This fish house earns its nickname in all sorts of ways.
With fried calamari, of course (appetizer, $9.75), but also with calamari meatballs ($6). They're finely minced yet still firm, like better Asian fishballs, in an excellent Italian-American red sauce. The black pasta (appetizer, $10.50) — tinted with squid ink and dressed with ground squid sauteed in garlic and olive oil — is superb.
The Daily Catch
323 Hanover St. (Parmenter-Prince Sts.), Boston
617-523-5601
(One of several locations)
www.DailyCatch.com
(From a summer 2009 visit)
