MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s “o-fish-ally” time to announce the winner for our Best of the RGV Seafood Restaurant.

It closed in October 2022 and reopened as Checo’s Seafood this past June in a different ... camarón a la diabla (spicy shrimp), sopa de jaiba (crab soup), camarón empanizado (breaded shrimp ...

At that time, Enriquez changed the restaurant name to La Jaiba Brava. He kept all of the original menu items and added a few seafood specialties from Tampico, Mexico, where his family is from.

rice with seafood, and tostadas de jaiba [crab].” El Tacuba’s recipes follow hers, says Sandoval, and you’ll find versions of those three dishes (and more) at the restaurant. But the menu ...