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Perfect surf and surf - Twin lobsters (steamed) with drawn butter/fries, and a lobster roll, lightly dressed.

How to cook a lobster

Lobster Roll - Burger & Lobster.

Boiled or steamed. Drawn butter. New England. Atlantic coast. The simple and perfect way in which lobster should be done.

Lobster Crawl, Day 3: Young's Lobster Pound & Nautilus, both in Belfast Maine, both on the water. This post will focus on Young 's.

While there's still a long way to go, I'm gonna bet that Young's will win the week. I've just never had anything better. Their lobster roll, while a tad untraditional (which I will highlight further down the page, with pics) gets my highest honors and rating: 10/10. This is my first perfect score.

When you approach Young's, you're struck by a large red compound, which encompasses a retail operation and commercial lobster management system, comprised of about 26 rectangular green pools with running seawater between them.

The lobsters in each pool seem to be playing "King of the Hill."

Someone in front of me purchased about 12 pounds of "new-shell" lobsters. New shells have a little less meat per pound than the normal hard shells, but the benefit is they cost about 30% less and are typically sweeter.

The lobsters (and clams and steamers) are picked and boiled fresh on the spot. About 15 minutes for the new-shell lobster and 20 minutes for the hard-shell lobsters.

Price list for uncooked lobsters, mussels, and clams.

The lobster roll was served on a hamburger bun instead of a hot dog bun, seasoned with a dab of mayo and topped with 2 slices of fresh lettuce. I normally prefer a hot dog bun and no lettuce or mayo, but the mayo was barely perceptible, and the lettuce added a bit of texture. Consider you are get a healthy vegetable course rich in beta carotene 😂.

Most importantly, the lobster meat was purely tails and claws. No filler, no legs. Just large pieces of succulent meat from the most valuable part of the crustacean.

This had to be about a pound of lobster meat. The cost was $21, but worth every penny, and 5x better than the $20 lobster roll at the Fish House on Monhegan Island.

There is no skimping. This is the big leagues. Youngs just won the Superbowl of Lobster Rolls.

I tried the lobster stew. Very nice but a waste of resources in my opinion. Just stick with the roll.

Youngs from the rear deck. On the water.

Maine Lobster Crawl, Day 1: Monhegan Island

As we began our lobster roll journey, our first stop was Monhegan Istalnd, a 1 hr ferry ride from Port Clyde Harbor (near St Georges).

We arrived around 4pm and checked into our lovely B&B called the Cracked Mug.

View from the back porch of the Cracked Mug

Next, we discovered the only seafood joint on the island, the Fish House, a short walking distance from the Cracked Mug, so we crossed our fingers and hoped for the best.

The Fish House, Monhegan Island

We ordered Lobster rolls and fish (Haddock) tacos. The lobster roll (first pic at the top of the blog post) was a huge disappointment, lightly dressed with mayonnaise. The bigger issues were twofold: a lack of meat (quantity) and pieces of leg included as filler (quality). You'd think a $20 roll would deliver something full or even overflowing, but this is what happens when patrons are held captive to only one public option on an island (a monopoly): the product tends to really suffer. The fish tacos and Lobster BLT were better bets.

Lobster Crawl Day 3: Nautilus, Belfast Maine:

Nautilus is just a mile down the road from Youngs Lobster Pound, both are on the Penobscot Bay and have wonderful waterfront views. But since Nautilus is adjacent to a dock, you will typically see a number of large yachts and sailboats. On this day, a large 145' super yacht "Rena" from Montego Bay, Jamaica) was berthed here, as well as a stunnig blue 45' sailboat named "Bella" from Newport RI.

The lobster roll is one of the more expensive in the state of Maine, clocking in at $24. This compares to $21 at Young's Lobster Pound Just down the road.

This lobster roll was good, but not what I would expect for a Lobster or seafood restaurant dedicated to the best of casual seafood cuisine in a lobster region. While the roll was properly toasted and buttered, the lobster minimally dressed with mayo, the amount of lobster was about 30-40% less than at Youngs, and was 15% more expensive. A good roll, but overpriced and understuffed.

We stopped by on TaconTueaday. I suggest trying the spicy shrimp tacos instead.

This easy holiday appetizer calls for lobster tails, the meatiest part of the lobster, which you can buy fresh or frozen. We've also include

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