02 Jul 2013 Seafood on the Oregon Coast
I sat down
today for lunch in Tillamook ,Oregon and could not believe that I forgot to
mention the seafood we had on the July 1st. Outside of Coos Bay, we ate in Charleston on
the beach. This is a little fishing
village with lots of boats (obviously) and a large Coast Guard station. Katherine found a place on the Internet that
looked good, but the mapping on the phone gave us a few problems locating the
restaurant. I actually located it by the
picture and not the address given by the phone.
The place is called Miller’s at the Cove.
Upon
entering, we were greeted with local photos and sports memorabilia. But, what caught my eye was the sea charts of
wrecks along the Oregon Coast on the wall.
I took a look at these earlier, but first, we had to sample the local
raw oysters. Wow! After a cup of the clam chowder, I ordered a
Dungeness crab melt and Katherine had Dungeness crab tacos. I must say, the local food did not disappoint. Never had I had that much crab at one time
that I didn’t have to work for it by breaking the shells. We were on a hunt for local fresh seafood,
and we found it!
Today, the
3rd of July, we searched out a place in Tillamook, Oregon called
Kendra’s Kitchen. We pulled up at 11:30am
and it said that it was closed, but Katherine looked online to check. It said, “Open at 11:30-ish.” OK then….
We drove off to another place that was also closed and returned to
Kendra’s. Now they were open! How funny.
We started with a cup of clam chowder and 2 local microbrews, then I had
a plate of crab/artichoke ravioli and Katherine had a salad with 6 giant grilled
oysters from Netarts Bay. We were not
let down. The clam chowder was
delectable. Katherine is on a mission to
try a cup of clam chowder every place that we stop. I am behind her on that decision, as long as
I get a taste or 7. Kendra’s was a hit,
and if I was born a girl, my mom said that is what I would have been named
after my father, Ken….so we had to stop here.
The food at
the two locations has been great, and we hope to try some more. I just want to get some Dungeness crab and
break it apart myself. One of our
favorite places to eat is with Michael Tyner on the Chesapeake Bay munching on
the local crustaceans. I just hope to
get a pic of us devouring the Pacific’s finest for him. My search continues.
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