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El Shrimp Bucket

4.0 (41 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Burnt lobster quesadilla
Anne L.

I'm a little bummed that this wasn't as good as I had hoped. I'm a huge fan of seafood but this was not a particularly good experience for me. They came out to Carlsbad and setup shop around our offices. We have various new food trucks that come out weekly and I decided to give it a try since the theme was seafood. Looking at the menu, they have some of the steepest prices for a food truck..! I went with the lobster quesadilla for $8.50, which isn't horrible; but I also wanted some fries, so I got the sweet potato fries for another $8.50. I was really banking on these fries being amazing for being the same price as the lobster.. When I got my food, the fries were a decent size portion, but there weren't that many fries- they were just very big, thick cut fries... they weren't horrible, but definitely not worth the $8. While they had the occasionally sweet taste of the fries that I love, most of them were over salted. My lobster quesadilla came out half burnt as well. The lobster was fresh, but the rest of the quesadilla was not up to par. It was overly salty as well. This $20 meal was very much a disappointment.. The service wasn't anything great either. It took a long wait (15mins) before I could order something as if they were behind on orders.. but there were only 2 other people who had ordered food from here. There were more people who were just waiting around for their friends than people who actually wanted to order.

Disappointing "micro shrimp taco" for 6 bucks!
Marianne B.

The shrimp taco's tasted good but are microscopic. Super disappointed that I paid $11.88 plus a $1.00 tip for 2 micro street taco's. I am still hungry and will have to go get "lunch" now!

Fish tacos! Delicious!
Sheryl P.

The food here is amazing! The chef, Felipe, always cooks bomb food! I had the rib eye and Maryland blue crab surf and turf fries, and ordered fish tacos for the kids! Big portions for the price! I also love that they're usually at a good brewery!

Surf n' turf fries w. ribeye & lobster.
Janne L.

One of the best food truck experiences I've had. Got the Surf n' turf fries with ribeye and lobster and it was awesome. The fries were fresh, tasty and perfectly cooked (wife said "restaurant quality", there's balsamic vinegar, rucola and super tasty cheese, not to mention the quality of the protein and seafood parts. Five stars all the way!

Tacos and Cheese Fries!
Julie P.

So good! Great and fast service, high quality food. Best served with a local pint from a craft brewery!!! Cheese fries and shrimp tacos are superb.

Chef Otis Telbert B.

The food was great and for the price. I order the shrimp soup and there was so much shrimps in the order. I took the rest home to go with my dinner. It was so good, even second time around. I am going to try something different every time I visit El Shrimp Bucket for lunch. I live in El Cajon, CA people that food is worth the drive. Chef Otis Berthey

99 cent fish tacos on Tuesday!
Nina R.

Absolutely have to try their shrimp! Went on taco Tuesday to try their 99cent tacos. Got 2 shrimp and 2 fish!! Omg it was so good!! Nothing but a saucy mess was left after eating which is the best mess to have! Tried all their sauces and they are all great. The Chipotle and the green sauce was my favorite. The red salsa and green salsa were spicy but the great kind that lights you up for a second and makes you want more. Surf and turf burrito was great too. Definitely found a great quick taco spot. Must try!!

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Raul C.

Just started coming to this truck good prices for some good seafood tacos . had the mahi burrito it was a 10 out of 10

Best surf and turf tacos!!!! OMGEEEEE! Full of flavor!
Kiki L.

This what is the best surf and turf tacos hands down! I am a hard critic as I think I make the best tacos but this was full of flavor and the price was great! Fast and friendly service. The breaded shrimp and fish tacos was AWESOME! and the salsas....DELISH!

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Fresh food at Second Chance Brewery today. Tasty shrimp taco- nice flavor and cooked perfectly. Big basket of fries too!

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Horrible food and very expensive, don't even bother ordering any veggie option, their veggie taco had blue cheese and soy that's it.

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