The Original Clam Tavern

It's so nice when a Delco restaurant gets it.  

You don't always have to reinvent the wheel.  You don't have to be special.  You just have to be consistently good.  

So many restaurants haven't figured that out.  This is one of the ones that has.  

I'll admit I hadn't been here for a while, but I recently had a hankering for it.  I decided to go for takeout.  Between the wife and I, we went for some Shrimp LeJohn, Clams Casino, Shrimp and Scallop Scampi for me, and Chicken Parmigana for her.  

They said it would be ready in 20 minutes.  It was all ready in 20 minutes when I got there packed and ready to go.  

And let's just say that the portions are incredibly huge, but they got polished off without much fuss by us.  

Heck, I thought I'd have leftovers.  But halfway through my dish, I just said the heck with it.  This is getting polished off right now.  It was simple, and it was perfectly tasty.  

This place is Ol' Reliable around these parts.  I hope they never change.

This place is one of my new favorites.  I first discovered it when I was 12 years old when my parents brought me here.  I loved the food, but any 12 year old will love a plate of fried shrimp and fries.  So, at 28 I was unsure if my 12 year old assessment was accurate.  We gave it a try and were not let down.

I am a sucker for clams casino and have been making them for years around the holidays.  My family raves about mine and I think they are good.  I end up ordering them at every restaurant that offers them and am let down almost every time.  This place has the best I have ever tried.  If all the food sucked, which it doesn't, I'd come just for the clams casino.  

My other favorites include:

Fried stuffed jumbo shrimp - jumbo shrimp stuffed w/ crab imperial and topped w/ crab sauce

Lobster ravioli - lobster stuffed rav served in a light tomato cream sauce and topped w/ jumbo lump crabmeat

Daily special - Filet in a marsala sauce (I think), sun dried tomatos, lump crab meat and a few other things I can' think of  

The staff is great as they won't let your cup get past half full and are always stopping by to check and see if you need anything.  The owner is there every night and really cares about this place and it shows in the food and service.  I finally got the clams casino recipe out of him a few weeks ago and made it last night and they were awesome.

Loved this slightly, out-of-the way neighborhood spot. This was our first visit and we were both in the mood for seafood. The decor was nice and we sat upstairs along side a wonderful aquarium next to our table. They brought a nice basket of seeded bread to the table right away and the waitress was wonderful - attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. For dinner we each had a nice salad that acccompained our meals( crispy romaine lettuce, tomatoe and cucumbers). My dining companion had blackened tilapia that was fresh and  and fresh zucchini. I had the daily special of fresh sea bass on a bed of fresh spinich and tomatoes. It was very tasty. Overall we both enjoyed the experience and will return.Cost was $45 and that includes one soft drink.