Duryea Lobster Deck
I think Royce C. Lamberth is a twat. That's my opinion, and if you don't like it, please just leave. Save you and me both some time. You want to know who it is. He's the judge that's making it illegal (for the time being) for scientists to continue to use federal funds to do stem cell research. Let's be clear - any time you want to use religious backed thinking and go against logic and scientific development, then you're just shitty. You know what's not shitty though? Lobster rolls. The ones in question took four hours to procure. They required a subway ride to Penn Station, and then a 4 hour LIRR ride to Montauk and then a short ten minute walk. You got all that? It's almost as tiring as hearing news about a crappy Republican judge getting in the way of science in the name of the spaghetti monster that lives in space. But after that long journey, you arrive at Duryea's Lobster Shack.
I guess it's one of the places in Montauk where you go if you want a lobster roll. Their version is nothing like the lobster roll you get at Luke's Lobster. The version at Luke's is very very light on the mayo. Supposedly Luke's is the way they do it up in Maine. Cold lobster with very little mayo. Duryea might be geographically closer to Maine, but it's lobster rolls are nothing like Luke's.
At Duryea, the mayo plays a central roll in the lobster roll. It's probably how most of us became acquainted with lobster rolls. The bun is toasted but not buttered. The lobster plentiful but not overflowing. It was only after ordering that Steph and I realized we should have opted for a full lobster the way everyone else was doing. Honestly, I think you could find lobster rolls just as good in New York City. No joke.
The sides that came with the lobster roll were pretty decent. A potato salad with some dill was a nice touch. And a coleslaw that's standard fare was crunchy and up to par. Still, sides don't make a lobster roll worth it.
We also got some steamed cherrystone clams. They came with a garlic butter, although it wasn't necessary. Good clams come with juices of their own and it's often superior to anything artificial we can add to it. Butter with garlic is a good combo, but the sweet taste of the sea is good enough. These clams were two bucks a piece. I'm thinking that next time I ought to just buy some from a seafood market here in NY and steam some at home.
Lobster rolls are just one of those things that is hard to really get a hang of. I would love to eat them all the time and develop a preference for whether I want mine warm or cold. But it's kind of an expensive thing to really eat in bunches. It's not like pork buns...
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oh fred... haha, what can I say?
Danny
August 25, 2010 10:47 am
Judge Lamberth threatens my future possible career in biotechnology. I don't like that either.
Nicholas
August 24, 2010 12:03 pm
I was just here 2 weeks ago. I thought the lobster roll was really good, but the bun itself was a bit too thick. I also got the clam chowder, which was less impressive. Good flavor and lots of clams, but it was also cold and too runny.
Patrick
August 24, 2010 7:30 pm
@Nicholas,
Totally, the guy is being a douche. I just felt like more people need to hear about how much of a d-bag he is.
@Patrick,
Yea I love the setting. You know, eating outdoors, by the water. You can't beat that at all. I just think you can find very similar things in NYC. Like you were telling me, Pearl has a great one. Red Hook Lobster Pound is pretty good too.
Danny
August 24, 2010 9:08 pm
Danny, I am so disappointed in you. No use of the C word for several posts in a row, and now, the post ends with the address to Hawkers. We expect - nay demand - perfection from you. Get with the program, dude.
Still, its comforting to know that the vast supplementary income from your work on MTL is affording you such luxuries as long multiple train rides and lobster rolls :-)
Fred
August 24, 2010 11:21 pm