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| - Getting my car fixed in this part of town and oh gosh it's going to be a few more HOURS, so I jumped on Yelp to find some place to hang out and have lunch while the car got fixed. I never dine at chains and this part of town is chock-full-o-chains so it was tough finding something locally owned and unique... but I found it!
The service here was super friendly, nice, and helpful. I simply had to try the NE Clam Chowder because they said it was home made and the best thing on their menu - YUM, it met expectations. Lots of seafood in this version, very tasty. I generally get a salad at lunchtime but I really prefer a mixed greens salad, and that wasn't an option. So, I went for the fish and chips. They were very good - fries were great. Cole slaw is different, vinegary - nice. Good iced tea. Overall it was great.
If I lived in this neighborhood, I would probably become a regular. They have some different special going on every day, it seems! Kids eat for a buck on Mondays, Ladies night on Wednesdays, on and on. It's a fun place. The story I got was that the owner started one of these Whale places back east, then moved here and repeated the success. (I don't call that a chain.) It definitely retains that east coast style. If you are an east-coast transplant like me, you'll love it.
The only disconcerting feature was one of those "grab machine crane" games converted to a live lobster tank near the door. I have a hard time thinking about the little live critters that become my food, and to turn it into a sport like that... I just envisioned the poor lobster suffering, hanging from the crane while some macho guy kept trying to grab one and drop him down the slot for a prize. Yikes! But I don't know if the machine really is used in that way. Hope not!
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