California Fish Grill

Have been patronizing consistently and haven't been disappointed. Foods good, Chefs obviously care about the food. Grilled options could be a little more fresh but it's not five star dining. Good for a casual eat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Update 12/27/25: unfortunately I'll have to degrade the rating. For the past 3 visits, every time, a drink we ordered and paid for is not available. The crew seems to think that is ok, but I don't. I suggest the restaurant reviews their ordering process. Also, in the exceptional case you are out of something, post it at the ordering booth so we can decide to come back another time (the food is still great).

Original review: Since we moved to the area 3 months ago, we always wanted to try out the California Fish Grill. Today was the day. Boy, did we regret we had not tries this place earlier. The place was a bit empty , but that did not discourage us and it looked nice and smelled good (which is a good sign for a fish restaurant). Firstly there was the friendly greeting and offer for help exploring the menu, by a friendly employee. She kept checking in on us, but with the rare skill to let us do our thing and magically be there when needed. I was happy they sold beer and wine, which is rare for a place that you may lable as a fast food place. Even happier were both my spouse about the food. We both had grilled Ahi Tuna. Mine came with fries, zuchini and a pineapple skewer, and my spouse chose zuchini and a kale salad. Everything was nicely seasoned and the tuna was cooked perfectly. Compared to a good burger joint, like the Habit, California Fish Grill has tapped a niche in serving excellent food, off the main stream, for a very reasonable price; including th ealcohol we paid less than a regular Habit meal. This is going to be a favorite to us, if they keep this up!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Do something with the store manager and manager who wears glasses. They are the rudest people

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

We recently moved from Phoenix, AZ, and used to visit California Fish Grill at the Biltmore shopping plaza off Camelback all the time. We absolutely loved how happy and welcoming the staff always were and how clean the kitchen and seating areas stayed. It quickly became our go-to spot for a quick, affordable, and healthy dinner.

Now that we’re in Fresno, we were so happy to find a California Fish Grill here—and it did not disappoint one bit. The Fresno location is just as clean and well-run as we remember. The staff looks professional and attentive, service is fast, and the food is always hot, fresh, and absolutely delicious.

Savannah helped us at the kiosk and made ordering super easy and convenient, which we really appreciated. Food was excellent, restrooms were spotless, and the entire experience was perfect—exactly how every restaurant should be.

We’re so glad Fresno has a California Fish Grill. This will definitely continue to be our favorite quick and healthy dinner spot. Highly recommend! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I always come here for a quick healthy dinner. I get the salmon burger and all the ingredients are always fresh and buns are warm and toasty. The workers are helpful if it’s your first time or if you’re a regular. Whenever Paulina is working, I have a fresh meal and a good time. She’s my go to for any topping or side dish questions.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great experience- got the 3 piece fish and chips and it came out hot. Burned the roof of my mouth but it was worth it. The ladies serving tonight were welcoming and polite. I will return.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Worst service ever here on 11/4/25, I’m assuming there all new workers but I’ve been going to this location for over 2 years! And today I’ve never been this disappointed with there service, ordered a salmon and swai combo and received there delta catfish with zucchini plus on top of that i ordered a side of rice and never received it and had to come back for it. If this ever happens again at this location i’m for sure not coming back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

The food is very good. It's GREAT to have a decent priced Seafood restaurant. The available options are sufficient. I would definitely recommend 👌🏽 them as a good option for Seafood.!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food and very friendly service! Kids kept spilling drink, everything was cleaned up immediately with a smile. Wow!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped in for a bite to eat and was very pleased with my food and service. Amy came to make sure everything was good and checked on us throughout our time there. Great customer service is very hard to come by these days.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Clean and fresh easy to order from menu food was prepared freshly .Staff was friendly welcome us in family friendly environment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is only the second time I've been to the Fresno location. I placed an order for take out. I ordered tacos and both the shrimp and the salmon seemed to have been left on the grill too long. The salmon was the most disappointing. Instead of one piece of salmon, there were blackened small pieces as if the salmon had gotten stuck on the grill and had to be scraped off. Unfortunately, I didn't notice this until I was already home. I won't be going back to the Fresno location but I will continue to go back to the Visalia location because I've never had a bad experience there.
In reading the reviews I noticed a pattern. It seems the Take Out orders are the ones with the bad reviews. So apparently, the workers take less care in preparing the food for Take Out orders.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Got there at 3:50 waited for 30min for two bowls and when asked the girl the food took a long time, very bad attitude, She never said sorry and when we got our food, everything was cold not even fresh. There was only two people in the restaurant not busy at all. Paid $30 for two people. Food made a 30 minutes for some cold food. I will never go back again.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

First time here. I enjoyed everything. Coconut shrimp sauce is really good. Everything is definitely made fresh !

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4