I love shopping here for seafood. Great variety of fresh seafood is sold here. But do arrive early to see it all. They sell pretty fast. Lobsters, whole fish, crabs, oysters etc.... We purchased a whole piece of ocean trout this time to celebrate Christmas and the employee offered to fillet the fish. I baked it in the oven with a few kinds of citrus on top. It was so delicious. Everyone loved it. There is a private parking lot that has security This place gets busy so expect some delays while shopping here. All the wait is worth it cause you get fresh seafood that is reasonably priced read more

Pacific Fresh Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I was a little torn on whether I should give Pacific Fresh Fish 4 or 5 stars, but I went with 5 and here is why. The seafood was fresh. SO fresh. Everything I bought was either freshly alive or freshly dead. Either way, it was FRESH. I love that they had such a huge variety of fresh seafood. I have never had live Spot Prawns (commonly known as Amaebi or Sweet Shrimp) that was so big! They were pricey at $38 a pound, but that is still much cheaper than what you can get at restaurants. I got fresh Halibut, live Manila Clams, live Amaebi, and live Oysters, but they have so much more! Not everything is out on display, so you need to ask someone. Speaking of asking someone, this can be daunting if you've never been here before. This place normally sells to restaurants, so household consumers need to keep in mind that they do not provide "customer service" here. All the negative reviews about the lack of customer service is sort of true, but they DO help you. You need to be persistent and ask and be patient while they fill their restaurant orders. Yes, it can be frustrating, but we are not their regulars and we are at the bottom of their priority. Yes, get off your high horse if you plan to come here to buy good seafood. I don't have a horse so I manage :). Also, there is a tiny parking lot... which is filled with workers cars so there really isn't much of any parking on the premise. I came on a Thursday at 5:45 a.m. and got the last spot. When I left at 6:30 a.m., it was a zoo in the parking lot. This is located in a sketchy part of LA, so be careful and be safe. read more

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Amazing selection of unusual items including fresh monkfish liver, live abalone, and many more. Great prices for the quality you get. Open to public. read more

Good quality seafood/fish with great pricing! Oysters I would say there are other places with fresher quality. They are open to the public and have no problem with helping you out! read more

Look at this uni tray!! And it was only $49! I can't speak on the other products because I only bought uni but there were lots of ocean creatures sitting on ice that looked fresh and delicious. Customer service: the man who took my money and gave me change was very nice...the man who actually took my order was a little gruff but maybe it's because I only bought one thing and this place is a wholesale seafood place so they are used to chefs buying in bulk. ‍ read more

Pacific Fresh Fish - Uni $49 on 12/1/18 - Seafood Markets Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Horrible Service from the owner, go somewhere else The owner works the register acts like you're bothering him. Rushes you along and doesn't even wanna tell you what you're paying. Short and vague responses to your questions and speaks so low an unenthusiasticly he may as well tell you to leave him alone. We'll be going to another market just to have someone who acts like they want our money. It's a fish market so I don't expect service with a smile but I'd at least expect someone who willingly answers a question or two about the food I'm buying. Act like you don't want my money then you won't get it. I'll be sure to buy from your competition. I'd expect better from a business owner who deals with the public. read more

Pacific Fresh Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The prices for seafood CAN'T be beat! We shopped at several seafood warehouse in DTLA and found this one in a desperate attempt to get crab legs. I will shop here EXCLUSIVELY from now own for my seafood boil and any other seafood items I need to buy in bulk! read more

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First of all this is The BEST place to buy sushi grade seafood in Los Angeles. Secondly, they are open to the public as a courtesy ONLY. By no means do they need non commercial business. This is a generational business that is EXTREMELY successful. You must have thick skin to deal with the fast paced ever changing commercial, wet, cold environment. Similar conditions can be found in the Tokyo early morning fish auctions. These people are here to provide the very best fish available, Not to win a popularity contest. This isn't Gelsons!!! Don't be offended that the counter man isn't holding your hand and smiling and nodding. They expect you to come in here with your list, get your items and move along. You should act accordingly. Act like you know what your doing. Be grateful that they still do retail. Be an insider!! Cherish this gem and be the star of your seafood presentations. Don't come in here and cry about harsh conditions and business like businessmen. This is no place for the spineless. Continue to enjoy and act right. read more

