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S'urge Sandwiches

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It's mid-February, so people will be looking to eat more seafood. It used to be that you'd only be able to get seafood at fine dining establishments, unless, you count the occasional Filet-O-Fish, or if you were like me growing up, we'd get to have frozen fish sticks when my parents were going out and left us with a babysitter. Throw in an occasional trip to either Long John Silvers or H. Salt Fish and Chips was my seafood experience in my younger years. 

Nowadays, there are plenty more options for people who want seafood without the white tablecloths and high prices. Casual fish places can be found pretty much wherever you happen to be. Slapfish, Rubio's, King's Fish House, Bear Flag Fish Company, and a ton of poke spots dot the landscape of almost every shopping plaza in OC. One of my favorite fast casual seafood restaurants, California Fish Grill, has introduced a new concept, just in time for so many people looking for new seafood options. I was lucky enough to be invited to try them out. 

Their new venture is S'urge Sandwiches, a virtual concept available through the DoorDash delivery service. Currently, S'urge Sandwiches is available in the DoorDash delivery range of Cerritos, Anaheim, Fountain Valley, Irvine, and Tustin. I was just outside that range, so I went up to Irvine to try their sandwiches. 

The menu at S'urge is nice and compact. They offer five unique sandwiches and four sides. These are not the same old boring tartar sauce and a few leaves of lettuce fish sandwiches you grew up with. S'urge Sandiwhces is going for big, bold flavor profiles that will wake your taste buds. There are five proteins to choose from; salmon, shrimp, swai, and calamari, and for people who are not into fish, there is even a chicken option. The sides offered are kaleslaw, tots, brussels sprouts, and a combination of the tots and sprouts, which got me intrigued. Let's take a closer look at the sandwiches I indulged in. 

The S'lammin Salmon was first ($12.50) with a side of Tots ($3.25). This salmon sandwich was seasoned perfectly with some cajun seasonings and piled nicely with sliced tomatoes, pickled onions, arugula, and tartar sauce sandwiched between a well-baked brioche bun. Salmon can be hit or miss for me, and I was a little nervous when they brought this one out. It turned out fine, as the salmon was cooked better than most others, and the cajun seasoning kicked up the flavor quotient. This was a good, straightforward fish sandwich, which I can't imagine most fans of salmon would not like. The tots were just what you want in a tot, crunchy on the outside with creamy potato inside. These were dusted with a little bit of the cajun seasoning, which was a nice touch. 

Fish sandwich number two for me at S'urge was the S'Wai Not ($11.50) and Brussels Sprouts ($5.25). This sandwich came dressed with everything the salmon one did; tomato, baby arugula, tartar sauce, and pickled onions, but with this one, they added their guilty crispies, which not only added a crunchy texture to each bite but also added bursts of flavor, kind of like the broken off parts of the outside of an onion ring, but a little more substantial. That's kind of the best way I can describe them. I really enjoyed the first few bites of this, and then it became a little too salty. I think this could have been helped with more tartar sauce to help balance things out. The swai was cooked nicely and was not too fishy. The sprouts were nice and crispy and came with a balsamic glaze, herbs, and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese on top. Brussels sprouts have evolved from the slimy things we had when I was younger, which were mighty good. The balsamic could have been distributed more, but it is worth getting if you love sprouts.   

The winning sandwich this afternoon for me was The Louie ($12.50). This shrimp sandwich was the best tasting of all the patties. The texture was very pleasing, and the seasoning was the most balanced, maybe because it had a little more tartar sauce. This was paired with the Kalesslaw ($3.25), which, along with the kale, was also made up of red and green cabbage and a creamy dressing. If you've been a reader of this blog for a while, you know I'm pretty vocal about my dislike for kale, but this version was manageable enough that I did not mind it too much. This did not kale my vibe about S'urge at all. Sorry for the awful pun. 

I was definitely intrigued by the Half Tots/Brussels ($5.25) and how they'd go together. They worked wonderfully together, although, as you can see from the picture above, they were segregated, with the tots on the bottom and the sprouts on top. The tots stayed mostly crispy, which was nice, and the balsamic from the sprouts went well with them. It's a nice combination that I never would have thought of putting together. 

S'urge Sandwiches should definitely be in your rotation if you are looking for a new seafood option to keep things interesting during this time of year or anytime. I don't live in their delivery area yet, but I would order these big-flavored sandwiches if I did. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they expand deeper into South OC soon. S'urge Sandwiches is another great addition to the ever-expanding seafood offerings that have sprung up in recent years. 

For more information about S'urge Sandwiches, head to their website here: https://surgesandwiches.com/