the lobster place

chelsea market
(15th st/ 9th ave)

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neal has been raving about this lobster sandwich for a while now. our original plan, however, was to eat at some organic health food restaurant with soy cheese and other healthy things. but first, we decided to walk through chelsea market to get some specialty food items (i picked up some mushroom-shaped pasta and chestnut jam from the italian grocery). but then we passed by the lobster place and our dinner plans quickly shifted from soy to lobstah.

the lobster place is actually a fish market. there's various puddles on the ground and everything is made of stainless steel. head to the back corner of the store, however, and you'll find a window - ring the small bell and ask for a lobster roll. it comes packed in a box with pretty good coleslaw and crunchy potato chips. it's an excellent lobster roll - big chunks of lobster, coated in a lemony mayonnaise and topped with chives. the bread is simply toasted, missing the coat of butter that mary's fish camp slathers onto their buns. i like the lobster place version - it's simpler and a little bit lighter - but both are tasty options.