Marica

Update: Three years later I and this place is still amazing. I said it was a place we needed to support during the pandemic, but now you should support it for it just being great. The service is still top notch, and the staff is very nice. The price is reasonable considering the quality and location.

The food is still incredible. Get the appetizer and save room for dessert.

The biggest rave I can give isn't from me but my very picky toddler who can't talk but did devoured everything we put in front of him (even the vegetables.)

we were long term fans of Marica, but the pandemic put a damper on our going out, then they switched their menu to pizzas and that wasnt a huge draw for us so I kinda forgot about Marica. I recently was in the neighborhood and was reminded of them and was pleased to see that they had reverted back to their former seafood menu, so on a whim we stopped in for dinner. we really loved our dishes! So Marica is back on our go to list for a nice meal :)

I'd never been here, but I reached out about 2 days prior for a birthday reservation of 15 people and they accommodated me immediately. I was impressed with how much thought they'd put into my party. I was able to bring a small cake and balloons, and they let me move tables together for everyone to sit together. They even asked what my favorite song was to play after everyone sang. Can't believe I've never been here!

This was exactly the atmosphere I wanted for friends and family - intimate but lively with great service and accommodations. Thank you for bearing with me, and now you've got another 5 star review! Thank you!

I came to this place with my roommate when we were bored on a Friday evening. Parking is relatively easy to find nearby but it might cost money before 6PM on weekdays. The interior is nice and small but we didn't have to wait.

We ordered some calamari (not pictured) and seafood stew. The calamari was very good, especially because we like the flavor of lime in seafood. The seafood stew also has very good seafood overall.

My main complaint with the food is the portion of the stew itself. It looks like a lot in the photo and the stew certainly tastes very good. However, the amount of stew was simply not enough food for me. I'd love to recommend this place to fellow seafood lovers but can't say it's perfect with the portion sizes. If there were 50% more soup, this would be a perfect seafood stew for the price.

Date night. So we decided to return after all these years. Food was good but I remembered the ambiance was more romantic. Maybe I'm just getting older... the lights were too bright and the tables were arranged in a funny way that wasn't as .... Romantic

Service was great. The food was yummy.

I had their Paloma. They promised it was very smoky and it was indeed deliciously smokey.

Had their special wok-fried calamari. It was very flavourful.
The husband had their three meat meatball with spaghetti. Although the meatballs weee tasty, the dish was a bit anemic and could've used a bit more sauce.
I had their infamous seafood stew. It was decent. Everything was cooked just right. But the flavour wasn't as intense. Perhaps because the wok fried calamari was so flavorful in comparison

Came for dinner on a Tuesday evening w/ my husband for our anniversary and we enjoyed it! We had a reservation and were seated right away, but I think on a weeknight you could probably walk in and still get a table pretty quickly.

Relaxed atmosphere (but nice enough for a little date night) and really good/attentive service. They were out of lobster, ox tails, and lamb, which was disappointing but luckily they had a few other items on the menu that we wanted to try.

We tried:
- Lobster Corn Soup: good, wish it had pieces of lobster in it
- Shrimp Corncakes: tasty little pancakes topped with perfectly cooked shrimp and roasted corn. Very flavorful, loved it.
- Salmon & Scallops: came w/ roasted potatoes, veggies, a side of pistou and a side of beurre blanc. The pistou was fresh, herbaceous and delicious; (reminiscent of a pesto, but better, to me, because I don't love pine nuts). The salmon was good, cooked to just the right temp. The scallops were fantastic.
- Mahi Mahi: came w/ roasted potatoes, veggies, and a pimento-saffron beurre blanc. The mahi mahi, although a touch under salted, tasted fresh and was cooked really well. The potatoes were delicious! The beurre blanch was rich and buttery, but I wish the pimento and saffron came through a bit more.
- Paloma Cocktail: delicious!
- Voilet 75 Cocktail: the butterfly pea tea took over, but was still tasty. The lemon zest was a nice touch

Overall, we liked our meal and would come back. Hopefully they'll have lobster next time! :)

Food and service was great. Nice place to meet your friends .
Salmon pixie dinner was so good

The place is not so big but the food and service were so great. Price was a bit on the higher side.
I would highly recommend this place for birthdays and some important dates.

Had dinner reservations here and was seated by the window. Marica is smaller in size so they make use of all spaces. We ordered the pomme frite, fries are super thin and crispy. It came with ketchup and a tarter sauce. The fries were lukewarm, disappointing since they obviously had been sitting out for awhile before being served.

I ordered the Cajun BBQ shrimp and we shared the chocolate flan. Both were good.

Make sure you make reservations, I didn't see many walkins.

I want to say that it's hard to mess up a Caesar salad, but this place did.

First of all, don't give me the romaine head in my salad, and also my salad was filled with a lot of white pieces with a sour dressing. And although I do like anchovies this dressing was a but bitter and sour and tasted like some economy restaurant salad.

The HH pork ribs were a rip off for 3 for $12. Super small and super boney.

HH mussels where like 10 mussels for about $12, once again overpriced and underwhelming flavor.

My coworkers stew took forever to arrive and it was small and the seafood was overcooked. Who likes overcooked scallops? Not us.

My other friend's green salad was subpar and the mushroom toast was a 3 star meh. She left most of it on her plate.

The clam chowder for $12 was a waste of money. Tasted like something out of a can but like triple the price. Give me Boudins any day over this. LOTS of fatty bacon that I had to pick out.

None of us got dessert, and none of us will be back.

Oh, the highlight were the crispy little fries for HH with aioli. They should consider just selling fries because that was the best thing we ate.

Also, though we didn't order the lobster sandwich we heard it was full of mayo and not worth it, that's why I didn't order it.