killer shrimp

even though marina del rey hasn't really been la's foodie destination, there's oneplacethat's been consistently busy since they opened more than 20 years ago. the restaurant shut down for a bit, but thankfully reopened. killer shrimp got their popularity from their namesake dish (more on that later) and has expanded into a spacious space with a harbor view in mdr.

the penultimate week of my short but memorable trip to california, was spent in the city of angels- los angeles. on the second day of our stay at la, we headed to hollywood blvd and boarded the hop-on-hop-off bus with the intention of discovering the larger part of this beautiful city.
an hour later, we got down at venice beach- ah! the sun, the sand and in contrast the super chilly water, it was a blissful experience and we (herwin abhilash kandoth) tried walking along the vast stretch of the beach but grew tired and most of all- hungry. we started looking out for aplaceto eat and read about this restaurant at marina del rey- killer shrimp (sounded really interesting).

we took an uber cab and it was about a 10 min drive to thisplaceand you cannot miss the big red board. killer shrimp looks pretty simple from the outside but once you enter and head towards the outdoor section, the view was incredibly beautiful.

we were seated on a table for two with a panoramic view of the marina del rey (believe me it doesn't get any romantic than this)- wow! i really don't have to mention about the servers or the service in the us- its highly unlikely that you will have a bad experience..

we had cocktails- i had a long island ice tea and herwin had a cosmopolitan- both were refreshing after the long walk that we had.

as far as i remember we order fried calamari as an appetizer and loved it. for entree, we tried the mac and cheese, with prawns- now this was the first time i had the former with anything else but chicken. it was also good, cheesy and the portion was very filling.
but killer shrimp's specialty is a certain preparation of prawns- said to be cooked for a long duration with subtle spices and at the same time ensuring the flavor of the prawns were intact. they serve it in a big bowl filled with the multiple-spiced broth and fresh prawns, with fresh baked bread on the side. it was good but a little bland for my taste buds, but then again i couldn't expect it to be spicy as my home cuisine.

to me, killer shrimp is aplacefor decent sea- food, aplaceto chill out with friends over cocktails/mocktails with a stunning view of the world's largest man-made small craft harbor.

when the monster first arrived in la (right about the time when these newfangled things called automobiles were introduced but definitely before the advent of selfies and memes) he lived on the border of mdr/venice in aplacebest remembered for the mirrored closets that never opened properly and ants that took up residence in the kitchen and never left. 

love love love it. omg i so love this place. hubby and i we were so sad when it closed 3 years ago.. we went to the new location the other day and theplaceis way bigger, you can eat on the patio over looking the marina, lots of parking space.. we were sited as soon as we got there. the food was awesome as usual and now they have more options on the menu and a bar. the food was served fast.. and yes.. it is spicy.. oulala... lol enjoy it is worth it !!!

very poor service and management. great location...food was ok. the chef works his tail off (no pun intended) only to have the waitstaff screw up his reputation. we were a group of 7, locals who would have been regulars - but we were so poorly treated that i don't think we will be back until thisplaceturns into something else.

we waited over an hour for our bill, only to find out our waitress had actually quit. we piled gobs of money on the table and just left...they actually had a staff person run us down saying we shorted them $20!

we never saw our bill...yet they felt of the hundreds of dollars we left on the table to have one drink in a three hour period, warranted harassing us in the parking lot for a $20? i don't think thisplaceis gonna last long.