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I grew up in Maine. In my first 18 years of life, I think I had one lobster roll. But I finally came around and now whenever I go home to visit, there are usually 3 or 4 spots I'll hit for one. I torture my poor Instagram followers who are a thousand miles away here in Florida. But now my Floridians, I can put my stamp of approval on a Maine lobster roll that doesn't require a roundtrip airfare. And the employees actually pronounce the letter "R." Gotta give props to my buddy Sean that works at the station for suggesting this place for lunch. Honestly I wasn't that excited at first. I'm a fan of seafood from the north... it's gotta be cold water sweet seafood. Grouper is the one exception. But when we walked in and I looked at the menu at the new Crabby Bill's location in St. Pete near Q105, nothing looked inspiring until I saw the Maine Lobster Roll on the menu. And bonus it was on sale for like $15 with a side. It's more expensive than than in Portland, Maine! The garlic parmesan tater tots I chose as my side were insanely good.
I generally prefer warm lobster rolls with butter over cold ones with mayo, but this worked. Flavorful and $15? Score.
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Malt vinegar on the table is always a good sign you're about to have a great meal.
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My buddy Sean's meal. Shrimp and hush puppies. A little too much fried stuff was his verdict. But he seemed to like it.
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A few bites in and I was a fan. Finding a legit Maine lobster roll isn't easy in Florida.
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Garlic Parmesan Tater Tots were simply awesome. Tater tots are such an underappreciated side. They're seen as kid food. Fine. I'm a kid.
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I could make a meal out of those tots.
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Incoming!
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