In the past two weeks I've been to Pacific Fresh Fish twice, I've even referred it to people. I was in search for lobsters for Father's Day, I called them up and found out they had lobsters for $9.99a lb. I could not believe the price and thought they must be to smallest lobsters I've ever seen. To my surprise, they were all over a pound and very meaty, I bought 3 . The workers were very friendly and helpful, they helped me pick out my lobsters, clams and oysters. All for under $100.00 , we had a wonderful Father's Day! read more

We needed tuna for a party- poke bowls. The guys at Pacific Fresh Fish got us a huge hunk of fresh Hawaiian tuna at a great price. It was a beautiful piece of fish. I also got oysters, they were so fresh and a great price. When we walked in we were warmly greeted and helped right away, the guys got us in and out quickly. A lot of the wholesale places downtown take a while to collect your order and process it but here, they grab your stuff, write the ticket up, tell you what you owe, ice your fish and get you on your way. The guy that put my order together, was so accommodating and helpful, got us everything we needed. We'd stopped at two places before coming here, they were more expensive, the quality of fish was not that great nor was the customer service, next time I need fish I will go straight to Pacific Fresh Fish. I am a certified sushi chef, I don't buy for a restaurant, just for personal use, Pacific Fresh Fish sells high end restaurant quality fish to the public at wholesale prices. Awesome find! read more

This is the place I go for fresh seafood. Price here is not really cheap. Some are even more expensive than the local market price. However, all the variety of seafood here are always fresh! Worth the price! If you want to get high quality fresh seafood, this is the right place to go. I love their huge shrimps the most!! Please note: *They do not open on Sundays *They do not carry crabs *There is the private parking lot for the customers in the same structure. Avoid parking on the street, you might get a ticket! read more

the worst customer service ever seen i think the owner needs to see a doctor asap he thinks He is strong with his bad attitude but that reflects his very very low self confidence. whenever we ask him a simple question About the product he starts making fun of us with his assistant and they laugh together and ignore answers This is really rude and makes customers uncomfortable i don't recommend this place to no one read more

Worst Costomer service ever, there get so bothered if you ask them for price, they have good stuff but this is my last time visiting do to the rudeness of the people behind the computer bosses read more

Love going to LA to get a fresh bluefin tuna and I salmon and it's cheap. It's just a little bit far and you always have to go before noon because they close at 12z read more

Couple of warnings here: 1. If you are a vegan, please move on to another review. 2. If the idea of eating something that was live just 5mins ago bothers the hell out of you, please move on to another review. 3. If your idea of buying fish comes in 6oz fillet formed (w/o head + tail) and most likely pre-vacuum packed, then this place is probably not for you. 4. If you think walking through a warehouse filled with puddles of sea water smelling of the sea that might stain your shoes, then this place is definitely not for you. Now, to the rest of the brave readers... We love seafood and we love eating fresh seafood. Actually who doesn't? The problem is (and has always been) finding fresh seafood to purchase. I don't deny that Asian grocery markets have live seafood for sale. But over the years of shopping at Shun Fa, 99 Ranch, Hawaii SuperMarket, we have come to realize the quality of seafood is going downhill. You pay $6/lb for some injured and dazed looking live Tilapia. Not to mention squeezing and fighting with grandmas at the fish stand on a weekend morning. It is stressful. So our next stop was WholeFoods. Ok, buying seafood at WH ain't going to be cheap but the quality is assured. Pple who complain that fish are fishy smelling aren't eating fresh fish. Period. WH delivers but with $25/lb for Chilean SeaBass, you have to eat peanut butter for a week. Also, WH doesn't have tanks of live fish swimming around. Then we pondered: there has got to be a place where one has to wake up early to get fresh fish ala Tsukiji style. Ok, not on that scale but something similar. This place is almost it. We arrived at 7:20am and it was already considered quite late. Pacific Fresh Fish is located in downtown LA. The warehouse is lined with aquariums against the wall and boxes of fresh seafood in the center. Some are pre-ordered to be delivered to restaurants and other markets. Clams, mussels, oysters, halibut, tuna, shrimps, sushi grade seafood...you name it, they will probably have it. We asked around and apparently there is no minimum to buy. Cash only. Gloves provided. Wife and I felt like a couple of amateurs trying to find our way through. But we left with a 5lb halibut...alive and kicking. This is the first time we have to prepare a whole halibut but it was quite an experience. We were able to slice up 4 fillets measuring 15 x 5 x 1inch thick. Sashimi never tasted this sweet and this good. No picture of the place though a picture of the halibut will be posted... read more

