Jonathan Gold restaurant review: Fishing With Dynamite
On the “Old School” menu at Fishing with Dynamite in Manhattan Beach: A whole New Zealand Thai snapper for two, with ginger, garlic, kaffir lime and bok choy, for $48. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
On the “Platters” menu: The Queen Mary, with nine oysters, four clams, eight shrimp, 10 mussels, 1/2 lobster and 1/2 Dungeness crab, serving 3-4, for $75. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
On the “Old School” menu: Maryland blue crab cake, with in-house dill pickles, whole-grain mustard remoulade, for $16. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
There are only 33 seats inside Fishing With Dynamite, making it suitable for small parties and welcoming to reservations. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
On the “Cocktails” menu; Original Gangster, with boulevardier, white dog, Aperol, Vya sweet vermouth and grapefruit, for $12 (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
On the “New School” menu: Hamachi, with ponzu, avocado, red radish, serrano and shiso, for $16. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Fishing With Dynamite is located a few blocks from the beach. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
On the “After School” menu: pretzel and chocolate bread pudding, with salted caramel sauce and house-made ice cream, for $8. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
On the “After School” menu: Key lime pie, with graham-cracker crust and kaffir lime meringue, for $7 (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A company hat worn by a member of the staff. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
