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Originally Posted by Island Life
We'll give it another try sometime before the end of the summer; I hope I just hit it on a bad day. It makes me a little sad to drive by without ever stopping; I grew up going to Sawyer's and love that it hasn't changed much in 40 years.
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Either you hit it on a bad day, or I hit it on a very good day
I took family there for the first time. Kids had grilled cheese and cheeseburger, both of which were hot and good. I had the fried clam dinner and better half had fried shrimp. Portions were so big neither of us could finish the fish, and the shrimp had been butterflyed (which cooks faster and lighter). I added onion rings, which were light and flakey and wonderful. All had frappes, which were the best we have had - anywhere, anytime, period.
Was pricey, but portions and sides were huge. In general, fish is up this summer so I don't know if this is out of line. I noted the clam strips were about half of the clam dinner. This might have been about the right amount of food. I don't know what the family sold the business for, but I would guess they have a nice mortgage we all need to help pay off
I grew up in in this area and would eat at sawyers every weekend from when they opened until late-May launch prepping my boat at Fays to go back in the water. What I remember was not nearly as good, and went downhill as summer wore on (we used to kid that they started with fresh oil in the fryers as they opened in May but would not change it all summer).
My wife is aleady asking to go back for rings and frappes. Hope it is again this good.