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I've been going this shop for years. I've been know for Fresh seafood. But the person who takes order is SO RUDE RUDE RUDE. Perhaps he may be one of family member of the fish market. HE SHOULD NOT work here if he is not happy to GREET customer. Spending $300 dollars may take some time to solicited products But he raised his voice whether I'm done shopping. HE WAS THE CRANKY ONE on the floor when it comes to deal with shopper. WHY HE IS WORKING HERE. read more

Wanna eat fresh oysters until you're sick of em? This is THE place. ('Tis the season after all! I'll eat until Im sick of em and I'll be good until next year!) Once we found out about downtown wholesale/retail fish companies, we shopped around to get the best deals and ate sushi until we're sick. BUT FOR OYSTERS, I definitely recommend this spot! Yes, it's near the skid row, but its daytime and people are just people... there's a private parking lot and security. (Girls, dont wear shoes and clothes that you dont want to get wet - It's a fish company - floor is wet and smelly!) There's diff kinds - but we got the larger oysters from Fanny Bay - theres about 60 in a box/ $45. We only bought a box since they bring it out fresh from the back. (We went to another place which sold them for 1.25 each - way more expensive). Yes, DO talk to the guy behind the stand - he has his poker face but you just have to talk to him! :) You can ask for a bag of ice to keep your oysters iced. The oysters are SOOO FRESH - its literally still in sea salt water - guys do have to labor in opening them up but you cant get this anywhere..... !!! Open, Rinse with running water, and Try a few without any condiments or lemon - Sea salt water perfectly seasons it. Some tips: Just buy one good oyster knife on Amazon (should be sturdy with comfort grip yet thin) or get em cheap at Daiso for $1.50 - my hubby figured out how to open them up in few tries. Open and cut the top and bottom things that hold them to the shell (I dont know what they're called). It is seafood - rinse the oyster in running water to wash off the the excess shell that may have broken onto the oyster and to make sure there arent any worms - there are occasional worms on the outside shell/rocks so dont stack your oysters (after peeling them)! read more

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60 oysters for $45. Fast and easy to get a box of oysters at wholesale price. Oysters were fresh and tasted good. They were big too. Smell like the ocean. I like mine with lemon, salt, and tapito. They look like they came straight from the ocean with the seaweed on them still. They were hard to open if you don't mind then it's worth it. I didn't have a shucker knife so I used a screwdriver. Its close by skid roll its sad to see people homeless. They sell other seafood there too. Make sure you wear shoes they won't let you in with sandals. read more

Pacific Fresh Fish - 60 oysters for $45 - Seafood Markets Near Me - Los Angeles, California

For family gatherings or extreme cravings for sushi, we come here to grab fresh sashimi grade salmon and tuna. Yes, it's a bit of work when you come home, need to debone and cut but it's so fresh! we usually take a ice box and they will the box up with ice for transport. read more

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Very rude people, especially on the phone. Do yourself a favor and buy from another fresh fish business in the area- there are many other fresh fish markets in the area that treat customers with respect, unlike Pacific Fresh. read more

This place is my go-to for the best quality seafood at great prices. For those complaining about "rude" employees, keep in mind this is a wholesale seafood warehouse that is open to the public as well. When you walk in, look around and decide what you want, go to the counter or walk up to any employee and let them know you need help with something and they'll take care of you. The employees are always down to answer any questions about the seafood and the prices are as good as it gets for this quality read more

We were hosting some friends for a pool day and wanted to make some fish, south of France style. The only place to buy really great fish on the Westside is Santa Monica seafood, and their prices are sky high. A quick search of fish markets and we discovered Pacific Fresh Fish. We drove downtown early on Saturday morning. We got there around 9am. They open at 7am and by the time we got there a lot of it was picked through. We bought red snapper that was excellent and pacific rock cod. The value for the fish was unbelievable. We spent around $50 and had enough fish for 20 people. The quality of the fish was very good. I was so happy to see that the clean and filet the fish for you as well. The neighborhood is a little alarming as you go through parts of skid row. But they have a private parking lot, so you do not need to look for parking. They accept cash only. I wish they had more crustacean, but perhaps if I had arrived at 7am, there would have been more to pick from. read more

No razor clams today...but I bought a live, farm raised, red abalone about 4 inches for $15.00. Cooked up nicely.

