On Vacation Dining

"Food, glorious food!
We're anxious to try it.
Three banquets a day -- 
Our favorite diet!" from Oliver


When we go on vacation, we like to find local restaurants to eat in. While places like Cracker Barrel or Applebee's are convenient and you pretty much know what you are in for, I think when you are on vacation you should look for ways to break out of the every day. 


When my husband and I went on our little trip to Newport, we wanted to find some great local food.  The Food Network website has an On the Road page where you can put in your zip code and the name of their TV show host and find restaurants those shows feature. We used Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives to find the 3 out of the 4 places we ate in.

We stopped here at Crazy Burger in Narragansett on the way for a late lunch.  The most AWESOME burgers ever!

Anthony's Seafood Market & Restaurant is in Middletown, RI.  We had lunch here.  We split the Kung Pao Calamari appetizer and each had fish sandwiches The calamari was fabulous. If we ever get back there, I think I would have just that for lunch.  They give you plenty.

We stopped at Aunt Carrie's, also in Narragansett on the way home.  We both had the clam cakes, which are actually more like fritters, and the New England clam chowder.  The chowder was different from other New England clam chowders I've had.  It was a very light broth and very tasty.

If you are ever in this area, I would definitely check out any of these places.  You will certainly be in for a treat.

Have a fun day!
Cynthia