What is the cost of fish/sea food in San Francisco? (live, prices)

[dlyoung123]

What is the cost of fresh/frozen fish and shell fish? Is it the same as in Iowa city Iowa?

[nmnita]

most frozen fish comes from other countries so I am guessing it is similar but fresh might be a little less. I am appalled at the cost of fish today. We are told to eat healthy but at $8.00 to $18.00 a lbs how can we afford it?

At least in Ca some of the fish is fresh, not frozen like and get and we get.

Nita

[clongirl]

Originally Posted by dlyoung123

What is the cost of fresh/frozen fish and shell fish? Is it the same as in Iowa city Iowa?

Well, this is a very strange question but...

Here's an approximation of what I'm seeing for seafood at Costco..

Fresh trout..2.99lb
Halibut..11.00 lb
Scallops..8.00-11 lb
Tilapia...2.99 lb
fresh shrimp...10-12 lb
Dungeness crab (not in season) 6.00 lb off season, in season (yum) 3.00lb
Salmon..varies widely depending on whether it's farm raised or wild..4-8$lb

I've never been to Iowa, so I can't comment on the difference in prices. I'm guessing that you will find more fresh seafood from the West Coast than what you're used to! Oh, I pay around 12 dollars for a 2lb bag of large frozen shrimp (from Thailand)

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by clongirl

Well, this is a very strange question but...

Here's an approximation of what I'm seeing for seafood at Costco..

Fresh trout..2.99lb
Halibut..11.00 lb
Scallops..8.00-11 lb
Tilapia...2.99 lb
fresh shrimp...10-12 lb
Dungeness crab (not in season) 6.00 lb off season, in season (yum) 3.00lb
Salmon..varies widely depending on whether it's farm raised or wild..4-8$lb

I've never been to Iowa, so I can't comment on the difference in prices. I'm guessing that you will find more fresh seafood from the West Coast than what you're used to! Oh, I pay around 12 dollars for a 2lb bag of large frozen shrimp (from Thailand)

We pay about the same for large shrimp, it does sound like your prices are a heck of a lot better overall than here. Tilapia is closer to $5.00, trout the same. And crab, wow: Salmon can range from $5.00 to about $10.00. Halibut is close to what you are quoting. \

Nita

[18Montclair]

H&N Foods in SF is the best for frozen seafood I know of anywhere. They have stuff from all over the world. I go there for NZ Mussels, Clams, Octopus, Crab, Lobster etc. Their prices are very reasonable-heck I take food from there to Hawaii. LOL

H & N Foods

[Snort]

Can someone in Iowa City and someone in San Francisco please run to your nearest Safeway and find a 12-ounce jar of pickled herring, mark down the price, come back home, and report?
I have to know this.

[dlyoung123]

Originally Posted by Snort

Can someone in Iowa City and someone in San Francisco please run to your nearest Safeway and find a 12-ounce jar of pickled herring, mark down the price, come back home, and report?
I have to know this.

Its been a while. But the last time I bought pickled herring. It was like $2.50 per pound. We do not have safeway stores in IC. But we do have fairway stores. It sounds like the prices in Frisco are about the same. I was hoping it would be less so close to the sea. Given I am moving to san francisco next year.

Related question. How is the fishing along the shore of the bay?

[Snort]

No, anywhere I've ever lived (numerous places here and in Europe), fish is universally expensive.
And I wouldn't be eating anything that came out of the bay.