The market is awesome. Freshest seafood with sushi grade options. We often get salmon, tuna and salmon skin (to fry) and make our own hand rolls at home. I never go anywhere else for my seafood. Service is also friendly and helpful.
Love This Place.. 3 Piece Halibut & Chips For Me.
I ordered take out scallops and chips with a side of veggies. The veggies were unpleasantly rubbery so I tossed them. The chips were completely soggy so I tossed them. And the scallops were barely passable- a weird flavored oil and a bit over cooked. For $25 this dinner was a horrible waste.
I had the clams. As good as they get. Outside dinning only.
Unforgettable place.... fish with the perfect crispy crispy crunch.... get here as soon as possible folks!
Solid fish and chips here. Great seafood, probably the best in the immediate stanford area. They have a great selection of foods from their restaurant side and also the market side. Crab, lobster, clams, oysters, etc. Plenty available!
We've been going to Cook's for 3 decades and love the fish and chips. Very fresh cod or halibut that's always done well and prepared to order. The batter is crispy and not too dense. The chips are thick sliced and are good. I prefer mine a little crispier. These are kind of soft, almost as if done in an oven but they're not. For me, about 30 seconds longer in the fryer would probably do it. Tartar sauce is made in house and good. The portions are filling and a two piece fish with chips is just right. The staff are friendly and efficient and many customers appear to be regulars. Not surprised.
I would like give this place 5 stars but I can't. Most of the food is very good and your going to pay for it because it's quite expensive. My problem is the fries. They are rarely cooked long enough in the deep fry. They are never crisp. They give you a lot of fries but they are as limp and soggy. They are these big steak cut fries that need to be cooked longer. It's a no brainer and they continuously get it wrong and it pretty much ruins the meal. Besides they should get away from the big fries and find a much smaller option. But the fish is usually very good. Fat pieces of halibut is sure is delicious.
I do not get to the Bay Area often, but when I do, I eat at Cooks. I discovered this place over 30 years ago when my son was receiving treatment at Lucille Packard (sp?) at Stanford. I went back there at once a year (until Covid hit). Never disappointed. I tell people just order the Alaskan Halibut (but last time I tried the Alaskan Cod and it was also great). Simply put, I don't think it can be done better than this. My visit was actually earlier than the date below, but the system would not allow me to put the correct date in.
Our take-out fish and chips were disappointing. Chips were undercooked and not crisp. The fish under the brown hard crust was OK but the whole presentation was unlike any light crispy dish our family has ever had as fish and chips. Not a repeat meal for us.