Tackle Box

3245 M St NW
(between N Potomac St & N Wisconsin Ave)
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 337-8269

tackleboxrestaurant.com

Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 11 pmPrice: $11 - $15

Rating: 3/5

Seafood comes in only two different forms here, grilled or crispy (fried). First I thought about the original fish and chips, however it works differently here. Tackle box has a unique way of ordering. First you pick your meal, either the Maine meal or the Tackle Box meal. Maine has +2 sides and Tackle Box is only +1 side. You choose you fish from the menu, the fish are cooked either grilled or crispy, AKA fried. You than pick a sauce and a side. Although the portions were smaller than I would hope for the price, surprisingly the fish was fresh, tasty and well seasoned!

Tackle Box Meal, Fish: Crispy Haddock, Side: Mac and Cheese, Sauce: Pesto.
The Haddock was very good and perfectly salted on the outside yet the first was a bit sweet.
It really was the best fried piece of fish I have had! Very well seasoned without drying out your mouth. However the mac and cheese wasn't up to par, nor did the pesto sauce go good with this. Even though this was well seasoned don't be afraid to use old bay.
Price: $9.50


Maine Meal, Fish: Grilled Cod, Side: Fries & Corn Brad. Sauce: BBQ Sauce
This was the grilled fish and yes, once again I feel the portions are small, but still tasty.
Sides again missed the mark as some of the fries were paper thin..
Price: $13.50

Tackle Box Meal, Fish: Crispy Shrimp, Side: Coleslaw, Sauce: Tarter
Not a big fan of Coleslaw, however the shrimp was good and not fishy.
Price: $9.50

Tackle Box Meal, Fish: Grilled Trout, Side: Grilled Asparagus, Sauce: Lemon
Yes.. Lemon is considered a sauce... This was was all around good again. I'm pretty sure they catch the fish fresh and cook it right there and than. This time the side was good, but than again it was 4 pieces of asparagus. I guess you would go to this place if your trying to diet.
Price: $9.50

Tackle Box Meal, Fish: Grilled Blue Fish, Side: Fried Green tomatoes, Sauce: lemon-garlic Aioli.
Sides was once again disappointing, it looked good but it wasn't hitting the taste as its suppose to. Good fried green tomatoes are salty on the outside and sweet on the inside.. not bland on the outside and sour in the middle. I guess its not in season. The fish however was once again good, however I wasn't impressed by the skin being burnt like that. The sauce was also not as described and instead of a "lemon-garlic Aioli" it should just be changed to Mayonnaise.
Price: $9.50

All in all the food was all right.. Portions can be larger and equal to the price. Sides needs to be taken care of as much as the fish has been. Not sure why you can only have one sauce. Don't know why you would consider lemon as a sauce. All in all the fish was the best part, however this is the restaurant that you need to make a pit stop at a fast food place after. O yea, FYI the price does not include a drink, drinks are $2. ENJOY!