Click photo to enlarge As a person who doesn't speak Spanish,
looking at the menu at Mariscos Boca del Rio y Comida Mexicana
(Seafood of Boca del Rio and Mexican Food) was sort of a
challenge. But I understood "fried" and "fish."  "Let me have
one of your most popular fish dishes, please," I told the
waitress, who spoke English.  It was "Fillet al Mojo de Ajo" for
$8. I had no idea what I was in for.  The fried fish fillet
covered the plate end-to-end. Fluffy Spanish rice with a simple
salad of lettuce, tomato, avocado and a lime accompanied.  The
white fish is pan-fried until crispy and it's covered in a
family secret: mojo de ajo, a "garlicey" sauce.  At first, I was
intimidated by the amount of garlic on top of this fish. But it
was close to magic. It's packed with so much flavor and the
garlic, somehow, is just one of the notes that comes through.
It's savory, sweet and it accents the fish nicely while bringing
out the crispy and slightly sweet, cornmeal breading.  Mariscos
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