ROLL OUT THE.....LOBSTER!

  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH., 2018
        ROLL OUT THE.....LOBSTER!

   You can "Roll out the barrel" as much as
you want. I'd prefer the Lobster Roll!
    Some pictures I posted on Saturday
prompted a lot of comments and questions
on my Facebook page. They were photos
of the delicious lunch we enjoyed at Red's
Eats in Wiscasset, Maine.
     We discovered the place about 4 years
ago while returning from a visit to our
friend's family's cottage on Vinalhaven
Island.
      There was a very long line of people
standing at what looked like a typical
roadside Hot Dog Stand, We were just
slightly past when my wife remembered
seeing the place on the Food Channel!
Seems Red's Eats is known around the
world!
        It was, in fact, originally a Hot Dog
stand taken over in the 50's by Al Gagnon.
That's when it became a Lobster Shack.
You can still get hot dogs, and a number
of other items. from the menu. But the
big attraction is the Lobster Rolls!
       Meat from more than one lobster
(only the mean..no shelling to be done
here) overfills a large slice of gluten
free bread and you're given a small
container of heated butter (the lobster
is served cold) for your dipping pleasure.
        A whole lot of celebrities have
stopped by to enjoy this treat. There's
a board inscribed with some of the names.
I didn't see mine there but maybe they're
waiting to get a bigger board.
        The place is so popular that the
line I told you about forms early. And
you can expect to wait! On Saturday
we probably spent an hour and 45
minutes till we got to place our order
If it's hot out employees will bring
water to folks in line or umbrellas
to protect them from the sun! I think
the line and the wait have now become
part of the "charm: of the place.
        We met and chatted with people
from Arizona just in front of us and
couple with their Golden Retriever
just behind us. By the time we ordered
we were old friends!
         The lobster doesn't come cheap!
One roll at today's market price is nearly
$25. Again, however, the whole experience
(and the taste) is worth it.
           I wonder if I can get them to open
a franchise in Wilkes-Barre? Still, there's
nothing quite like the original!
          Hope I get back again soon and that
all your NEWS is good!