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Agua Azul
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Mexican Seafood, Mexican [Edit]
425 E Main StGrand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 262-5050
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
Thadd J. said: "I still come here from time to time whenever I need a good seafood fix. Pappadeaux continues as one of my favorite seafood restaurants. On my most recent visit I'm sure I made a pig of myself. Because everything came out just right.…" read more »
7 reviews for Agua Azul
7 reviews in English
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Review from Kiesha B.
Grand Prairie, TX
9/2/2011
Not the fanciest or most impressive place you'll visit, but the ceviche is fan-freaking-tastic. Both white fish and shrimp versions are excellent. Very citrusy! With the yummy tortilla chips, I could sit there and eat all stinkin' day long.
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Review from Mike A.
Sanger, TX
11/26/2011 1 Check-in Here
We were heading to a concert at the Verizon Center and wanted to grab a bite before the concert. Given the prices at the Verizon Center, that was a good call. Going to Agua Azul was less so.
Agua Azul looks like a converted Denny's or IHOP. The decor hadn't been improved in the conversion. Still, we were there for the food.
The food was strictly middle of the road. It's been a few months and I don't remember what we had. It just wasn't memorable. It wasn't awful, it wasn't great.
The Mariachi musicians were good, but for some inexplicable reason, Agua Azul didn't turn down the volume of their sound system so the customers could easily hear the Mariachi group.
All in all, there is nothing there that calls me to return.
If I want to go out for Mexican sea food, I'll happily drive a bit farther and go to La Calle Dolce. -
Review from Conchita A.
Arlington, TX
12/18/2011
Just ok...ate here before a concert at Verizon. The ceviche tostada was excellent however the side salad was room temperature. My husband ordered fish al mojo de ajo (garlic). The waitress came back to tell us that there was not enough garlic for the dish so he decided on the fish a la Diablo (spicy). Minutes later the dish arrived. Very disappointed. Sauce was drowning the fish and it was obvious that the fish was not cooked along with the sauce. The rice was just ok and served with sausage and vegetables in it. Looked better than it tasted. Again, the side salad was room temperature and served with warm Ranch dressing in a small plastic container. The best part of this place was the cold beer before the concert.
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Review from Robert B.
Irving, TX
10/9/2011
I had the seafood soup and SO had the catfish. Both were OK, but I nothing special. Nothing wrong with this place, it's just kinda in the middle of nowhere and I didn't find anything that would draw me back.
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Review from Rosa J.
5/12/2009
My family and had tickets to go see George Lopez at Nokia Live and we wanted to grab dinner and drinks before the show...
After reading Kathryn E. review decided to check out this place..
I was very impressed with their food.. I ordered the Ceviche Tostadas.for appetizer. they were fresh and delicious... than had a large bowl of their seafood Soup... It was sooooo good I think It had more Seafood than SOUP.. I loved it.. Also had a couple of Margaritas which of course were very Yummy...
If you have tickets to a show at Nokia Live, You might want to give Agua Azul a try.. they are just 5 minutes from the Theater... -
Review from Ryan B.
7/28/2009
I've recently developed an affinity for "mariscos" (shrimp, lobster, fish, crab, mussels, and oyster dishes inspired by Mexican fishing communities) and am on a mission to find every Mexican Seafood place in Dallas/Fort Worth. I want to experience traditionally cultural styles of dining which go mostly un-noticed outside their neighborhood. I started with the Seafood Shack (SS) on Webb Chapel at 635 and found my way to Grand Prairie's Agua Azul (AA). I went on a summer weekend, oddly timed between lunch and dinner, so I was surprised with how many cars were in the lot. The first thing gringos like me will notice is the garish décor: bright aqua paint, piñata parrots, and Dallas Cowboy memorabilia sharing wall space with the Virgin Mary. AA is only about 3 miles down E. Division from Jerry Jones' Death Star, so the seemingly blasphemous pairing can be excused. While it is like walking into a scene from Cisneros' 'House on Mango Street,' if you can get past the distinctly "cultural" décor, the food and personable service lend themselves to a quality dining experience, regardless of your ethnicity, well worth the drive through a very industrial section of GP.
I ordered (what I think) are standard Mexican Seafood dishes: Oysters, Seafood Cocktail, and a Tostada Ceviche, which for purposes of a legitimate restaurant comparison, were the same things I ordered at SS. The oysters at AA were disappointing. While only $8.95 per dozen, they were tiny. I mean so tiny they almost slid off the tinier oyster fork. (Point: SS. Their six oysters had more oyster meat that AA's full dozen.) Next, I ordered the Seafood Cocktail. I deviated a bit from what I had at SS. AA has a cocktail concoction with shrimp, oysters, and other assorted fish which I got instead of the standard shrimp-only. Their 'sauce' was spicier because of added jalapeño, not as ketchup-y as SS, with a lower onion quotient than Flying Fish's cocktail. The cocktail is a tie between AA and SS. Both are very solid renditions which would leave me totally satisfied if that's all I had for dinner. Finally, I had the ceviche tostada and AA's blows away SS's. (Point: AA. Their ceviche was loaded!) It was probably 6oz piled deep onto a tostada with a few thick slides of avocado and fresh lime wedges. I had to get a fork to finish off the fish debris. The flavors were fresh and light, just as ceviche on a summer day should be. -
Review from Kathryn E.
Dallas, TX
12/28/2007
Met up with some friends who live in GP, and tried this Mexican seafood restaurant. It was quite good. They have a wonderful shrimp cocktail and a mixed seafood cocktail made Mexican style with fresh tomato, cilantro, jalepeno, lime and served in a tall glass- very fresh and nice portion sizes. Their guacamole was outstanding, chips are homemade. Friends got grilled snapper which was also good, and their rice has some type of sausage in it - also very good. The place is very casual - it was a former Big Boy restaurant that has been painted with sea murals. Our waitress had minimal English skills but the staff bent over backwards to make sure everything was like we liked it. If you're ever in that neck of the woods, it is an interesting lunch or dinner spot. (BTW, strictly seafood, no Tex-Mex fare here.)
