Finding ocean-fresh seafood in the desert sounds like a punchline waiting to happen, but The Spice Sea in Phoenix is flipping that script faster than a skilled chef tosses shrimp on a hibachi grill.
This unassuming seafood haven sits in the Valley of the Sun, where cacti outnumber fishing boats by roughly a gazillion to zero.
Yet somehow, against all geographical odds, they’re serving up seafood that would make coastal restaurants weep with jealousy.
The exterior might not scream “maritime excellence” – it’s nestled in a typical Phoenix strip mall with that familiar southwestern stucco facade and terracotta roof tiles…