So I went to a local restaurant that I used to enjoy quite a bit in the past last night. The restaurant puts itself out as a seafood place. One of the things on the menu was “local wreckfish.” I asked my server what kind of fish it was and she replied “Its wreckfish.” To which I replied “I see that on the menu, but can you tell me what species of fish it is?” I then explained that there is no species called wreckfish and that I might be interested in ordering it if I knew what it was that I might be eating. The server seemed annoyed at this point, but stated that she would ask someone in the kitchen if they knew what kind of fish it was. She then returned and said that know one in the kitchen knew what kind of fish it was, but it may be some type of grouper but that they were not sure what it was. She also told me that it was caught on the Charleston Bump but they did not know what kind of fish it was. I told her never mind I would have steak instead as I dont eat fish that I don’t know what kind it is. I was shocked that someone serving entrees at $25 plus didnt even know what they are selling or cooking.
FYI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreckfish
http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/wreckfish/species_pages/wreckfish.htm
Yep, wreckfish is wreckfish, what else can you call it 
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Marine Surveying & Repair
Yeah, coming from a culinary standpoint, I know that it is often passed of as grouper on menus. I bet I could guess the restaurant you were at as well.
I’ve had it, and enjoy it…
j
We’ve got wreckfish open to recreational boats now, FYI.
Our open season is June 1-Aug 31 I believe. (someone correct me if I’m wrong- it’ll be on the SAFMC website)
One per boat allowed.
You’ll need to be in water deeper than 1000ft to get them normally.
Capt. Mark Brown bought the first ones into Charleston back in the 80’s, and from around that time until recently they were commercial harvest only- ITQ (catch shares) in fact. An epic example of how catch shares absolutely do not work. Recreationals are alloted like 2% of the ACL now…
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Lean Machine out of cherry Point unloads them all the time. They are big fish, use to see them to 200lbs quite often, now most are about 60 lbs. Sounds like you owe a chef and server an apology. She was right about them being caught at the bump as well. Sounds like their info was spot on. Yours was way off.
here is a video on how to fillet one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJETElTb5OA
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NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
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Originally posted by LOWCOUNTRY SPORTFISHINGSounds as if you think you know more than you actually do. You should check your fish facts before you act like a jerk to a resturant staff.
Tight lines,
Michael
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Name the restaurant, that is some good fish and it sounds like they knew a good bit about it, even down to the location where it was caught. I’m impressed.
Wreckfish is excellent and had it at Queens revenge on Daniel Island.
Thanks,
Paul
GW 257 Advance
thye used to serve it @ the gardens on Hwy 61, one of the best eats out there IMO. also got some off the boat at cherry point!
If it got any better I couldn’t stand it.
quote:Not quite the responses you thought you were going to get huh, Mr. uninformed!
Originally posted by ChumkingSo I went to a local restaurant that I used to enjoy quite a bit in the past last night. The restaurant puts itself out as a seafood place. One of the things on the menu was “local wreckfish.” I asked my server what kind of fish it was and she replied “Its wreckfish.” To which I replied “I see that on the menu, but can you tell me what species of fish it is?” I then explained that there is no species called wreckfish and that I might be interested in ordering it if I knew what it was that I might be eating. The server seemed annoyed at this point, but stated that she would ask someone in the kitchen if they knew what kind of fish it was. She then returned and said that know one in the kitchen knew what kind of fish it was, but it may be some type of grouper but that they were not sure what it was. She also told me that it was caught on the Charleston Bump but they did not know what kind of fish it was. I told her never mind I would have steak instead as I dont eat fish that I don’t know what kind it is. I was shocked that someone serving entrees at $25 plus didnt even know what they are selling or cooking.
Donkey
bulletsrcheap
With so much Amberjack floating around these days I would be skeptical of most fish in Restaurants. With that said, my group this morning was raving about the wreckfish they had at Station 22 this past weekend, said it was really meaty, whatever that means.
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You sound like a tight waded douche, perhaps if you ever had an entry level job you wouldn’t have been so hard on the waitress. Rich white wealthy d*ck.
Pan seared and fisnished in oven…mmmm. Excellent on the table. Firm white meat with large flakes.
Boom roasted
“Good things come to those who bait”
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Originally posted by redbullYou sound like a tight waded douche, perhaps if you ever had an entry level job you wouldn’t have been so hard on the waitress. Rich white wealthy d*ck.
Wow…“tight waded (wadded) douche” in one sentence, and a “Rich, white wealthy di*k”, in the next? How did you conclude the Race of the author from the post? Or are you just a presumptuous, po’, broke, Black, bigot? [:0]
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I’d never post again.
The more we just complain…the more things stay the same.