Calamari -- The Test of any Kitchen
This entry was posted on 6/4/2006 4:39 PM and is filed under Food Highlights.
UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2007
Yes, we confess that we really love this fried stuff, which many foodies might consider mundane. After all, if you properly batter and deep fry pretty much anything, it can taste good. So, we understand that many would not agree that it is the "test of a kitchen." But we try it everywhere we go.
# 1 -- Carrabba's -- consistently the best in town; at least as the price keeps going up, so does the portion size and the lemon butter sauce is a welcome new addition to the traditional marinara.
#2 -- Mockingbird Cafe -- tender and tasty (also with a somewhat sweet flavor); stick to the chili aioli and nix the sweet sauce
#3 -- Piatto -- very crunchy with great lemon pepper sauce
#4 -- Oceannaire -- tasty batter with very good remoulade sauce; didn't like the pickapeppa sauce
#5 -- DaVino -- crunchy and tender with good lemon caper sauce
Best of the Rest -- Vic & Anthony's (ask for the pepper sauce on the side); Bice; Capital Grille;Sorrento;Grotto;LaGriglia
O'kay, but Nothing Great -- Joyce's Oyster Resort; Farrago;Crappittos;Ninos
Disappointment -- Ibiza (we had really enjoyed the calamari here in the past, but the last time we tried it --just a week ago -- it was dry and chewy); Prego (also chewy); benjy's (used to be very good, but change in sauces and chewy texture on last visit)
