Journal Entry for Wednesday, Oct 12

East Coast Eats Today we decided to try out East Coast Eats, a new restaurant only two miles from where we live. Located in a strip mall at 50 Valle Verde Drive, this place opened in mid-April and I don’t know what took us so long to try it out. It is a relatively small restaurant with a “fast-food” atmosphere where customers order at the counter and the cashiers deliver orders to the storefront's 10 tables. There are a large variety of sub sandwiches, pizzas, calzones, Italian dishes and seafood items on its extensive menu, with the “Boston's Own Roast Beef” and the “Steak Bomb” (featuring onions, roasted green pepper, mushrooms and cheese) being the most popular. With weekly shipments of fresh seafood -- including soft-shell Ipswich clams, haddock, scallops and shrimp – arriving on Wednesdays, we decided to share the Seafood Platter (with all of the above plus fries, onion rings and coleslaw). In addition to being plenty large enough for both of us to share, we both agreed that it was the best fried seafood we’ve had since coming to Vegas. Everything was cooked to perfection. I would definitely consider our meal as "high-quality restaurant food” even though it is served in a “ fast-food like” atmosphere. It definitely made us feel like we were back in New England; there is no doubt that we will be making many return trips to the establishment.