killer shrimp

killer shrimp is a really tasty place! great service and food!. we ordered the seafood platter, lobster tail tortellini and seafood paella. the seafood was cooked by someone who had a good knowledge of the ocean and theviewoutdoors was stunning! only problem was the price was a little high. really recommend this place.

even though marina del rey hasn't really been la's foodie destination, there's one place that'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 harborviewin 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 a place to 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 this place and 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, theviewwas incredibly beautiful.

we were seated on a table for two with a panoramicviewof 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 a place for decent sea- food, a place to chill out with friends over cocktails/mocktails with a stunningviewof the world's largest man-made small craft harbor.