• The Inland Empire is an area of southeastern California, east of Los Angeles, consisting of the region around the Riverside-San Bernadino urban area. It's home to many restaurants, including several seafood establishments. The proximity to the Pacific Ocean allows these restaurants to bring in fresh catches daily.
  
  

Market Broiler

• The Market Broiler is located in downtown Riverside, just off Route 91. The restaurant's specialty is fish grilled over mesquite charcoal. The menu options here change daily, depending on the catch of the day. The restaurant typically offers 10 to 20 fresh fish choices during the summer months and a popular item among regulars is the sourdough bread brought to the table upon seating, served warm. An on-site master sushi chef prepares a variety of rolls and oysters on the half shell are available from the day's fresh catches. The restaurant works on a first-come, first-served basis, but does hold tables for parties of eight or more. The restaurant is half a mile from the Magnolia Town Shopping Center and Brocktown Arcade Shopping Center.
  
  

TAPS Fish House and Brewery

• TAPS Fish House and Brewery is less than a mile from Interstate 15, just south of Corona. The restaurant has a quaint feel, constructed with exposed brick and mahogany, and has a dining room, lounge, oyster bar, terrace, and lakeside patio with fire pits and a fireplace. The restaurant won a gold medal from the Great American Beer Festival twice in the 2000s and was also named by Gayot as one of the 10 best seafood restaurants in Orange County. TAPS hand cuts its fish on premises and offers a variety of fresh catches every day. House specialties include a traditional fish and chips, jambalaya and oysters Rockefeller. The restaurant has an on-site brewery and crafts 35 ales and lagers. The restaurant is 4 miles from Lake Matthews and 8 miles from the Corona Mall Shopping Center.
  
  

Harry's Pacific Grill

• Harry's Pacific Grill is located near the intersection of Interstates 15 and 210, east of downtown Rancho Cucamonga and offers flavors and recipes from around the Pacific, including Asia, Latin America and California. Among menu favorites are the tropical fresh fish, cruz fish tacos and macadamia nut halibut. Locals enjoy happy hour deals, where food and a martini can be had for $10, and the Sunday brunch, with all-you-can-drink mimosas and bloody Marys. The restaurant has wine tastings on Tuesdays and features signature cocktails. The restaurant is suitable for casual attire and reservations are accepted. The restaurant is 2 miles from the Terra Vista Town Center Shopping Center.