This place is awesome! I think he is the owner of this place. He seems little cold but once you start talking to him, you will know he is very nice and kind! He recommends good seafood and he even shucked a couple of oysters for me and my husband. There are no labels so it's hard to figure out what kind of fishes so just ask! We go to this fish market quite often for fish and oyster! read more

I came too late Saturday morning at 9am and they were out of a lot of fish which is my fault. The fish I had grilled was very delicious, flakey, juicy. I would go back and try more. A little intimidating if u don't know fish and I don't. Wear shoes u don't want to get dirty. Bring your own cooler with ice. You have to get the fish yourself with gloves and a bag. Bring it to the podium where they with weigh and give u a receipt. Pay at the window. Bring fish to man in rubber boots for gutting and cleaning. Viola. read more

I have been coming to this place for years I have even sent people here, but not anymore. 1st mistake went here to get oysters called before coming "yes we do have" get there "no we don't have". Ok 2nd mistake called to place am order for oysters this time I need to make sure they have them so I called to see if I could pre-order and pay up front "I don't know you" and proceeded to talk done to me. Worst customer service every will never return. Watch where you spend your money, that you work for. read more

There's a few places around downtown LA that you can wake up super early for pretty tasty fish. This is my second visit and somehow I become more and more jaded. First time was exciting because it's like, "wow this is some fantastic fish". Each time, it seems to be more barren and less busy. I don't know, maybe 6am is too early? Too late? Not too sure but it just didn't feel the same. I brought a few fish lovers to this place at 6am because I wanted to hear what they have to say about it. They walked around, looked at the fishes and were not impressed. They pointed out the majority of the fish laid out were pretty basic. I think Asians in LA have it pretty good since any Asian markets have live fish swimming in the tanks. The fish we saw that day did not look as fresh as we had hoped for. We ended up purchasing Norwegian farmed salmon. Salmon coming out from the back was fresher than what we saw laying out in the front. 11lbs, skinned and filet. Somewhere around the $80 mark. The fish lovers were surprised by the taste as it had a fresh seafood taste and the meat was buoyant without the crumbling texture of freezer burned fish, however, the agreed upon discussion was that it was not good enough to wake up at 6am to be there. Worthwhile if you're having a party with 10+ people and want a lot of fish as it's decently priced and taste good. read more

I really wanted to like this place. It has a nice variety of seafood, but that's the only redeeming part of my visit. Only one or two items actually have prices on them, so you've got to ask someone. And this is where the shitstorm begins.. When I waited to ask one of the employees (an older Japanese man) about the price of uni, he looked at me in the most condescending way and didn't say anything. Looked around annoyed as fuck and then finally responded back in what I could only describe as rude. When I got back in line to make my purchase, there was an girl in front of me who got the exact opposite treatment. He responded with a smile and immediately answered all her questions. Maybe I pissed him off by asking how much the uni was? Or he's a thirsty creepy old man working at a fish market and I wasn't his type.... So when I tell him I wanted an uni tray, he looked at me like, "Is that fucking all?" no words or nothing. After some awkward pauses, he fills out the paper, takes my money, and throws it to the cashier in the back. Says nothing to me, so I go "am I suppose to pick it up from the window?" Cashier was friendly and told me he should have someone dropping it by anytime. As I look around clueless as to where and when my purchased uni would arrive, a worker comes out of the back to give me my tray of uni. Wish I could have seen it before spending the money. The quality of the uni wasn't worth $41, waking up at 6am, driving to LA, only to have some rude creeper give me attitude. It's like he's doing a favor taking my money. I'd rather go to Maruhide Uni club for cheaper, closer, and better uni. read more

Worst customer service, they try to blame you for their mistakes when it comes to not charging for every item you order. Ridiculous bastards, they take your order and then try to insinuate that you are stealing. Fuck you. read more

I dont really understand the poor reviews for this place. What it is: legit seafood wholesale, with rock-bottom / competitive prices on almost everything What it isn't: bristol farms / whole foods / overpriced seafood market/grill What you really need to know: - Oysters can be bought individually, with prices ranging from $0.85-$1.50 each depending on the variety and supply. Prices are better than most other seafood wholesalers in this area. They run out on special occasions. - Fish is great here but expect to buy significantly larger portions than at other seafood places. Better for larger parties. - They have most common shellfish and finfish at very fair prices. - Parking: they have their own sizeable lot (gated). Remember there will be lots of bums as this is in the heart of skid row. - Wear shoes that you don't mind getting wet / dirty - Staff is helpful, just be polite and go to them if you have questions. Remember, this is a wholesaler, not whole foods. read more

Hey people.. this place could afford pretty decent price but they cant serve you the besy quality. They are never responsible for any conpensation for any product even though they are about to die or death already. Customer service sucks. I wish this review could be helpful anyone who is willing to be a new account. They DONT care whatsoever. read more

