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Lobstah in Gloucester, MA??

vidalia1
vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Ginny & I are headed to Auburn, MA next week to see our daughter, S-I-L and new granddaughter :)
I want to do a day trip to Gloucester, Rockport area for lobstah...can any locals advise as to a good restaurant or lobster shop to get really good lobster?

I was trending toward Roy Moore but saw a few not so good reviews...this can be eat in or cooked & take home...thanks in advance. :silly:
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    i think if your just getting a steamed lobster they would all be good, its straight forward cook. even the supermarket will steam them if your looking for takeout, most demoulas market baskets will do it. stike would probably have a better idea, i dont hit resteraunts much, i think the last time was with stike and essex at turners which was very good. i would send you north to woodmans or the clam box in ipswich for clams and a lobster roll or maybe further north to browns across the boarder in nh, browns is really laid back, one of the last to let you bring your own beer :laugh: gloucester always seemed hard to get to, almost off the map for some reason. call to anyplace your going, seasonal and odd hours this time of year
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    Thanks for the heads up on hours...trying to keep the trip to 2 hrs one way as I will have my daughter and gbaby...car riding might be an adventure...I may just wait until our visit this summer for NE Fest...they do a lobstah feed there... :)
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    like fish said, they will all be 'good' to some degree. if you are intent on Gloucester and rockport, then i'd just wander around and poke your nose in to a few joints.

    i am guessing you are interested more in the environment and seeing some sights, and so rockport and gloucester are good choices. rockport maybe more so...


    i have never had a lobster from a restaurant, so i can't point you to one that is better than the other, sorry. the negative reviews you saw were minimal from what i could tell ( i checked the place you mentioned). the rest seemed very positive.

    couple tips, to help you blend in...

    for reference, "gloucester" rhymes with "lobstah", and is pronounced "glos-tah".

    rockpaht useda be dry, buch-yoo can get likka and beeyah they-ah now. just no packies foh yah ta buy yowah own likka.

    please, for the love of god, do not wear the plastic bib. you don't wear one when eating anything else, and lobster is no more messy than ribs. they only make lobster bibs so that we can laugh at the tourists

    if it is in the 40s or 50s, wear shorts and a tee-shirt if you want to fit in. if it is in the 30s, a light jacket is ok, but you still should leave it in the car, not actually wear the damn thing. if it's in the 20s or lower you might want to actually put on the jacket
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    woodmans of essex, town is next to goucester. i think they are noted to be the first to fry a clam and they have lobster there. probably rated in the top three fried clam destinations in newengland. you would stand a better chance getting in this place this time of year than you would in the summer. ive eaten in gloucester but its so long ago i dont know whats there now
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    oh, and do NOT buy a cooked loster to reheat back home. i will openly weep if i hear that. :(
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    never been to browns for a lobster and all the beer you can carry in :laugh: :laugh: :whistle:
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    nah.
    line out the door all the time, cold lobster in a paper boat...

    plenty of beeyah heeyah!
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    I am literally laughing my a*^ off...that is hilarious...all we will have to do is open our mouths and ask "where do ya'll getz ur lostahr in these here parts" and they will know we ain't from around there...and if you have never eaten lobstah in a restauraunt I am not above coming to your house for lobstah dinner...but no crunchy paella please.... :P :) :laugh: :lol: :silly:
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    haha - tell him how to pronounce Woburn or Billerica. Or Haverhill. Or Chelmsford. Just in case he gets lost. :laugh:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    I love Woodmans! no frills, great food and a nice area.

    Auburn is near Wooster or Wister isn't it?
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    It's Wusstah, and yes, Auburn is nearby. But it's not near Glosstah. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    Auburn is near Worcester...or Woosta...home of The College of Holy Cross
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    frikkin town names fuh the unitiated

    worcester= wistah
    billerica= billrikka
    woburn= woobin
    haverhill= hayvrill
    chelmsford= chemsfid
    medford= meffah


    all i know is i bet he giggles on his way to gloucester as he passes thru the town before it and sees the sign what says "Entering Beverly"
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    Not as much as when I read the Intercourse, PA News while in Blue Ball (PA)...
    :blink: :pinch: :lol: :silly: :laugh:
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  • 3Pedals6Speeds
    3Pedals6Speeds Posts: 439
    Stike, you're killing me. I moved out 20 years ago (they pronounce
    Russia OH "Roo ssy" out here.

    Give him Leicester, Leominster, and Sommerville, just in case.
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  • Piratequeen
    Piratequeen Posts: 23
    For live lobsters, I usually just head to the docks and hit one of the fish/lobster houses. Fresh off the boat and they will sell to you right out of the tanks. I looked at Google maps, and the place I usually wind-up going to is called Capt Joe and Sons. The lobsters will survive the car ride back to Auburn if you want to cook them yourself.
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    I think we will eat some there and buy a few to take home and cook...mmmm lobstah for Thanksgiving...yummy.. :)
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  • Sundown
    Sundown Posts: 2,980
    then there's;

    New Bedford = new befa
    Fall River = Fa rive
    Attleboro = Addleboro

    You people on the north shore are a funny (read odd) lot!
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    im in methuen, as in nottin doo in in met ooin. a good read is the bangor daily up near maine egg, the bangah daily :woohoo:
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    hey fish. bob loo died. was 81. ever go there?
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    it was just as likely that they served lobster at the first thanksgiving than they served turkey.

    you can't go wrong with lobster.

    how long are you up here?
    maybe we could get a group of yankees together to meet you somewhere for vittles and cetera
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    way way back used to go there, used to try and get the scorpian bowl recipe from him when he was there, didnt know he also owned the silver dragon in methuen next to the classy motel 110.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    i didn't know that either.
    that was the place to go as a kid. "we're eating out!"
    hahaha

    sad when they closed it.

    ah well. all things must pass
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    We fly in and out of Providence Sat 20 to Sat 27th...bball game at BC on Monday & Thanksgiving but other than that I am open...if not this time then we will be back up before the NE fest...I hope you and Maine Egg will show us around that fest :cheer: ...and of course I want to try the famous Pearl hot dawgs up your way...
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