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In , they offered to buy it. The couple didn't have restaurant experience — Jerry was a Pfizer biochemist and Ruth worked in cable television — and they learned the business as they went.
Day-to-day management of the increasingly popular restaurant proved so demanding that they eventually both left their full-time careers. Deirdre Mears says she didn't anticipate her parents' career shift, but 35 years later, she, as longtime operator, is passing the torch to the next Mears generation.
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Her daughter Chelsea, 28, is preparing to move into a leadership role at the restaurant, after completing college and graduate school and working in public affairs in Washington, D. I'm really glad that I made the transition back. The lobsters come from the cold waters of northern Maine and Canada, where larger sizes are more readily available.
In late May, the biggest guy in the tank weighed in at a whopping 16 pounds, but Chelsea Mears says Abbott's has seen bigger — as of mid-June, there was a pounder on site.
A regular customer, whom the staff affectionately refers to as "Jersey Joe," drives up often from the Garden State to request the largest lobster on hand. While their lobsters cook in a low-pressure steam cooker, guests often start their meals with soups clam chowder in broth-based "Noank" style and classic, creamy New England; a shrimp and corn chowder and lobster bisque or steamed mussels, shrimp cocktail and raw oysters and clams on the half shell.
The restaurant is BYOB, and guests often arrive with tablecloths and wine glasses to dress up the picnic tables by the water. Lobster rolls have proven so popular that Abbott's has added two larger-size sandwiches to the menu in recent years. There's the "OMG" roll, with 7 ounces of buttered meat on a hot dog bun; and a new behemoth, the "LOL" Lots of Lobster with a full pound of meat on a freshly baked roll.
Guests craving fried clams and shrimp are invited to visit Abbott's "little brother" restaurant, Costello's Clam Shack, which opened just yards down the road in Chelsea Mears believes the restaurant's national profile began to build when Abbott's was first featured in an early edition of Jane and Michael Stern's "Roadfood" guide.
Jane Stern was among the first visitors through the door on 's opening day. And in a collage of memorabilia posted at the front of the building, there's a photo of the Mears family with former U. President Jimmy Carter. Visitors even arrive from overseas. A couple from France stopped by the restaurant on a Thursday in May, before Abbott's switched to its post-Memorial Day, seven-day-a-week summer schedule. Even though the eatery was closed, "I couldn't say no," Chelsea Mears said, and they made lobster rolls for the international tourists. I wonder if that would have worked here.
Hubby and I had only planned on ordering a couple of lobster rolls, but a nice gentleman behind us in line recommended the shrimp and corn chowder. We sat inside because sans high chair I was afraid the outdoor area would prove too tempting for Boo, especially with its less restrictive picnic tables. Can you blame us?
But there are plenty of outdoor seating options. Save room for dessert! There are yummy baked items apple crisp anyone?
It sits out on a dock. It specializes in deep fried delicacies.
And the whole menu fits on one little board outside the order window. For seating, there are covered and open tables on the first level. There are also restrooms down at the end of the building near the parking lot.
How could I have known? But let me tell you, they hit the spot. Filled to the gills with seafood goodness, we headed for the highway.
Turn in and head towards the giant lobster. Portuguese 3. A note about lobsters: Submit Cancel. Here's a three- to four-pound lobster, steamed and ready for two hungry lobster-lovers. Our Famous Hot Lobster Roll. Thanks for helping!
See the menu here. Check their website for more detailed information and a calendar for the entire season.
This seaside seafood restaurant may be named after a famous comedy duo, but they take their […]. My sisters and brother-in-law needed to try a Connecticut Lobster roll.
So we headed to where else, Abbotts Lobster in the Rough. Most of the time he sat like this: But occasionally he sat like this: Go figure. Before we headed out, I wanted to check out the restroom situation. Boy, is it narrow in there. You can barely fit your knees let alone a stroller in those stalls!
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