafood.