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[–]XxcontaminatexX 1575 points1576 points  (24 children)

The first thing they told us in culinary school when your learning the basic rules for food safety standards is if you enter a seafood restaurant and smell fish, leave.

[–]goBear84 643 points644 points  (0 children)

I always say, if you enter a seefood shop or restaurant, it should smell like the ocean. Mostly like fresh air and saltwater. That means everything ist fresh. If it smells like fish, it starts to become bad and if it starts, it is gonna be bad very fast!

[–]sandsnatchqueen 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Here's the thing that sucks about that though. We are right next to a retirement home and they come by a couple times a week to try out some food at out restaurant. Everytime they come in you can smell this awful fishy smell and it takes about 30 minutes for the smell to leave.

So I'd say I agree with this rule with one exception; look for a gaggle of elderly people.

[–]MrSquishyWILLRISE 27 points28 points  (3 children)


[–]Musaks 57 points58 points  (0 children)

fresh fish doesn't smell much

rotten fishparts/juices in corners that weren't properly cleaned smell hard though

and well ofcourse rotting fish does, but it isn't always THAT bad...being unclean with seafood is a no go though

[–]XxcontaminatexX 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Simple everything should be put away in a safe way, if it smells like fish it's because it's not.

[–]1sinfutureking 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Fresh fish really doesn't smell very strongly. The "fish" smell most people are familiar with is actually rotting fish.

[–]ummmnoway 23 points24 points  (3 children)

My bf loves sushi and I've been hesitant to go to a really popular place by our house because the last time I went there the place stunk like fish really bad. I never considered that was abnormal. I don't like seafood or sushi of any kind so when I go to those places (with friends) I assumed that's just how it smelled. Yikes

[–]digitalstomp 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was reluctant to try sushi, but my wife always goes to a local sushi place so I finally tried it. It was delicious but the place smelled like any other clean restaurant; if my eyes were closed I wouldn't suspect fish to be there.

[–]yokayla 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Yikes, yeah I've had sushi cooked in front of me and it never smells fishy. I'd be hesitant too.

[–]hurryupand_wait 9 points10 points  (0 children)

“Cooked” you say?!

[–]DiscoGunshow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Dude, fresh fish definitely smells like fish. Bad fish smells like a harbour.

[–]fraq-ahqrf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I learned this at a Greek restaurant in Paris. Powerful jets of mashed calamari exploded from both ends simultaneously a few hours after the meal. Good times.

[–]santa_raindear 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I've always abided by the old saying: if it smells like fish, make it a dish."

[–]pquince 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If it smells like cologne, leave it alone.

[–]RealGsDontSleep 4 points5 points  (2 children)

So this is why every Kroger smells like straight fishy funky shit. 🎣

[–]Waffle_Muffins 11 points12 points  (1 child)

That's because the seafood display case is just about impossible to fully clean. Especially when store managers are hounding you to leave on time at the end of a 8-12 hr day.

Square corners, everything slopes downhill, and at the bottom there's one or two lips between the ice and the bottom glass that will never seal. Oh yeah, and those big glass panels at the front never quite close, so the thing slowly leaks.

Source: former butcher/fish fucker

[–]RealGsDontSleep 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight it seriously always bugs me at least now I know why lol.

[–]Rbrinkman11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I learned from Anthony Bourdain not to order seafood on Monday. (Do to not as fresh)

[–]JakeYashen 1 point2 points  (0 children)



How about sushi bars? I mean, they have the fish right on the other side of the glass.

[–]Starco2 1 point2 points  (0 children)