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Friday: Sam’s Chowder House
Few restaurants have the close up ocean views as this Half Moon Bay restaurant that features a wide-ranging menu, from hamburgers and spaghetti and meatballs to paella, cioppino and fried shrimp.
Seafood should be first on the list here. Two items stand out on chef Lewis Rossman’s menu: the New England clam chowder ($6.95/$10.25) where the clams, cream and Yukon gold potatoes are enhanced with smoked bacon; and the lobster roll ($21.95) with chunks of seafood tossed with butter and served on a torpedo roll with sides of cold slaw and chips.
You also can’t go wrong with the daily catch, often a grilled fish such as swordfish ($25.50) with potato cakes and Italian chard.
4210 Hwy. 1, Half Moon Bay; (650) 712-0245. samschowderhouse.com. Open continuously for lunch and dinner daily. Full bar. Reservations and credit cards accepted.
