
← Taqueando with Bill Esparza9 sep · 1 u 00 min
Is Goldfish Copying Holbox? Inside a Wild Restaurant Ripoff
<p>What happens when a former employee leaves one of LA’s most acclaimed restaurants and opens a place that looks… remarkably familiar? Bill Esparza and Robert Haleblian dig into <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goldfishseafood.oc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Goldfish Seafood</a> in Orange County, the restaurant they argue borrows heavily from Michelin-starred <a href="https://www.instagram.com/holboxlosangeles/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Holbox</a>, from the menu and plating to the logo and overall aesthetic, and debate where inspiration ends and straight-up copying begins. Plus, Bill recaps Taqueando After Dark, one of the best fine-dining fish tacos he’s ever had, and a star-studded This Is About Humanity fundraiser.</p>