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The State(s) of Fried Clams

Ed -

There is a restaurant in West Haven, Connecticut that my family has gone to for years: Jimmy's of Savin Rock. Back in the 50s, it was "Jimmy's Drive In." Even when I was a kid and first started going there (in the 70s) the Drive In part of the restaurant was still active. Not anymore.

BUT... they serve (in my opinion) the best Fried clams around. Juicy and sweet - the fries are great, too.

I never see this restaurant written up in any food guides, but it's always packed.

You should check it out. Only about a 5-6 minute "detour" off of i-95, and it's right on the beach, so the views are great.

(Again, before my time, I believe Savin Rock had an amusement park.)

Give it a try!

Tbird65 at 12:43PM on 05/30/06

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My wife and I read the July issue of NH magazine, and saw the Best of NH Editors Choice for "Best Clams Inland" - The Dipsy Doodle in Northfield, NH. It's right off exit 19 of Route 93 - Just below Tilton. She loves fried clams and since I spent my summers growing up at the ocean on the North Shore of Massachusetts, I know good fried clams!

The Dipsy Doodle is a real old style Clam Shack / Dairy Bar Restaurant. You can eat inside or outside, we ate outside because it was a nice day and not too warm.

The clams were Ipswich and the coating was good and tasty, but not too thick to overpower the sweetness of the clam itself. We got the plate, meaning it came with French fries and their homemade Cole slaw. For an extra 75 cents each my wife upgraded to sweet potato fries, and I got homemade onion rings - both were really good.

We also noticed on the menu that their lobster rolls could be purchased cold or hot (drizzled with butter). The people sitting at the next table had ordered them and said they were all lobster, no celery or filler.

We didn't try the ice cream cones but I did have a black and white frappe with my meal and it was thick and tasty.

All in all we would say the Dipsy Doodle was a hit with our family and since it's only a half hour from where we live, I'm sure we will return.


Jeff

Plymouth, NH

jeffc at 1:28PM on 07/06/08

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Have to agree with Baha... Ken's Place in Scarborough, Maine... natives would refer to it as Pine Point... fried clams are terrific and I never leave the restaurant without a clamcake or two. But some of the very best fried clams I've ever had (and I grew up on the southern coast of Maine) are at a little shack in Wells... The Fisherman's Catch. Orgasmic!!!

BlackSheep914 at 10:21PM on 08/24/07

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Ate at The Bite in Menemsha today and would now put them at the top of my life's list of good fried clams.

Agreed that there isn;t enough salt in most clam flour, but The Bite's seemed just right. Perfecto in fact.

David Churbuck at 10:51PM on 07/14/07

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Hi

There is a clamshack called Arnolds on the cape near Eastham or Orleans ( located on Route 6 ) that has fanastic fried clams and seafood. It is definatleyt worth a trip. It ranks right up there with Lennys in CT and Kens Place in ME.

neil denbow at 12:12PM on 06/19/07

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Thanks for the tips. I live in Colorado and there is no where to find anything close to a fried belly clam. I grew up near Saybrook, CT and we always went to J. Ad's for clams.

I'm in Boston next week on a biz trip. Last time there, I was disappointed. Between the airport and Chelmsford (where I have to stay) is there any chance of great fried clams and/or steamers?

Chuck Negrelli at 1:06AM on 05/10/07

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Hey Ed,

I have to join you in that love for fried clams. I left new england 34 years ago and always gorge myself on the fried clam delicacy when I return for infrequent visits. I have dined at 2 of your favorite places on the list. Both have exceedingly good nuggets of the goodies. Both "The Clam Box" and "Farnhams" have provided the delicious clams for my consuming.

Now having lived in Hawaii for the last 24 years I have often longed for the tasty morsels. I'm going to try to mail order them into the state!!! "Diggers Choice" says they can ship them over to me.

http://www.diggerschoice-seafood.com/Fried-Seafood/

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Joe the surfdog Abramo.

surfdog at 9:09PM on 08/30/06

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Hi Ed!

Thanks for the Christie's reccomendation, I documented my visit on Off The Broiler:

http://tinyurl.com/efjju

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OffTheBroi at 11:58PM on 06/15/06

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The State(s) of Fried Clams

try westfair in westport, ct.... bigelow's is super good but the LI traffic on the weekends is not worth it...

cervisiam at 7:09PM on 06/07/06

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Make sure if you get a chance, to head up to Dover, NH to Newicks. This is a family run restaurants with a few outposts in NH. This particular restaurant is about 1 hour north of boston, and SOOOO worth the visit from the fried platter or delicious lobster and steamers. It is a real friendly place on a beautiful little cove. I visit this place 3 or 4 times a year from Boston.

Hey Ed, if you are comping to Boston and want a few restaurant suggestions- just let me know-jeff

Foodislove at 9:25AM on 06/06/06

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I posted this before but here we go again....Bigelow's is worth the trip, I've summered in Maine and lived in both the City and Long Island and I haven't tasted fried clams as mouth watering as their ipwich clams. The seafood house in Sag Harbor is fair. But my favorite is to follow the clamers in the bay on a falling tide and pick up their left overs and steam up the ipwich clams....MMMMMm good.

Nycatfan at 8:41AM on 06/06/06