Two years after opening a second San Jose location, Anchors Fish & Chips and Seafood Grill has dropped anchor in Saratoga — just in time for clam chowder weather.
The soft opening phase started today, Nov. 1. It’s the first time fish and chips have come to Big Basin Way, according to the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce.
However, Anchors, which is owned by South Bay restaurant veterans Nestor and Carlos Zubizarreta and Mario Ariza, offers a menu that runs the full gamut. Besides fish & chips (the halibut is the customer favorite), chef Mario’s menu features lobster rolls, seafood salads, oysters, teriyaki salmon rice bowls, linguine with clams or sea scallops and grilled fish entrees. An expanded wine list is in the works.
The concept launched with a stand at the San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose before branching out to a full brick-and-mortar Meridian Avenue location that offers both indoor and patio seating.
In Saratoga, Anchors takes over a space that had seen a succession of Italian restaurants — Ristorante Da Mario, Mio Vicino and, most recently, Sole Mio.
Details: Open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 14441 Big Basin Way, Saratoga; www.anchorsgrill.com Source: www.mercurynews.com