Best Fish Tacos In DFW

The DFW area has a lot of options when it comes to taco restaurants, but there are few that specialize in fish tacos. Sure, some of the biggest chains might have a fish taco on their menu, but few actually have fish tacos that make a person desperately seek out the restaurant to satisfy their cravings. While the DFW area isn't one that is close to a large body of water, there is still a nice selection of restaurants to seek out when craving a delicious fish taco for those in-the-know.

Seafood Shack
11625 Webb Chapel Road
Dallas, TX 75229
(972) 406-0890
www.seafoodshackdallas.com

The Seafood Shack is a nice laid back seafood restaurant. There is two locations in Dallas, with the original on Webb Chapel Road and a second location called Mariscos & Tequila Bar as a more upscale destination off W. Highway State 195. A recent Dallas Morning News reader's poll named the Seafood Shack as one of their favorites in the DFW area. In the honor, the Dallas Morning News pointed out the great sauteed fish tacos as one of the main reasons to stop in and give them a try. The Seafood Shack is open from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. They close at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and open at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Veracruz Cafe
408 N. Bishop Ave., Suite 107
Dallas, TX 75295
(214) 948-4746
www.veracruzcafedallas.com

Named after Veracruz, Mexico, where the first Spanish city in the New World was formed, the Veracruz Cafe brings traditional Mexican food to teh DFW area. There are two locations in the DFW area, with one in Oak Cliff and one at Cedar Hill. "Texas Monthly" named Veracruz Cafe as one of the top 50 Mexican restaurants in all of Texas. The fish tacos are one of the daily specials, made with blue corn tortillas, grilled white fish, topped with veggies and topped with queso fresco and sliced avocado. They are open seven days a week from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. every day but Sunday, when they close at 9 p.m. On Monday through Friday, they are also closed from 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Mr Mesero
4444 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 780-1991
www.mrmesero.com

Mr Mesera is an America-Mexican restaurant that sells American standards as well as Mexican classics. The restaurant is centrally located and has a nice large patio for a relaxing meal outdoors. While you can get tacos made with beef, pork, and shrimp, it is the fish tacos that seem to be the best best when visiting Mr Mesero. Unlike Veracruz Cafe, this is a Tex-Mex restaurant, so this is where those raised on Tex-Mex food might prefer to dine. The restaurant is open seven days a week, from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday. There is no set closing time on Friday or Saturday.

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Rusty Taco
5350 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 382-0860
www.rustytaco.com

As their name suggests, the Rusty Taco specializes in tacos. The Dallas original opened in 2010 focusing on made-from-scratch street-style tacos and grew to be so popular that Rusty Fenton expanded to include seven restaurants in three markets. The original Rusty Taco in Dallas is still a unique restaurant, converted from an old gas station with a garage door that opens during good weather. When it comes to fish tacos, they have the grilled or fried fish taco with chipolte crema, red cabbage and cilantro, and the Baja shrimp taco, with crispy shrimp, baja sauce, red cabbage and cilantro. They are open from 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturday. They are closed on Sundays.

Urban Taco
5331 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 125
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 823-4723
www.dinedsrg.com

Urban Taco is part of the Dallas-based Del Sur Restaurant Group. Unlike Rusty Taco, the Urban Taco is still a full service restaurant with more than just tacos on the menu, but it is the tacos that are the specialty. They hand-grind their spices and create their tacos from scratch, and also have a nice bar selection. Their fish tacos are a bit pricier than other street taco locations, but the ambiance is part of the price. Urban Taco is open at 11 a.m. every day and closes at 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. He writes for a variety of national publications and has over 15 years of sports journalism experience. Follow Shawn on Twitter @sslealos. Examiner.com.