Five Star is the only place I'll go to for Fish Processing Recently moved to Hawaii for a short Term Job and Family lives in SD still. Went out on the Islander this past weekend with my son. Called Five Star and Tiffany at the Front helped me set up a special pick up next day early before my flight so I could bring some SoCal Bluefin back to the islands. They also held the rest for my wife to pick up when she's flys back into SD. Much Appreciated to Tiffany and the whole Five Star Crew. They never disappoint with Their Service and Quality. Thanks read more

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Very upset with the quality of product I received! Went on a three day fishing trip waited two days for my fish to be filled and when I got my bags of meat it looked like they placed the fish in zip lock bags and closed them without taking any air out! I will never be going here again and I hope they fix that issue bc now all my fish will go bad in the freezer. read more

Updated review. Had some issues with communication and availability of personnel. I had previously given them 3 stars. It still a problem in my eyes. However the quality of the product/service they produce was excellent. I had zero issues with the quality or packaging. Bottom line they are good but not 5 stars. Solid 4 Stars. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

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A friend caught a 90 pound yellowfin and tagged this fish for me. That means the fish went to get processed, packaged and frozen for me to pick up. The staff was incredibly friendly and it could not have been easier. I opted for just cleaned fish, but people ask for the cheeks, head, or all of the waste for gardens, pets or other uses. If you select only filets you will receive approximately 32% of the weight of the fish back. read more

Recently used Five Star after getting off of a 10-day trip. It was my first time using a processor and I was impressed. Very good communication, quality of the processing was excellent and the hard work and hustle of the guys loading the fish into my truck was great. The price is the price. Deal with it read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Packed up boxes for two buddies, with cooler for mine. Plus two more 55 qt coolers in the back seat - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

Was on a 3 day trip aboard the Intrepid and when we arrived back at the dock, Five Star had a little station set up to where they took your info and your fish and would call when it was done. I just took a drive over to their processing plant after sitting around at the dock killing time and was only in their office for about 20 minutes and my fish was done! Vacuum sealed and their employees loaded it into my cooler for me and loaded my cooler into my truck. A lot of places say "we are the best", don't be fooled, take your fish to Five Star! Hands down amazing customer service as well as fast and efficient! read more

I've used 5 star several times a year for processing and have always had excellent service and well packaged fish. Would like to give a 5 star review to the shipping department and a specific acknowledgement to Lexi who was awesome working through some logistics issues with the government shutdown and my own personal schedule. I shipped fish to friends in Washington and Lexi made it a very pleasant experience with plenty of communication and updates. Shipping Pricing is also surprisingly reasonable when you consider the cost to process. read more

My first experience using a processor and it was fantastic. Five Star handled everything from the time we got off the boat until we picked up our order a few days afterwards. To be honest I was nervous when the captain announced we were done fishing, heading back to the landing and that a processor would be available at the dock (rather than cleaning fish on the boat which is what I've been accustomed to). Extremely satisfied with Five Star! They're a well oiled machine and very organized. We'll definitely be using them again for those larger catches, they do it well for sure. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Boat limit of yellowfin caught offshore of Ensenada MX - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

Five star processed my fish sane day with no appointment, by the time I ate breakfast it was ready for pickup. That was really nice since I had an 8 hour drive back to the Bay Area. So nice to get home and have my catch already processed. My wife was a lot happier since I did not destroy her kitchen. read more

not the cleanest people to work with. Scummy to be exact. Use someone else to clean your expensive catch

10 stars for 5 stars. Quick. Clean. Great cute. Labeled packaged. Super friendly. Love love love Five Star Fishing Processing.

Super easy dock side pick up. Excellent quality finished product with Great service and a friendly staff. Highly recommend Using these guys.

