As you may have noticed we had sort of surrendered the fantasy of
finding a go to Friday Fish Fry place in the area having tasted so
much disappointing fishy fare. Well, I may have periods of
pessimistic detachment but it turns out, hope springs eternal and as
soon as Steph says what about a fish place the hunt continues. I
actually discovered you could punch Friday fish fry into yelp and
get options. The top result was a new place so off we went. |
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Larry’s Main Entrance is almost indiscernible from the fancy dancy Ken Stewarts Grille next door which may explain why I never saw the place in many trips up or down Main Street. There is a little parking lot behind the building and we are quickly inside of a wonderfully quaint little spot. Outside of being small and cramped, if I were a hang out in a bar kinda guy I would want a place that looks like this. Dark with good lighting the smooth wear of old wood, small clutches of regulars drinking or dining, a couple of tvs to catch things of interest, if the fish is good we might have found our Cheers.
The service was confusing. I don’t know if they typically have a
staff since our Friday outings are very early for dinner but
everything today was being done by a single dude. He was strangely
active and inefficient, one stop at the table would be friendly the
next would be robotic and disinterested, he kept up with everything
and let a lot of things slide. He was lightly odd and had a lot to
do, manning both the entire bar and the floor all by his lonesome
but the swings in personality were weird and unexplained. |
They Called It A Bisque...Not So Sure About That |
But It Tasted Pretty Good |
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The Burger Was Also Pretty Good |
With An Amazing Bun |
We ordered some wings, a cup of soup, a burger and a AYCE fried fish
special. One the strong side was the burger and the soup. The soup
was the daily special and the board called it a crab bisque, I would
describe it as more of a costal chowder, but it did have sufficient
crabbiness running through its cream base. What made it more of a
chowder to me were the cubes of potato, kernels of corn and other
bits of veggie floating in the bowl. Along with the seasoning
profile its more familiar with clams than crab but it still tasted
pretty good and had just about a perfect consistency. Yelpers had
raved about the wings and the burgers, they weren’t completely off
with the burger. Steph ordered the bleu and bacon. The patty was
nicely done and well seasoned, the dressing had nice punches of
stinky cheese, the bacon was crispy and bacon (how else do you
describe bacon, no way to improve on that word) it was a good
sandwich. The bun was outstanding, sesame coated, grilled a toasty
brown on the slice and maybe swabbed with a little brush of butter,
it was a good burger with a fabulous wrapping. |
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The Sauce Was Really Underwhelming |
But Not As Bad As The Flabby Chicken |
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Just Plain Horrible With Even Worse Fries |
Ordered One More Piece, The Bad Is Consistent |
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Much less successful were the wings and the fish. I could quickly tell which Yelpers were writing just about dinner and those who were dining towards the end of a six hour binge. The wings were undercooked and flabby and resting in a watery thin sauce with more vinegar than spice. I would definitely avoid those if we ever returned. The fish was every bit as bad. The crisped batter looked really promising and it was alright but it couldn’t help the wet, greasy, mushy porridge that the fish itself had become. I would have picked off the batter and left the fish but that seemed rude. Top all that off with the tragic fries on both plates and a return trip is unlikely. I can’t imagine how you get a potato and fryer oil to turn out like this but the best description I can think of is chewable Lincoln logs. Horrifying.
Steph
took one more shot with their homemade baklava which while nowhere
near as bad as Kiflis, failed to impress. Larry's Main Entrance is
a sharp little place but I hope they can pull a draft way better
than they fry food. |
Ehhhhh. |
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Food |
Service |
Ambiance |
What's Best |
What's Worst |
Overall |
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D- | D | B | B | F | D- | ||
Burger Bun | Lost Count |