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If you can't tell the difference between warm lobster served in a grilled bun with butter. and cold lobster prepared with mayo, dill and raw celery you need to retire your taste buds and stick to tomato soup.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Seriously, can't tell the difference between and Connecticut style and Maine style lobster roll?
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Right?

This site has been running for more than two decade - that was the single worst opinion I have ever seen here in all that time.

I almost feel like we should lock all the treads and leave. We will never top that.
 
Tip for anyone traveling to Hilton Head, SC or Savannah, GA areas. The Sugaree, a Bluffton, SC bakery about 25 minutes from both towns, makes both styles of lobster rolls with toasted, locally baked hot dog style buns, and they are as good as any in New England. Owners come from Maine.
 
HopJim said:
Tip for anyone traveling to Hilton Head, SC or Savannah, GA areas. The Sugaree, a Bluffton, SC bakery about 25 minutes from both towns, makes both styles of lobster rolls with toasted, locally baked hot dog style buns, and they are as good as any in New England. Owners come from Maine.
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I'm less interested in where the owners come from than where the lobster comes from. ;)
 
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triaddukefan said:
Yeah..... I definitely was gonna get the tater tots... whew. And I see they have New England Clam Chowder as well.... I've never had it... but I've heard good things about it from my father. He tells me stories of making it in a restaurant while he lived in Connecticut back in the early 60's. Lobster Rolls, Tater Tots, and Clam Chowder... I wouldn't dare :eek::eek: And they have Lobster Bisque too :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Looking at their schedule... They are supposed to be in Greensboro on Sunday........ maybe I can check them out both days ;)
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You never had New England clam chowder? Self deprivation. One of the best soups in the US.
 
Butch said:
You never had New England clam chowder? Self deprivation. One of the best soups in the US.
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Good chowder. Absolutely. But there is a lot of average to well below average chowder throughout New England.
 
Cousins Maine is famous. Please enjoy the lobster and the chowder. I lobstered for 9 years here in southeastern connecticut.Our lobsters were shiped up to Maine, so I don't think there is any derfrince between the two. So, just enjoy, butter or lemon, your choice.
 
j66kicker said:
I could easily eat two myself - just hard to justify spending $40 on myself at a food truck (but I think you're talking me into it)
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I love lobster. In my humble opinion all lobster rolls are way overrated and overpriced. It's become a thing :). I do believe they are sold to make use of the parts of the lobster that cannot be sold at a real nice profit margin. For instance, someone orders lobster tails, what do you do with the rest of the lobster? Lobster rolls! Why not spend just a few bucks more and get a lobster?
 
JonathanXIV said:
I take some (small) exception to the description of the hotdog bun as tasteless. If it is done correctly, both sides of the bun are buttered and grilled. Gives even more butter taste to the lobster roll. And yes, butter is a good thing.
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Bacon is a good thing. Is there such a thing as a bacon lobster roll? On second thought forget it. That would be a little like mashed potatoes and chocolate syrup. How about Dairy Bar Ice Cream with anything (not mashed potatoes)?
 
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JonathanXIV said:
Good chowder. Absolutely. But there is a lot of average to well below average chowder throughout New England.
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New England clam chowder easily wins, but Manhattan clam chowder isn't bad a couple of times a decade for a change of pace (sort of like the Mets).
 
Our favorite lobster roll was at Lobster Landing in Clinton, CT.
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If you really want a lobster fix go for lobster stew (or bisque)
 
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Anyone here ever try Ford's Lobster Restaurant's Lobster Bomb in Noank?
 
triaddukefan said:
Ok... so I was planning on driving up to Charlottesville (and surrounding areas) Saturday for wine, apples, and lunch... but looks like the weather forecast is a bit dicey (50% chance of showers) so that trip might have to be postponed. As an alternative I asked my friend if she would be interested in hot dogs..... then she asked me about Lobster Dogs. Apparently there is a restaurant franchise (Cousins Maine) that specializes in Maine Lobsters and they are having a food truck at a local winery. Believe it or not.. I've never had lobster in my life.... well maybe once.

My question... should I go for the Connecticut Lobster Roll..... or the Maine Lobster Roll?? View attachment 60094View attachment 60094View attachment 60094View attachment 60094View attachment 60094
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Are you really asking on THIS board?

Pretty obvious the hot variety is better!!!

Though I wouldn't turn down a Maine lobster anything.

