Clams: Was..Bye-bye Meffa HoJos

John R. wrote:
>Bob wrote:
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>Which brings up the question...Who has the best fried clams in New
>England?

I'd say the Village Restaurant in Essex Mass.

There are also a number of good places on the Waterfront in York Beach, and Wells Maine.

I prefer a non-greasy fried clam that's somewhat crisp but still moist, with a creamy belly.

I find Woodman's in Essex to be a tad greasy.

Reasonably good fried clams nearer me can be found at:

Captain Marden's Takeaway in Wellesley
The Takeaway in Norwood
Wright's Seafood in Needham

FWIW, Legal Seafood probably has very good fried clams, but the place is overpriced, so I don't think about it very often.

Finding good fried onion rings is a good test for good fried clams, but there are few places that make great fried onion rings.

The fried clams and fried onion rings in Maine in Wells at a restaurant (whose name I cannot remember) on Mile Rd are great.  I usually get a lobster roll there though, because their lobster rolls are the best.  This restaurant is the one that's on tv in one of those vacuum commercials.  Damn, I just cannot pull up the name.  Ahah, It's Billy's Chowder House.

Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.

Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.