BYOB Fried Clams, North Shore

[Angel Food]

Which of the Gloucester / Essex / Ipswich / Rockport fried clam joints are BYOB tolerant, besides the Lobster Pool? Any ideas? Thanks!

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Lobster Pool
329 Granite St, Rockport, MA 01966

[treb]

Lobster Pool is the most liberal for BYOB, I've discretely indulged at the Clam Box back on their picinc benches.

[StriperGuy]

Essex.

[Angel Food]

Essex Seafood fit the bill, thanks! Somehow I missed the cod cheeks on the menu, will have to look for them later this month when I'm in the area for a week.

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Essex Seafood
143 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA 01929

[treb]

It may be BYO but, I wouldn't eat their food.

[Angel Food]

Treb, what don't you like about Essex?

[Science Chick]

The one and only time I ate there, the line moved at a ridiculously slow pace, food took forever to come and when it did it tasted of old yucky oil. I haven't returned.

[justbeingpolite]

I haven't had that experience. When I've been (about half a dozen times) the line has moved quickly. The wait can be long, though. I'm not sure how many fryolators they've got back there. The fry has varied, presumably with the freshness of the lard they're frying in. I've had more good batches than not so good, and nothing really bad.

[treb]

We did a clam shack crawl with one stop being Essex, they were the smallest, driest, overcooked and most expensive of the 5 shacks we hit on the NS.

[hargau]

I went only once about a year ago. Line/speed was fine but everything was dried up, overcooked and not very good. Never will go back.

[Angel Food]

Maybe we just caught it right. No line and everything was cooked just fine. Good to know you can catch them at bad times, too. I love the Clam Shack but have never waited less than 90 mins there, sometimes one just does not want to deal with that.

[ScubaSteve]

go mid-week around 3pm. fresh oil & almost no waiting.

[powerfulpierre]

If you like cod cheeks give Farnham's a call when you are in the area. They have them "when they can get them" and a plate for about $11 is a bargain of deliciousness.

[shaebones]

Can BYOB @ Farnham's but can only consume them inside. Can't take them outdoors to the picnic tables overlooking the marsh. :(

[sinned61]

no you can't, they SELL beer and wine but it must be consumed INSIDE!!!

[shaebones]

oop, my bad. :/

[Angel Food]

Thanks PP, will be trying Farnhams too!

[treb]

Agreed, had them a while ago, crisp on the outside, creamy on the inside, real tasty.

[srgoodman]

The Causeway was BYOB the last time I was there.

[sinned61]

The beer I bought next to the Causeway was the only part of my "meal" that I could ingest.
BEWARE of The Causeway!!! Nasty Clams.