I married an Arizona girl (always claimed the family accepted me because I'm from the West Bronx - the cowboy side of the borough. We drove up to Maine for a whirlwind honeymoon, and my bride similarly had never had a lobster before. I offered that we should both have lobsters - splurge and all and we were in Maine after all. She demurred and ordered shrimp and of course proceeded to eat my whole lobster - first lesson in marriage!
 
ctfjr said:
Anyone here ever try Ford's Lobster Restaurant's Lobster Bomb in Noank?
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Fords is my top choice for a lobster roll, but I’ve never braved the lobster bomb. I was in CT in March the day before the governor shut down the restaurants for dining in, and we scrapped our lunch plans for that day and moved up our trip to Fords.

Man, I miss traveling.

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@triaddukefan, this Mainer has little to offer in regard to lobstuh rolls, as I can't imagine combining the taste and texture of bread—mushy/toasted, buttered or mayoed—with the pleasure of a lobster meal. Yes, I tried it once, many years ago.
It didn't hurt. If memory serves, it was ok.

Now that my prejudices are out in the open, please allow me to regale you with a lobster tail, errrmm, tale from the 1960s, when some of us were in our teens, the Firesign Theatre lps were a thing, and...

I was staying in an oceanside shack with a young lady, a Mainuh as it happens.
She walked over to a dock to buy some freshly caught "bugs" (lobsters) from the lobsterman who had just docked. She sent me to the store with instructions to buy spuds, salad ingredients, and a couple gallons of rotgut, Gallo Hearty Burgandy.
As I was interested in amorous pursuits, I was silent and obedient.

Returning to the shack, I was told to pour the wine, all of it, into a cauldron. She dumped the lobsters into the chateauneuf de Plonk and set another cauldron, filled with water, to boil. My curiosity got the best of me, and I asked what was up with the lobsters and wine. She patiently explained what an animal does when suspended over steaming liquid: it tenses every muscle in its body, unless, of course, it is thoroughly s___tfaced and oblivious to its imminent doom. It's just all relaxed and tender.

My brain was yelling at me, "Utter nonsense!" But I didn't wish to upset the lobsters or my prospective nocturnal partner, so I kept quiet. The lobster meat was tender, with no taste of California grapes, and the evening was most pleasant.

No, I've never tried it again. :)
 
JonathanXIV said:
I'm less interested in where the owners come from than where the lobster comes from. ;)
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Ha ha. You missed the point. If you are hungry for lobster rolls in South Carolina, the last thing you think about is where the lobster came from. As an fyi, the lobsters are flown in from Maine, cooked, cracked, and picked on site.
 
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I don't like Lobster - sorry, guys. BUT - Clam Chowder is another story. I'll share:

I over-all prefer New England style, but don't think most of the canned variety are very good. OTH, I think the Chunky Manhattan Clam Chowder is very good.

There is an Oyster Bar in the Southpoint in Vegas that does an excellent Manhattan style, we can not get it here in Tucson at all.

Down on Long Beach Island in NJ is or was a little Soup shop that produced both - but also a mixed version called "Rhode Island". Also delicious. And a delicious version - more spicy - is available in San Augustine, FL.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
I don't like Lobster - sorry, guys. BUT - Clam Chowder is another story. I'll share:

I over-all prefer New England style, but don't think most of the canned variety are very good. OTH, I think the Chunky Manhattan Clam Chowder is very good.

There is an Oyster Bar in the Southpoint in Vegas that does an excellent Manhattan style, we can not get it here in Tucson at all.

Down on Long Beach Island in NJ is or was a little Soup shop that produced both - but also a mixed version called "Rhode Island". Also delicious. And a delicious version - more spicy - is available in San Augustine, FL.
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Rhode Island clam chowder is broth based, NE clam chowder is cream based, Manhattan clam chowder is tomato based (God knows why).
 
Best clam chowder of my lifetime - at Hog Island Oyster Co on Fisherman's Wharf, SF (also shown is their 3-cheese grilled cheese sandwich, cheese from the Cowgirl Creamery next door)...

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So I have to say that seeing how @triaddukefan coined the title of this thread (from y’all Yankees) had me chuckling about a restaurant sign picture I saw yesterday:
“In the South “JEET” is actually a phrase meaning “Did you eat?” :rolleyes:
 
ctfjr said:
Anyone here ever try Ford's Lobster Restaurant's Lobster Bomb in Noank?
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I did, in March. It was the day before the American Conference Tourney, and I took the Boneyarders' recommendation. it was awesome!
 
MilfordHusky said:
I did, in March. It was the day before the American Conference Tourney, and I took the Boneyarders' recommendation. it was awesome!
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Hey, do you remember “Paul’s” in Milford? Their burgers were awesome. Held a Car rally show every Saturday night...
 
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