Now there is a location in El Paso (Gateway East is actually the frontage road to I-10--take the Yarbrough exit on the east side of town). The original Boquilla bass is long gone, I think both in El Paso and in Juárez. I have heard that the lake is now contaminated, but I don't know the full story.

Villa del Mar, though, seems to have found some worthy substitutes for the traditional local fish. Whole fish is served in both bass (that I think is farm raised) and snapper. It is traditional to eat this with a garlic topping. I don't know... after a meal I had in Matamoros, Mexico on the Gulf coast I don't think anything in the desert could ever come close to that experience. However, I do enjoy the fillets at Villa del Mar. These are made with white fish from the Gulf of California, traditionally the best source for fresh fish in western Mexico and El Paso. The Filete Veracruzana not only tastes fresh, but the tomato, celery, and olive topping is one of the best, if not the best, in El Paso. I estimate that the fillet here costs about a dollar more than at most other fish restaurans, but is well worth it.

The mashed potatoes that come with the fillet are excellent, and the rice is just there (nothing special).

My only real complaint is the green olives are too skimpy (Los Tres Gallegos, on the other hand, gives you lots of olives, but the fish isn't very good).