Mary’s Fish Camp
May 27, 2009
The line snakes down the block for the legendary lobster rolls at this sleek West Village seafood shack. A no-reservation policy ensures it’ll be a good 40 minutes, but it’s worth it: Oversize pieces of Maine lobster meat are slathered with mayonnaise and tossed with lemon, thickly diced celery, salt and pepper before being crammed into a buttered hot dog bun. Home-cut fries seal the deal. To ensure freshness every day, the rolls are sold until they run out, which usually happens by 10 p.m. “People really freak out when they hear there’s a limited supply,” says owner Mary Redding, who splits her time here with her second outpost, Brooklyn Fish Camp. (Price: $30; varies by market price)
Rockin' roll rating: 5 stars
Supremely fresh and unadulterated hunks of lobster served the way they were meant to be. One gripe: the shoestring fries, which are more a garnish than a side.
Mary’s Fish Camp (64 Charles St., 646-486-2185)
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frankbooth from Crooklyn - May 28, 2009 at 5:52 PM
"served the way they were meant to be" is quite a stretch with those chives (gross) and all that mayo (what is that mayo masking?). in maine you'd ...
Report This Commentsaraht from Cobble Hill, Brooklyn - May 27, 2009 at 10:07 PM
The bread on this sandwich just melts in your mouth. Mary's beats every roll on this list easily although the wait to be seated can be brutal.
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