![]() But, here’s what you do: I made a chowder out of the leftovers! It’s a whole lotta seafood, served in a shallow pool of sauce, the way mussels are commonly served. ![]() (And yes, expensive … but its opulence is in keeping with its price.) Now here’s the thing: it’s really not a soup. My favorite dish of the evening was the zuppa it seems like something everyone should try, because it’s not only delicious, but lavish. Zuppa di Pesce, credit Max Thomsen, Chicago Reader (At least some of what we experienced may have been atypical, due to the loosening-but-not-yet-gone COVID restrictions.) ![]() Everything comes out as it’s ready don’t expect to be served in courses. If you tip well, you will get treated particularly well. Until you have a number on your table, you won’t get attentive service, and if you don’t understand that, you may wonder what’s going on. They give you a number, and send you back to your table. They seat you, but once you’re ready to order, you get up, go to the fish counter, and make (and pay for) your order, including drinks. The service is good, but it may not be what you expect. We moved on to Salmon Florentine (stuffed with feta & spinach), which was spectacular, and Halibut Vesuvio (slathered in tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, olives, and asparagus), which was good, but not as impressive as the florentine, imho. (Mahi Mahi, Manila clam, PEI mussels, calamari, scallops & shrimp.) I took at least half of it home. Five of us – all full-grown men – could hardly put a dent in the Zuppa di Pesce appetizer. They don’t explain this on the menu, but everything’s served family-style, and each item serves at least two, maybe four or more. After more than a year of forced solitude, this was fabulous, and well worth the drive to Des Plaines. The atmosphere is casual and lively – at times almost chaotic – with the feel of a large, loud, outdoor, seafood party in someone’s backyard. You can read more about it in Chicago Reader. They serve fish that they catch in Lake Michigan and/or fly in from the Atlantic coast. Spurred on by the recently-gorgeous weather and somewhat-newly-developed antibodies, my husband and I met up with some also-vaccinated friends at Boston Fish Market, a fish monger – not in Massachusetts, as you might think, but in a Chicago suburb – with a restaurant on the side. ![]() I feel like I’ve forgotten how! So let’s see, how to describe my experience at Boston Fish Market… I haven’t written a restaurant review in a long, long time. and after selling his Maynard seafood retail location in 2019, he moved over to SeaWitch full time.Fisherman’s Platter, credit Chicago Tribune “If you can cook fish you can cook anything,” he said. They expanded the dining room and kitchen three times, going from takeout to a full-service restaurant. In 1978, he and his brothers bought a small store in Waltham, a store Basile describes as an “old mom-and-pop type grocery store.” Then when a building in Maynard came up for sale in 1981, Basile and his brothers bought it, renovated it and started Quarterdeck Seafoods, selling fish and takeout dinners. ![]() His passion for cooking and fish started as a young man, Chris sold boxes of fish to tourists in Scituate, where two of his brothers were commercial fishermen. With a booming laugh and a beaming smile – Chris can be found on the Boston Fish Pier every day. ![]()
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