Always great service and the final product is the best. They deliver on time and my fish is perfect when I get home and open up my boxes. Will keep coming back for sure! read more

Five Star Fish Processing is off the hook, Teresa is so freaking awesome takes care of business and makes the whole process so easy. Love me some 5 Star and staff read more

Last weekend I booked a fishing trip at the last minute. When I showed up at the dock with my 254 lbs of bluefin tuna I approached the table set up for Five Star. The representative told me I wouldn't get same day service but they would take my fish, clean it, put it in vacuum sealed bags and freeze it even though I didn't make a reservation. I was so relieved because they wouldn't have fit in my car. I highly recommend that you make a reservation, especially if you want same day service. When I went to pick it up the front desk was courteous, answered all my questions and one of the workers helped me load it into the coolers I brought. This service really made the experience more enjoyable and I'll be enjoying this catch for a while. read more

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I gave 5 star 4 bluefin from 25 to 30 pounds and 3 Yellowtail at 25 pounds each. I had approximately 66 pounds after processing. I asked for all the biggest fillets and steaks. What I got is a bunch of tiny little ends of somebody else's fish. I told them to donate 16 pounds to not pay shipping another box and give me 50 pounds of all the biggest pieces. I don't know how I have so many little pieces and a few steaks. Looks like they donated all my best biggest tuna steaks to them selves. Never again, I should have read all the negative reviews. The boat recommended them so thats where I dropped off. I processed my own fish last year and had twice as many big steaks and 8 end cuts for poke and sushi. These guys are the worst. I specifically said donate the small end cuts and send me all the steaks. Most of the big pieces aren't even cut into steak size . Never, ever again. read more

Lexi and the staff made it easy and convenient to ship my fish! Thank you for all your help. Jim Atlanta Ga. read more

Excellent service. Captain of our boat made arrangements with five star to meet us at the dock and process our fish after hours since we came in so late. Very organized. We had to come back a few days later to pick up the fish and hit really bad traffic getting there. (It took us over 3 hrs to get there!) We got a hold of front office and she said she would stay 10 min over. We just made it two minutes before closing. They brought our fish all neatly packaged and loaded it into our ice chest. FYI: don't put ice in your ice chest to transport it. We were told it actually brings the temp up. Also there's a 3.4% service charge if you use your credit card. No extra charge for cash or check. read more

Very professional, they answer the phone! Unlike Fisherman processing , who do not and wants you to text them. I was on the water by San Clemente island when finally I was able to get two bars of reception. I called Five Star. They immediately answered the phone and were able to take my reservation for 5 AM the next morning without hesitation. They made it simple, efficient and easy. I asked for next day pick up and was called at 10am the next morning with a "your fish is ready for pick up." They even loaded it up in my truck for me. Fisherman's processing lost a customer. Five star gained one ! I recommend Five Star to anyone and everyone! read more

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Always great customer service. Reservations strongly recommended / required so you can get your fish processed. They will get your fish prepped, chilled/frozen and even smoked if you choose. Been going to them multiple times a year and never had an issue. read more

Grant K We recently used Five Star processors and was very satisfied with their professionalism. They even accommodated us with a special request. I would definitely recommend them Mahalo Five Star read more

First time user of Five Star. Joined a trip via stand by. Thought I had a reservation with Five Star, but learned it was for my October 8 day trip. Woopsie!!! Five Star more than accommodated my processing need despite my oversight. They were very polite in noting that by not having a reservation I would be processed last - no issue for me! Despite being last, they were very quick in processing my catch and expertly vacuumed packed my catch. Will definitely be a returning customer!!! read more

Do yourself a favor and don't count on this company. Reservations are meaningless to them. They never showed up at the dock. I called and of course they were closed. No after hours number. I left a msg that was never returned. Left me scrambling to figure out what to do with 50lbs of fish and no ice chests 300 miles from home. Never again. read more

Facility was clean and everyone polite, so no complaints there. However, I turned in 79lb & 37lb whole Bluefin from a Fishermans Landing trip. On pickup, yield seemed light with only 2 trays of fillets. When I got home I looked at the bellies. If you look at picture it really looks like portions are missing. I sent email politely requesting if this yield appeared correct......no response. I weighed total and came out to approx 37%, close to their advertised 40% yield. What's crazy is when I fillet myself, I yield over 60%. I would not be surprised if these companies first fillet your fish then count out ~40% of fish to give you and who knows what happens to the rest? Anyone else have similar experience?? I'll be looking for other other processors in the future or go back to doing myself. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

