Where’s the snook whisperer? Making mariscos in a magical Inglewood backyard restaurant

Where’s the snook whisperer? Making mariscos in a magical Inglewood backyard restaurant

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Where’s the snook whisperer? Making mariscos in a magical Inglewood backyard restaurant

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Amid the lush outdoor setting of 106 Seafood Underground, Sergio Peñuelas stands front and center in a semi-open-air kitchen housed in a small structure near the restaurant’s entrance. Pescado zarandeado from chef Sergio Peñuelas at 106 Seafood Underground. A colorful marlin on a wall at 106 Seafood Underground, left, and the restaurant’s marlin tacos. Chef-owner Sergio Peñuelas surveys the scene and speaks to customers at 106 Seafood Underground.

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