This Restaurant Serves A Calamari Steak Parm And It’s Beautiful

Even when he’s on vacation, Foodbeast Costa never really takes his finger off the pulse. The resident food scientist discovered a seafood restaurant in Monterey, CA, serving a unique take on chicken parmesan.

Monterey Fish House replaces the chicken with a hearty piece of calamari steak.

Photo courtesy of Constantine Spyrou

Once known as the Sardine Capital of the World, the seafood industry of Monterey is actually primarily calamari. Pretty much every restaurant offers some kind of iteration of the squid on their menu.

In the case of Monterey Fish house, a large Mexican Squid steak is breaded, grilled, and prepared parmesan style — with both the calamari cutlet, eggplant, and some pasta and vegetables on the side. A hearty portion of marinara and parmesan cheese sits at the top of the entree.

It’s a seafood-oriented Chicken Parm take nonetheless that is cooked perfectly, so the squid is tender – making it actually an arguably more tasty alternative to traditional fried chicken in the role of lead protein for parm.

Constantine William Spyrou

For seafood lovers who want to try a fresh take on Chicken or Eggplant parmesan, definitely check out Monterey Fish House. It’s also a few miles from the famous Cannery Row and Monterey Bay Aquarium. Might as well make a day out of it.

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