T Stands for Pop's

     Hi everyone. Happy new week. It's also time for T again over at  Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog   so hello to everyone who joins us with their drink related photo(s). 

    Since my post is about Pop's today I must warn you there are some food photos which may or may not be appealing to you. 😏

    Those of you who have been visiting my blog on T day for a while know that in the summer I like to go and eat at a little hole in the wall place called Pop's Clam Shell.  This vintage restaurant is only open from May and into early September and is about a 10 minute drive (if there's no traffic) from my house.

      I knew Pop's had been around  since right after the Second World War since it opened in 1945 (and it looks like it too ❤), but I recently learned that it  has been owned and operated  by the same family the whole time too. I want to know what their secret is for making fried food because it isn't particularly greasy, isn't overly coated in batter, and I never get that after dinner taste in my mouth either. 🫢

    We've taken a few trips there this year because we like to enjoy it while we can. Early and late in the season Pop's is only open on weekends because many of their staffers are high school students. Once school is out they are open every day for lunch and dinner except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  But since they are a small operation, those hours can change on a dime. (As I believe CJ learned last summer. 😩)

   The first couple of times we went it was a little chilly  so my husband and I split their fisherman's platter. This next photo isn't a very good view of the meal, but you can see the drink I brought with me. We bring our own drinks because one thing we think is overpriced at Pop's are their sodas.  

      However, their fisherman's platters haven't gone up in price for the last several years, and we get so much food we split one meal and still have leftovers to bring home. In this photo we switched out the usual French fries for  onion rings, and also buried in that plate is a cole slaw, as well as fried fish, shrimp, clams and scallops.

      Then we went on a Sunday evening for dinner another time, and they must have had a busy weekend because when I went to order a lobster roll, they were out of lobster. My husband  really likes their chicken fingers and they were out of those too. 😒  And they were out of scallops too. Good thing I am a fried clam lover because they had plenty of those. The hubby settled for haddock nuggets which is also one of his favorite meals. 

       But finally we went a couple of weeks ago on a rainy Saturday for a late lunch, and they had both the chicken and lobster. (Although that day my husband decided to go for a fish sandwich instead.)

    I was glad to see the price of their lobster rolls had not gone up at all, and although they are not a bargain, you certainly get your money's worth. This time I had my lobster with butter instead of mayo (I like them both ways) because it was a chillier wet day and the buttered lobster is a little warmer than the mayo style.

    If you ever get to Pop's, they only take cash. They do have seating in a small separate building. You can either sit in the roof area which is outdoor seating or you can sit inside. The town of Alton, where they are located, also has lots of picnic tables around the area.

   I hope I didn't make anyone hungry (grin) and that you have a super T day and week ahead.