Comments on: Last Day for Certe’s Soft Shelled Crab; Thursday is $9 Lobster Roll Day http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:54:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: RyanGoldschlager http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/comment-page-1/#comment-218081 RyanGoldschlager Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:08 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7280#comment-218081 Thanks StevenP! Looking forward to tracking one down this weekend ... Thanks StevenP! Looking forward to tracking one down this weekend …

]]> By: sushiburger http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/comment-page-1/#comment-218032 sushiburger Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:39:45 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7280#comment-218032 If you were to cook lobster at home.. anyone have a suggestion on the best place to get them (physical manhattan location, or order online?) those prices that stevenp mentioned sound great.. but anything relatively close to that in the city? If you were to cook lobster at home.. anyone have a suggestion on the best place to get them (physical manhattan location, or order online?) those prices that stevenp mentioned sound great.. but anything relatively close to that in the city?

]]> By: stevenp http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/comment-page-1/#comment-218008 stevenp Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:48:28 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7280#comment-218008 A "real" lobster roll includes a mix of lobster meat (mostly tail, claw meat OK, preferably larger chunks) mixed with a small amount of mayo, some light seasonings (salt, a dust of pepper), and (optionally) some diced celery (not a fan of raw celery). This is served in a toasted, lightly-buttered SPLIT hot-dog roll. That is how it's done. I grew up in Boston eating fresh lobster/lobster rolls, and I know this. It's a shame the hype that the underwhelming lobster gets around here. There is a current oversupply of live Maine lobsters. You can get live lobsters boiled tpo order for around $5/lb at many supermarkets in northern New England. And one 1-1/4 pound lobster (the typical "chicken" lobster), for under $7, is enough to make 2 or 3 enormous lobster rolls that would FAR surpass the lame and overpriced attempts offered in NYC. I guess that's the price we pay fo0r "living in the city." Sad. A “real” lobster roll includes a mix of lobster meat (mostly tail, claw meat OK, preferably larger chunks) mixed with a small amount of mayo, some light seasonings (salt, a dust of pepper), and (optionally) some diced celery (not a fan of raw celery). This is served in a toasted, lightly-buttered SPLIT hot-dog roll. That is how it’s done. I grew up in Boston eating fresh lobster/lobster rolls, and I know this.

It’s a shame the hype that the underwhelming lobster gets around here. There is a current oversupply of live Maine lobsters. You can get live lobsters boiled tpo order for around $5/lb at many supermarkets in northern New England. And one 1-1/4 pound lobster (the typical “chicken” lobster), for under $7, is enough to make 2 or 3 enormous lobster rolls that would FAR surpass the lame and overpriced attempts offered in NYC. I guess that’s the price we pay fo0r “living in the city.” Sad.

]]> By: stevenp http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/comment-page-1/#comment-218006 stevenp Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:43:33 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7280#comment-218006 A "real" lobster roll includes a mix of lobster meat (mostly tail, claw meat OK, preferably larger chunks) mixed with a small amount of mayo, some light seasonings (salt, a dust of pepper), and (optionally) some diced celery (not a fan of raw celery). ` A “real” lobster roll includes a mix of lobster meat (mostly tail, claw meat OK, preferably larger chunks) mixed with a small amount of mayo, some light seasonings (salt, a dust of pepper), and (optionally) some diced celery (not a fan of raw celery). `

]]> By: famdoc http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/comment-page-1/#comment-218004 famdoc Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:27:09 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7280#comment-218004 Zach: Thanks so much for this timely reminder. I had missed the original post, so, on this, the last day of its availability, I had Certe's soft-shelled crab sandwich. It arrived in less than 30 minutes, still warm, but not still crispy. For $8.95, it was adequately filling, particularly served with the red cabbage slaw and yukon gold/purple potato salad. Nice work, Certe. Zach: Thanks so much for this timely reminder. I had missed the original post, so, on this, the last day of its availability, I had Certe’s soft-shelled crab sandwich. It arrived in less than 30 minutes, still warm, but not still crispy. For $8.95, it was adequately filling, particularly served with the red cabbage slaw and yukon gold/purple potato salad. Nice work, Certe.

]]> By: RyanGoldschlager http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/30/last-day-for-certes-soft-shelled-crab-thursday-is-9-lobster-roll-day/comment-page-1/#comment-217995 RyanGoldschlager Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:24:55 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7280#comment-217995 So what exactly is in an authentic lobster roll? I've been playing around with a version (http://miocibo.com/2009/06/25/maine-lobster-roll-recipe/), but it seems like people from different part in the Northeast have very particular ideas. Any tips? I have to say i've never seen corn in a lobster roll ... So what exactly is in an authentic lobster roll? I’ve been playing around with a version (http://miocibo.com/2009/06/25/maine-lobster-roll-recipe/), but it seems like people from different part in the Northeast have very particular ideas. Any tips? I have to say i’ve never seen corn in a lobster roll …

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