Not on the drive but close enough are the Quincy chinatown branches of Winsor and a couple of others - that’s where I’d be headed (for pickup) 
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Thanks. Yes, they had been on my radar for pickup on the drive back.
I always go to the Clam Box when I’m down that way. White Farms Ice Cream is also just a mile or so from there, a good old fashioned make-their-own (probably from a base) stand that’s worth a stop. Cash only.
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Do you prefer them to Tony’s, or is it because that’s been your regular place and is good? (The latter is a good enough reason, but I was curious if you’d done a comparison.)
Eta: I did a search for White Farms and I only get locations in Ipswich and possibly Gloucester. Could the Quincy location have closed?
I’ve wondered the same about that restaurant. We hope to take the MBTA boat there from Long Wharf for a day trip maybe after Labor Day, or after school starts, to avoid the crowds.
I’ve actually never gone to Tony’s, but fwiw I have comparison shopped between Woodman’s in Essex and the Clam Box and have always thought that the Clam Box was better.
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@passingthru, any chance you were thinking North Shore and not South Shore when you wrote this? Just did the drive up north Saturday and those two places were on our route through Ipswich.
P. S. Could’ve been me writing this since I know nothin’ about the ways and byways of the South Shore.
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d’oh. I sure am. NEVER MIND FOODABBLER!
I’m a dope.
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Well, I would say that you are smart to enjoy the North Shore so much! Didn’t someone once say that we only have eyes for the ones we love? I adore Cape Ann too.
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No problem. I have eaten at the Clam Box of Ipswich, and liked it. The Clam Box on Quincy Shore Dr. does not appear to be connected to the Ipswich one.
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I had some excellent fried clams at the Hingham Lobster Pound a couple years back. They’ve been churning them out since my dad was a kid, apparently.
We had takeout pizza from Peel recently which we ate with friends on the beach, and it was outstanding. Very thin crust, excellent toppings.
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Does it have to be Hull/Hingham? Much further south (from a northerner’s perspective) Green Harbor Lobster Pound in Marshfield has been on my to-do list for some time.
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The Hingham Lobster Pound have the best clams you’ll find anywhere. They’re just as good if not better than the well known Ipswich places. They’re about 1/3 mile from a great picnic spot on the water with picnic tables on Hingham Harbor. Every summer, I make at least a few trips to that area just to get their clams. Their onion rings and fried bananas are good too!
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Thanks @Parsnipity, and @Catsmeow .
And @digga, are you talking to me? If so, yes, Hingham/Hull because we are planning to spend time at Nantasket, and want to stay put and not drive around too much.
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I picked up from Winsor Quincy this weekend - very smooth .
Everything was good, just a big bigger / thicker than my nyc usuals.
(My only nit is that they’re still using styrofoam.)
Next time: China Pearl.
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I almost went to Jake’s and then the Hingham lobster pound for a lobster roll this weekend, but then randomly took a look at Yelp and decided to skip them - seems HLP may have changed ownership and the recent reviews are less than stellar, and Jake’s, while atmospheric, is not actually known for its lobster rolls.
But that was me, in search of a lobster roll. Ymmv.
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@Saregama you’re in our midst! Welcome!
Styrofoam makes me sad. But so does all food packaging.
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Thanks!
Come and gone… home already.
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The Weymouth Lobster Pound inside of Prevites Market in Weymouth always gets rave reviews. Sorry to hear that about the Hingham Lobster Pound. I haven’t been down there yet this summer but was hoping to get there in the next week or two for their fried clams.
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