The Hook & Plow

This is not a normal restaurant. The only thing good is the service. I tried a couple of things from the Happy Hour menu and both were disappointing. I’ve had much tastier food from Denny’s. The food is boring, bland, and tasteless.

We decided to venture to Hermosa Beach for some breakfast and saw that the reviews of this place were pretty good, so we checked it out. It’s located on Pier Ave which during summer months will be really tough to find parking, but we found a spot no problem (thank you winter months). We ordered the oysters (served with a delicious olive oil and micro cilantro which was different and very good), the fish tacos, the clam chowder, the French fries (hold the truffle) and the kale salad. Our server was great. She was very attentive and knew the food prep well. The reason I say that is because I always ask about how salad’s are dressed because I don’t need much dressing on mine… you’d be surprised how many servers don’t get this right. She promised me it was lightly dressed and it sure was! Perfection. ???? We found the fish tacos a little bit dry. The fish is fried and is served on corn tortillas. I think if these tacos were to have a bit more moisture, like maybe a salsa or some pico de ga

A great spot for lunch. I had their salmon salad and the salmon was roasted perfectly. The skin was crunchy and the salmon was juicy. The vegetables ???? were fresh. The offer a lovely variety of tea, and was in the mood for chai late with a splash of dairy free cream. The service was excellent, warm and welcoming. The menu looked great! Need to stop by again to try other dishes.