NBC Action News smells something fishy

If you didn’t catch the local news last night, KSHB really put it to many restaurants in the area who are serving fish that’s not what they claim it to be.

The station’s reporters tested 20 restaurants who serve expensive fish. Of the 20, only three — The Savoy, Bonefish and Islamorada — actually served the fish advertised on the menu. Another five or so restaurants served a variation of the species or had legitimate excuses. The Red Snapper did serve snapper to an undercover reporter, just not the red variety. The Bristol had invoices from its fish supplier with the advertised name on it. Michael Smith didn’t serve the identified fish but served one just as expensive. For the other 10 restaurants, oh boy, it didn’t look good.

The main message from the piece is that many (not all!) sushi places are untrustworthy. Of the seven restaurants that served the cheaper tilapia in lieu of the advertised red snapper, all were sushi bars.

The problem is industry wide.