This processing place is not honest, trustworthy, or reputable and they try to slander other's reputations when they get caught in their deceit. I dropped off 43 pounds of yellowtail and yellowfin filet the day of my fishing trip return (30 June 2022) and I opted to pay the higher price for them to finish processing the filets after I paid the crew on the Legend to filet the whole fish (which I watched them do). When I picked up the frozen processed meat, the total weight was 24 pounds, including the 3mm plastic vacuum packaging. I called them on the discrepancy when 1.) it was all labeled "YT" (no yellow fin labeling at all) and 2.) I lifted the bag I put all the frozen packages into and it felt about half the weight I had brought in. They re-weighed it at 24 pounds and then said there must have been a lot of "waste". 43 lbs of filleted skin-on tuna processed, but only 23 lbs final yield? If they felt the fish loss would be unusually high, they should have called to voice their concern. When pressed about 21 pounds being "waste'" the "Five Star Fish Processing" employee told me the crew of the fishing boat "Legend" must have ruined it when they filleted it and their team had to cut out all the "ruined" meat, bad gaff wounds, the skin and blood lines. When I told them I watched the filets being cut and had photos of the gaffing not causing meat waste, he offered 7 pounds of processed Blue Fin to offset the discrepancy. The photo of the "processed" BF I received and discovered only when I returned home sums it up. I'll let the attached photos make my final statement and you the reader can make your own judgement. Yeah, it was by sons' first time deep sea fishing and this violation of trust, confidence and unprofessional conduct is now up to me explain to them as to why they can't enjoy their catch. read more

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Andrew, As requested, I have attached the email confirmation. As you can see the reservation was made on 5/18/22. Now that you can see that I did in fact have a reservation with Five Star, can you please explain why I was literally left standing at the docks like so many others have reported. ***UPDATE*** After posting my email confirmation I was contacted directly by Five Star. A very nice woman was extremely apologetic and explained what went wrong. Basically they require a certain number of PM reservations in order to pick up and that number was not met for my trip. She said that there was a glitch in their system and I should have been contacted to let me know they would not be picking up. She said the best way to confirm pick up is to contact them through email. I am obviously still frustrated at the way things went down however I am impressed with their follow up and taking the time to make things right. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Confirmation Email - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

Don't go with this company. Gave them a 176-pound bluefin tuna gilled and gutted and received 47 pounds of stomach, collar, and tails. All of the upper and middle back sushi grade filets were missing. Called as soon as I got home and left a message. Five days later, the manager Marco called back and said 47 pounds sounded right, and there was nothing he would do because it had been so long since I picked up the fish. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - 195 pound bluefin tuna from the Royal Polaris. - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

I am honestly shocked at how great these people are. We had more than 1200lbs of tuna processed with them and it was seamless. 24 hour turn around- helped us pack and load and we're all so kind. We were in and out loaded up in an hour. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Beautiful packaging- perfect seals. - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

Wish I didn't have to write this review I love the fishing community and everyone in it, but the disrespect I received as a paying customer and zero care from the employees, the manager, and condescending remarks from Andrew the "owner" I feel I'm obligated. I have been here 2 times, spending over $700 each time. Both times I have not been pleased with the work or business of this place. They were not close to the Delivery time promised (having me sit in my car outside for more than a few hours, second time was 7 hours.) The cuts of meat were mediocre at best and looked like they were done as fast as possible. This place isn't first come first serve, sport boats first then everyone else. The reason is because this place is driven by money hungry owners not a business owner who cares about the quality of work or customer service. The only reason I used 5 star was because we caught way to much fish to process on the boat and timing of getting back late. I LOVE FISHING, the process of eating the fish I caught plus sharing with friends and family. 5 STAR TAKES THE LOVE OF THAT AWAY BY LEAVING SUCH A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH! Rather than addressing the problems and handling them like "THE FAMILY OWENED AND OPERATED" business they claim to be, they would rather make Condescending comments on yelp reviews. I will never bring fish here again and Every-time I hear the name 5 Star I make it a point to tell both my story of the disrespect I received from multiple staffers. GO THROUGH THE REVIEWS I AM NOT ALONE AND IM SURE THE GOOD REVIEWS ARE FROM SPORT BOATS CLIENTELE. read more

