Trudy's Del Mar

Hold your seahorses because there is a new restaurant in town: Trudy’s Del Mar! This concept takes both tex-mex and seafood cuisines to give you a fun interesting twist with dishes such as: - Del Mar Queso: queso blanco topped with shrimp, lobster, crab, pico, spinach, and avocado salsa - very creamy & the seafood flavors are very pronounced ($16) - Blood Orange Ceviche: mahi mahi and shrimp mixed with blood orange pico, sesame seeds, radish, and mint - a refreshing, light appetizer ($15) - Del Mar Guacamole: guacamole topped with shrimp, lobster, crab, pico, chives, and olive oil - great, but feel the Del Mar style works better in queso instead ($16) - Yucatan Bacon Guacamole: guacamole topped with pineapple pico, queso, cotija, cholula, and candied honey bacon - my fav! ($14) - Tacos: there are 9 types to choose from (some unique, some regular) and I got: Lobster ($14), Seared Tuna Pastor ($9), Crab Cake ($7), and Candied Pastor Bacon ($5) - Candied Bacon was my fav. The others were good, but a bit pricey imo - Del Mar Grill: shrimp, lobster tail, steak fajita, and jalapeño sausage with veggies served with rice, beans, and tortillas - great dish if you want something to share with people ($48) - Honey Cholula Chicken: crispy chicken marinated in honey and cholula hot sauce with veggies - nice crisp outside, soft tender inside ($20) - Mezcal Mangonada: a mezcal-based marg with mango, orange, lime juice, and tajin - a good contrast of smokey & sweet ($14) - The 1942: a Don Julio 1942 tequila-based marg with lime juice and agave - may be pricey, but it’s STRONG ($20) - Carrot Cake French Toast Sundae: 2 pieces of carrot cake cooked like French toast with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream - A MUST GET & can easily be shared with 2-4 people ($10) Overall, there is a wide selection of options to choose from. The prices may seem a bit on the higher end, but the portions are big and most things here are shareable. I liked everything I got and don't have much critical feedback. That said, I give them a 4.5/5 for being amazing! They're now one of my new fav spots.

Food, service and ambiance was fuego! We got the top shelf and strawberry Mexican martini and both were fantastic. They gave both drinks with two two giant stuffed olives so if you don't care to eat these I'd suggest telling them to keep them. The tequila old fashioned I did not like. Too sweet. We got the tuna apatizer and was wonderful. I wished they'd have served this with spoons so I can enjoy more of the juice. Flavor was on point though. We ordered the Del Mar Grill which is basicalled everything. Lobster, shrimp, sausage, steak, veggies. It's served jafita style and I loaded mine up. Got the black beans on the refried as well. Highly recommend. Lastly gotthe decadent French toast 🥕 cake. Man was this amazing. The Amy's ice cream it's served with was off the chain.

The beignets are to die for delicious! I had the eggs Benedict and the eggs were cooked perfectly. My daughter had the fish and it was fantastic! My sister had the guacamole...yum! I highly recommend this place!

This place is quickly becoming a SOCO favorite! I’ve been loving Trudy’s for years, so it’s only understandable the food is GREAT! Enjoyed the vibe at the bar during first Thursday happy hour. First I was in love with the music (Sara & Tegan), and everyone was so friendly. Amazing food, great prices, and groovy vibe!

Great upscale chain of Trudy’s. Food was great! Perfect amount for an afternoon lunch. Just opened so still not too busy for being on Congress.