Every year my family puts on a New Year's day shellfish celebration and with the growing needs of my large family, it became clear that we needed to buy our crab and lobsters wholesale. Costco doesn't sell live seafood and the Asian markets frequently sell out around the holidays ... so it was time to buck up and go downtown. And go downtown, we did, seriously, downtown ... this place is located near skid row and there are bums galore. The warehouse doesn't look like much from the outside but there's private parking and a security guard on duty. Once you venture inside you'll see tanks full of shellfish and tables packed with ice and enormous whole fish. The floor is soaking wet and everyone is wearing long rubber aprons and rubber boots. To get your food, your options are take a plastic bag and fish it out yourself, or alert the 'master of ceremonies' - the guy that stands behind a podium - tell him what you want and he'll assign a rubber apron guy to help you out. Our rubber apron helpers were very friendly and we got a screaming deal on live lobster and crabs. Bring your cooler! read more

A fish market designed for professionals, they are open on Saturday, but not Sunday. Also, don't sleep in as they close at 12P on Saturday. For us weekend warrior home cooks, bring a cooler and wear proper shoes. Drive slow to avoid hitting jaywalkers due to the sizably sad homeless camp. Use the private parking lot with security guard to avoid parking next to someone's sidewalk shanty. The buying process was simple, but not obvious on the first visit. 1. Go to a person sitting at a tall metal table in front of the office. 2. They will give you a glove and show where to get plastic bags. 3. Put seafood in bags. 4. Return to the tall table and place bags on scale - one at a time. 5. Get invoice from the person at the tall table. 6. Hand invoice to guy in the office behind stand. Cash only. 7. Ice was offered on the way out. Don't expect that they will have a specific item. Instead of shopping with a specific recipe in mind, you might need to learn some new cooking skills like I did. I'd never shelled a live scallop (at $7/lb) or marinated and poached a monk fish liver (at $11/lb). The scallops were really alive as they oscillated in the light as I cut into them. So obviously, it was fresh when it wiggled across my tongue. read more

Customer service is bad!! Yes, they acknowledged us being there, but only because I think we were in their way. They asked what we wanted, I gave a list of 4 items ... 5 minutes later, they said they ran out of the oysters I wanted and gave me blank stare. Ok, so what about the other 3 items?? I thanked them and left. Dont waste your time here. read more

Fresh fish, and you don't need a license or to own a restaurant to go! Fresh abalone? Amazing tuna? Spiny lobster? Sea urchin? Yes, thank you. Awesome spot. They do, however, sell bluefin tuna, which I DO NOT approve of. They're endangered. Send a message and don't buy them. read more

Pacific Fresh Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Dude what is up with the attitude and ripping customer off? so many times we came to buy fresh seafood, and I'm sure they know that we are old customers and yet when fish or other seafood are different prices that day, they don't say squat, and charge extra without saying a word. for shrimp, they literally weigh all the water that comes with it. I get it that you can't prevent from having water in the bag, but what there's to an extent to what is acceptable. charging for products that are not given. seriously, watch out from getting sued by customers. We come here because of the product, we're not even asking you for much service, just the basic deed of how business should be. This dishonesty. Seriously, I'm a Korean and I sometimes feel disgraced of how we are represented. read more

The earlier the better as with any good seafood market! I miss their live dungeness crab!!!! Snapper is awesome! Chilean sea bass is d best!!!!! read more

helpful people. actually bought fish! Bluefin tuna belly. amaebi and oysters. would come again and would recommend. read more

found this place on Yelp, called them and spoke to Steve. first impression over the phone was not too friendly, but after calling friend of mine to join me I decided to go and at least see how it looks. there were live shrimps for $26 for a pound and live farm raised korean halibut for $16 a pound. i loved the way shrimps looked like (see pic below uncooked and cooked), got almost 3 pounds and got whole halibut (5 pounds), sashimi style). we asked them to clean and file the halibut and got some box plenty of ice and drove back home. we loved the sweet taste of shrimps. i will go back to get something else next time. p.s. CASH ONLY and easy big parking lot read more

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As their name states "fresh fish." My Dad loves crabs and lobsters so we come here to buy fresh. I have bought frozen crab from here before and it was just as good. It is much more affordable than going to a restaurant to feed large groups of people. Go early, wear closed toed shoes since it is a warehouse and the floor gets wet. Also cash only. read more