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Originally Posted by RedRaven
Of all your road trips, what was the best meal you had at a road side restaurant?
When there used to be HOWARD JOHNSONS in my area, I used to stop in for a meal that is definitely not for those who are on a diet. :lol:
They had a dish called "Loaded Skins"... It was deep fried potato skins, loaded with scrambled eggs, diced ham, and topped with an incredibley delicious cheese sauce. MMMMMMMM.... GOOOOOD.....
I was so disappointed when HOWARD JOHNSONS closed their restaurants. :sad:
Another favorite road side restaurant I enjoy is the LOBSTER POOL. A road side restaurant that offers no frills seafood. Fresh live lobster, with steamers, corn on the cob, cole slaw, and fries. Yummy... Oh, don't forget lots of melted butter....mmmmmm.... good!.... :wink:
It is a great little place to sit outdoors (if you choose), at picnic tables, along the oceans edge, and eat your meal, while watching the sun set... :wink:
There is one more I can think of, a place with a uniquely designed building. A place called the CLAM BOX. They serve mile high plates of deep fried clams, and other fried seafood. One of the best fried seafood places I know... The building is constructed in the shape of a Clam Box. So, you can't miss the place should you drive by it.... :lol:
We had a Howard Johnsons close by years ago but the fried clams they sold were only clam necks or "clam strips"! How can you enjoy fried clams without the bellies? The clam box?? The one in Ipswich, MA? Good clams, maybe the best around. McCrays in So. MA was good but they are closed now. Right now for the best stuffed lobster has to be the Venus DeMilo on Rt. 6 in Swansea, MA. Big enough parking lot for a truck and one of the favorites of Chef Emiril Lagasse. Lobster stuffed with lobster! Not cheap but it is FRESH lobster!
The best Mexican seafood restaurant I've stopped at is in Santa Fe, NM and is the Marisco's La Playa.