In case you didn't know this is the place to get your fish processed in San Diego. Did a fishing trip with multiple friends from all over the country. Suffice to say, everyone got their fish sent overnight it was perfect and everyone was happy. As a San Diegan, we've tried most of the other companies and it's consistently been serious drama! Not with Five Star! They do what they say they'll do unlike many businesses nowadays be it pricing and timeframes. Amazing team, communication and service and you're a fool not to work with these guys! I've also had the pleasure of working with the owner on one occasion - and I'm so impressed! read more

Made next day reservations 6 months in advance. When returning from fishing trip, dropped fish at dock, was told to stop by business to pick up fish next day. Spent extra night, in San Diego. Great experience. Next stopped to pick up fish, was told order was not ready. Would have to ship. After a month, was called and with shipping price was doubled. The whole idea behind this trip was to have sushi quality fresh tuna. Refused order. I've lost bigger fish at the gaff. Will not return to 5 scar profiteering read more

Stood in back waiting for my fish as 5 people ignored me - while they walked around cleaning tubs out. The whole operation is bad - customer service doesn't compare to fisherman's processing. This is the last stop on the block of fish processing. One person in front of me - took an hour - and nobody seemed to care. read more

Fantastic first experience using Five Star. I found the staff to be professional and patient (with all my questions). They same day processed the fish for our 12 anglers in a timely manner - Quality looks great! Many thanks to Teresa, Amber, Carly, Marco, and others for the outstanding support. Will use Five Star again. read more

Over the years I have been happy with 5 star. Great cuts and packaging. 5mil sushi cuts is my go to. thx

We were in Lake Tahoe and caught 3 Mackinaw (Lake Trout) fishes that were 11lb, 9lb, and 7lb. http://www.yelp.com/biz/lake-tahoe-fishing-south-lake-tahoe?hrid=0W4OKTcAuP5EwSgUCWc6sA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) After getting back into San Diego, we found Five Star Fish Processing that would charge approximately $1.50 per pound to clean, filet, brine, smoke, and then vacuum pack in individual packages. Delicious! Pretty good way to avoid the fishy mess at home, I say! ENJOY! read more

Five Star Fish Processing - 1 Fillet of Brined and Smoked Mackinaw (Lake Trout) Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

Hey Five Star thanks for contacting me back, i appreciate your efforts to get me, and process the fish for me, looking forward to receiving the shipment. thanks for all. read more

They did a pretty good job processing our big Bluefin. The only thing I'd say to customers is make sure you tell them exactly the way you want it packaged especially if you want special cuts off your fish and bring coolers there boxes are kinda of expensive @35 or 40 bucks a piece. Overall i I was pleased with what they processed for me and my sons. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

Fish is nice and dry coming out of the bags cut perfectly. People oh and awe at the sashimi plate but it's really the quality product coming out of the bag. I was in the Pacific Queen in san diego and after landing the fish the crew immediately spiked, gut and gilled then put the fish into a a slushy ice tank on the boat. The end results are amazing read more

Five Star Fish Processing - Sashimi ready so perfect out of the bag. Let them make you look good. - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California

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We came here with a big catch and the guy was super rude to us. 'Can't you read the sign?' There was a tiny sign that was up but it was nighttime. Very hard to see. No need to be rude. read more

I turned in 169lbs of YFT to be processed and frozen, 22lbs of YFT to be jerky, a grand total of 191lbs. I get back 75 lbs of frozen YFT and a 1 1/2 lbs of jerky. SMH WTH happened with the rest of the fish? I know that a third of the weight is the head and guts. Where's the rest of it? Not cool. read more

Five Star Fish Processing - YFT - Seafood Markets Near Me - San Diego, California