I realized when I walked into the restaurant last night to meet my friend for dinner that I've actually only been to HNJ once before, and at least 4 years ago at the old location. I also realized that it was then that I first had this type of food but honestly I don't remember that experience at all. This time however, I'm sure I'll remember as it was AWESOME! This location is cute with brick walls and booths, as well as tables that aren't squished together. There are a number of flat screens along the walls but I honestly didn't even notice them. We got a booth right away and our server was great. She brought our waters, answered all our questions, and took our orders and it was all seamless.
We ordered a pound of shrimp, clams, 1/2 dozen sausage, 2 corns and some potatoes. Everything came out within 15 minutes. We were really impressed by the size of both the shrimp and the clams. The clams were nice and plump and cooked perfectly. They weren't rubbery at all, quite the opposite. Also, the shrimp were cooked perfectly as well, which I was really happy about because both the last times I went to Boiling Crab, the shrimp were over cooked and tough.
I also found myself loving the HNJ sauce more than the "Whole Shebang" at BC. It was much more flavorful and not as thick so it coated all the seafood evenly. Everything was served really hot so you never felt like you were eating cold seafood.
Our server constantly refilled our waters and was really friendly. After being a BC fan for this long, I'm totally switching teams. Team HNJ all the way!