The best Calamari by orchid on Eaten
Calamari
21 reviews
AMAZING
1st KRAKEN CALAMARI
Cool Cat Cafe, Pismo Beach
Meaty panko breaded strips of calamari! This is my favorite fried calamari anywhere!
4th MONTEREY BAY CALAMARI
Walnut Creek Yacht Club, Walnut Creek
fried, cajun spices, onion, creole remoulade
5th GRILLED CALAMARI
BK Miyabi Japanese Cuisine, Concord
Tender and fresh. Grilled whole squid with BBQ sauce.
6th FRITTURA MISTA
California Fish Market Restaurant, San Francisco
everything was super fresh and fried well. Monterey squid, prawns, zucchini.
8th CALAMARES
Telefèric Barcelona Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek
Crispy Monterey calamari, piquillo pepper sauce, and squid ink aioli
9th CALAMARI STEAK
Mac's Old House, Antioch
This divey place came highly recommended by a co-worker for the very budget friendly entrees (that comes with a sides of bread, soup, salad, AND pasta. Only $14USD for all this, including a large portion of minestrone soup.
10th GESO FRY
Gram Cafe, San Francisco
Fried squid legs served with spicy mayo
11th CALAMARI
Lara's Fine Dining, Richmond
made with freshly fried calamari... which is always a plus!
12th CALAMARI
The Dead Fish, Crockett
Prepared with chili pepper and nori sprinkles
12th CALAMARI
The Dead Fish, Crockett
always fresh calamari and fried well. a must order each time we eat here.
13th TEMPURA CALAMARI OKONOMIYAKI
Viridian, Oakland
squid, leek, yuba, oyster sauce, Bonito, fermented pepper citrus aioli, aonori
14th FRITTI
Brasswood Bar + Kitchen, St. Helena
with rock shrimp, calamari, castelveltrano olives, lemon, cauliflower, and chipotle aioli
15th PISTACHIO CRUSTED CALAMARI
Pismo's Coastal Grill, Fresno
Served with sweet potato hash and cilantro rice. The lemon beurre blanc sauce was a nice touch to the calamari steak slices. Juicy and tender slices. Fantastic! Who knew this was in Fresno!?!?
18th FRIED CALAMARI
Hotel Mac Restaurant, Richmond
Happy hour portion. Freshly fried and delicious 😋
19th FRIED CALAMARI
The Nantucket, Crockett
Large chunks of calamari steak! Yum!
20th SALT AND PEPPER SQUID
Yuet Lee Seafood Restaurant, San Francisco
Very different from westernized fried calamari. Must dip it into the hot pepper soy sauce for ultimate flavor!
PRETTY GOOD
21st FRIED CALAMARI
Wine Country Trattoria, Anaheim
Lightly-breaded calamari and haricot certs served pepperoncini aioli.