Saturday was one longgg food adventure.. one of those awesome days! It started out at a neighborhood gem called Pasta Market. They serve delicious homemade Italian food with fresh, al dente, pasta! It's not the first time I've been there but each and every time has been absolutely delicious and this time was no exception. We started with their fried calamari which was extra crispy without being weighed down by too much batter (yum!). There was a honey-like sweet sauce drizzled on top that reminded me of duck sauce that I wasn't a fan of but their delicious marinara sauce covered up the taste nicely. Next time, we'll be requesting it without the extra sweetness. For the main course, I had their mushroom ravioli in alfredo sauce. So delicious! My friend had some extra spicy sandwich that I didn't sample... spicy food is my only weakness. But he said it was delicious so I'll take his word for it. Pasta Market, you've got my love. 5 stars!
Our next stop was Crane beach. As we meandered our way up, I had a sudden craving for delicious soft serve ice cream... so we had to search for a Dairy Queen (DQ). Thank goodness there was one (sort of) on the way in Ipswich. The creamy deliciousness was every bit as good as I remembered it to be. With my sweet tooth satisfied, we finally made our way to the beach.
After a lovely time at the beach where we frolicked in the ice cold ocean and baked in the sun, we were of course hungry and craving some seafood. On the way up we passed by a good number of seafood shacks but one in particular, Woodman's, stood out because of the crowd. So we went back there to check out what the hubbub was all about.
When we got there, a huge line awaited us. Luckily we bumped into Pubear and a few other friends who had the same idea to order up some fried seafood.
To fully sample their offerings, we ordered a combo plate with everything (shrimp, scallop, clams, fish) plus two steamed lobsters about 1.5lbs each.
This is where we got to choose the lobsters we were about to demolish.
Lobster? check. Butter? check. Bib? check. Preparations for demolition are complete!
The seafood was fresh and well fried. The lobster was delicious. There's really not much to say except dig in and enjoy! If you're ever in the area and looking for seafood, I would definitely recommend checking this place out. Waiting on the line out the door is worth it. 5 stars!
Of course, on our way out, we started craving ice cream again after all the fried food consumed but unfortunately DQ closes at 10PM and it was 10:10PM. Sigh. We had to settle for a neighborhood ice cream place where we got vanilla in a waffle cone.
On a side note, a scene from the movie Grownups (currently in theater) was shot here. As a tribute to the restaurant, we went to watch it that night. Expect a good workout for your abs because we were laughing non-stop for the whole movie with some breaks for the touching moments. It's a movie about best friends reconnecting after long years apart due to the natural course of life. I personally love this movie dearly and would watch it again and again for a good laugh and a reminder of how precious real friendship is. There is nothing I treasure more than my dear friends<3
All in all, a great day. Lobster and DQ in one day. What more could a foodie ask for =)
