Hey, it is a lobster shack, lobster is king. To really enjoy lobster at its peak, it must be eaten fresh as freezing toughens the lobster meat. Old Port Lobster Shack flies in fresh lobsters several times a week. Now, you can eat the freshest lobster on the West Coast! Of course, either the lobster "flies" to you, or you fly to the lobster (in Maine). Both works!
Let's start with a shacketizer - Steamed Maine Mahogany Clams
Similar to littleneck clams grown in southern waters and are differentiated by their deep golden mahogany colored shell. Mahogany clams are also called Golden Necks.
Cooked in Old Thumper beer, tomatoes, garlic, parsley...clamilicious. These clams are soooo good.
These clams are from the Atlantic Sea, whilst Manila Clams often seen in the West Coast are from The Pacific. Some maybe able to taste the difference, as said that the Mahogany clams may by more flavorful than their West Coast counterparts.
The clams is soooo fleshy fat. Can scoop the "liquid essence" with the other half of the clam shell. I want to eat this again !!!
Main Course - Naked Lobster Roll
Lobster meat on a roll served with sides of mayo and butter. Another winner.
Main Course - Steamed lobster
The lobster can eat the coleslaw because I will eat the lobster! :p
Of course, what happens when the lobster and brownie are found together? EAT THE LOBSTER FIRST, then round up with the dessert brownie!! HA! Unfortunately, already no room and money for the brownie, after the splurge on seafood. Brownie the nest time, perhaps.
Old Port Lobster Shack
Find the menu here
851 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City
CA 94063
Price: $$$
Taste index:
Oh, you don't get to see the inside of the lobster ? The meat. All the freshly steamed whole lobster meat extracted from the shell - delicate, sweet flavor and tender(slightly gummy) texture, oooh la la....
Inside of the lobster, less the meat :p
Don't despair. There is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Tag: lobster, maine lobster, mahogany clams, bay area food
Love the photo of empty shell.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll have lobster this weekend!
I want that lobster roll!!! I love that it's loaded with real lobster meat, instead of veg & mayo which some shops do.
ReplyDeleteGotta love lobsters, I went to maine during lobster season it was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYumzzz!! Is lobster expensive over there?? I love shell fish of all kind! Yumzzz!!!
ReplyDeleteLobsters, lobsters I love you...But unfortunately they fall under the category of shell fish which is supposed to be on my forbidden food list - aiyo - my next cholesterol test is tomorrow. Let it be lower than the last one so I can have some of those lobsters.
ReplyDeleteLook at all that seafood! I'm so jealous. ;)
ReplyDeleteI guess THAT lobster definitely saw the light! Ha ha ha....nice pic!
ReplyDeleteYou got me soooo hungry. When did you eat this? I made Manhattan clam chowder last week? :P
ReplyDeleteOMG! Seafood feast!!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Lobsters! So expensive in restaurants here. How do they charge in USA? You eat so many, seems like so cheap!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness...lobsters!
ReplyDeleteLook at the spread in the roll. Must be pretty cheap over there to just put lobster meat in a roll?? :)
Cannot tahan liow..... of all food, you have to show me lobster.
Great photos though. :))
mmmmm! i LOVE littleneck clams. we used to eat them raw in the halfshell with just lemon when i was a kid. this looks delish and brings back sweet memories :)
ReplyDeleteMmmmm seafood. Man last night I was watching No Reservations where Anthony Bourdain went to dine on hairy crabs. I haven't had seafood in a while now and this post definitely is making me crave them. I'll have to mark this place down to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI also like the empty shell pics hehe. Very creative ;)
steamy, I was thinking of getting some lobsters too and steam-them-myself, or will I get a lobster invitation from you?
ReplyDeleteblur mommy, wooo...yes..lotsa lobster meat. Less messy to eat compared to cracking that lobster ;p
arzhou, I dream to eat Maine lobsters in Maine one day :)
pea, yes, it's still quite expensive here. Live lobsters is about $16.99/lb.
SAHM, if you don't eat lobsters everyday, I guess it's ok for the cholestrol level.
Good luck for the test!
amy, I bet you could get good fresh seafood over at Seattle! I should be the one jealous ;)
YUMMY! Both the clams and lobster look so appertizing! I want some of both too!
ReplyDeleteThe live lobster here is selling for $9.99/lb and it comes cook as you order (in a Chinese restaurant). Big lobster though so at least $30 each! Not cheap! Wahhhh....
Your pics have made my salivary glands kick into overdrive. That must have been an expensive meal.
ReplyDeletewmw, hahhaha.I saw the light, not the lobster coz the lobster all gone into my stomach.
ReplyDeletejackson, yesss...for fresh seafood, I always prefer to have them cooked simply - steamed, or boiled.
wandering choppy, I ate this abt 3 wks ago! BUT BUT BUT, I had clam chowder at another place just over weekend :O
wokandspoon, do you like seafood?
ECL, here also charge very expensive lah! Heyyo, We only ate ONE steamed lobster(~$30+), and ONE lobster roll($17+) lah! Where got so many lobsters?!
Too expensive.
judy, not cheap not cheap. The good thing about the roll is that they extracted all the lobster meat for you...so it's less messy to eat.
aria, RAW??? I would not dare to. :O
jadedone, I loooveeee seafood - crabs, prawns, lobsters, crays,clams. :D
little corner of mine, is that the same restaurant as you told me about the prawns? I miss such restaurants! Wonder Bay Area has such restaurants. No matter what, where, lobsters are always not cheap. Why?
ReplyDeleteThis one is about $35+
nate 2.0, it's relatively more expensive but it was for some special occasion. So was still worth it.
Yes, the same restaurant. It has assorted live fishes, live eels, live crabs, lobster and shrimps. Live crab was priced at $15 each, so we ended out eating the crab instead.
ReplyDeleteYour lobster was huge too, as you said for special occassion/ once in a while is okay.
little corner of mine, after they cooked it, did they still charge you $15 each? In Sg, that is a "market" cost and a "cooking" cost to it, so the live seafood may end up different price when they are at the dining table coz of the labor involved to cook them for you :O
ReplyDeleteI want to wait for dungeness crabs to be in season and around $2.99-3.99 per pound, then I will buy one and steam it at home :)