ABC Seafood
4175 66th St N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
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Will return: the best sesame balls 煎堆!
Calm, with Zen-like music and fake bird chirping. The decor feels outdated. The staff are polite and kind, and they didn’t laugh at my Cantonese (though they switched to Mandarin – oh well). Chairs are low; the portions are large.
We had two fish dishes: Black bean flounder 豆豉/豉汁 and Sichuan spicy fish fillet 水煮鱼, which wasn’t the smartest choice — that was my fault.
Both dishes looked unusual (unappealing / unapetizing) – dark and no floating oil, which I don’t mind, but tasted okay: I’d order the flounder again, but not the Sichuan fish fillet.
All the fish prices are ‘seasonal’. At a Cantonese seafood restaurant, live fish are typical. But when the server asked me ‘pomanno’ or ‘flounder,’ I knew we’d be eating dead fish. The flounder was very clean, per this bone lover.
By the way, they do have salty fish chicken tofu clay pot 咸鱼鸡粒豆腐煲 – next time.
The sesame balls are served on a bed of white radish, which is odd, but they’re some of the best I’ve had.
We arrived at 5:30, and it gets busy by 6:30, mostly with non-Asian customers who do seem like regulars.
The bathroom is decent, especially compared to the one at Rocca, which we visited two days ago.
It was so peaceful upon our arrival. When I moved my chair, it squeaked—maybe try using tennis balls on the chair (may not look nice…); I’d donate some.
It’s a little out of the way from downtown St. Pete (about 20 minutes to the St. Pete opera), which is why we didn’t come sooner.
