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Owing to my mother’s insatiable appetite for seafood and my father’s idiosyncratic habit of driving until he finds “authentic” restaurants, I’ve eaten in my share of rugged waterfront establishments. It is telling that my family’s favorite restaurant in Maine is a riverside shack that serves lobster and steamers at picnic tables and encourages patrons to bring coolers with their own appetizers and alcoholic beverages...
With its unpretentious attitude and kitschy decor, the Barking Crab fits nicely into the genre of salty New England seafood shacks—multitudes of which line the coast. Unlike other generic seaside establishments, the Barking Crab has more to offer than a nice view. Typically, when a restaurant snags a stellar location, they forget to bring their food up to the same level—instead serving over-battered, over-fried assortments of semi-fresh seafood. After many bellyache-inducing meals of lackluster fisherman’s platters, it was refreshing to have seafood that wasn?...
...menu features standard waterfront fare, including the requisite steamers, fish and chips, miscellaneous seafood platters and crab cakes. The crab choices change daily, according to the market. The night we were there, the “Lonely Crab” choices ranged from whole Jonah crab to one-pound servings King Crab legs. Lobsters are priced by the pound and come in a variety of sizes. The restaurant offers the option of turning basic steamed crab and lobster dishes into “New England Clambakes” by adding clam chowder, steamers, mussels, corn on the cob, coleslaw...
Their award-winning clam chowder is uniquely seasoned, with a deliciously thick consistency. The seafood is fresh and, for them most part, simply prepared. Instead of layering on the spices and gimmicks, the Barking Crab rely on quality ingredients and thoughtful preparation. Even the more inventive offerings, such as the baked stuffed salmon, feature only minimal fussing. The salmon was filled with juicy crabmeat, then cooked to a perfectly tender consistency and served atop a fresh mesclun greens. The crab cakes, one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes, eschewed fancy seasonings in favor of tons of fresh...
...your spicy seafood honeymoon ends with your tongue seeking divorce, cool it off with one of Smile’s decadent desserts. My assistant—obviously a regular— demands we split the fried banana and ice cream dish ($3.25). Unmoved by the boring notion of banana and vanilla ice cream, I passively agree, and indifferently await the arrival of our generic dessert...