Is there a dish that more perfectly embodies the essence of summer than the lobster roll? Okay, so it's not exactly a Texan dish, but we can't take credit for everything awesome. The New England-born sandwich has become quite the popular menu item 'round these parts in recent years; here are a dozen lobster rolls around the Metroplex worth seeking out this summer.
A welcome BYOB policy cushions the $18 blow of this fine specimen, served chilled and lightly dressed on a deliciously crisp and buttery split-top roll.
[Photo: UrbanDaddy]
The $16 lunchtime roll at this downtown seafood spot contains meaty Maine lobster chunks doctored up with tarragon, celery, mayo and herb butter and stuffed into a buttery toasted brioche bun.
Chef Omar Flores veers slightly from tradition with his mini lobster roll rendition ($15) that features tarragon aioli, pickles, and a side of truffled potato chips.
Snider Plaza's top-notch sandwich shop has gotten lots of love for its roll ($16), loaded up with knuckle and claw meat, a whole split tail, and drizzled with melted butter. Housemade potato chips make the perfect pairing.
Observer critic Scott Reitz awarded Rex's the trophy in a lobster battle showdown last year, praising the meaty chunks of lobster "heaped with reckless abandon" on a buttery roll from Empire Baking Company.
Ryan's lobster roll is a $28 beauty. With one and a quarter pounds of meat, yuzu creme fraiche and and serrano-avocado aioli, it definitely qualifies as a splurge.
Excuse us while we veer slightly off-course with Spoon's lobster bahn mi, which certainly merits a mention: tempura lobster chunks are topped with pickled veg, cilantro, sriracha and a creamy lobster salad spread and served on a crusty baguette.
If you find yourself in the 'burbs with a lobster roll craving, head to this fish market-slash-restaurant. $13.99 gets you a roll loaded up with big lobster chunks dressed sparingly with celery and mayo, and flanked by 2 sides and hushpuppies.
The lobster roll at TJ's is available in 2 sizes, for the hungry ($16) and the extremely hungry ($25); both are drizzled in luscious thyme butter and served on a slightly sweet challah roll, with your choice of 2 sides.
Jon Bonnell's new temple to fine seafood offers a lobster roll ($16) at lunch that's appropriately creamy, dotted with chives and flanked by crisp sweet potato chips.
A welcome BYOB policy cushions the $18 blow of this fine specimen, served chilled and lightly dressed on a deliciously crisp and buttery split-top roll.
[Photo: UrbanDaddy]
The $16 lunchtime roll at this downtown seafood spot contains meaty Maine lobster chunks doctored up with tarragon, celery, mayo and herb butter and stuffed into a buttery toasted brioche bun.
Chef Omar Flores veers slightly from tradition with his mini lobster roll rendition ($15) that features tarragon aioli, pickles, and a side of truffled potato chips.
Snider Plaza's top-notch sandwich shop has gotten lots of love for its roll ($16), loaded up with knuckle and claw meat, a whole split tail, and drizzled with melted butter. Housemade potato chips make the perfect pairing.
Observer critic Scott Reitz awarded Rex's the trophy in a lobster battle showdown last year, praising the meaty chunks of lobster "heaped with reckless abandon" on a buttery roll from Empire Baking Company.
Ryan's lobster roll is a $28 beauty. With one and a quarter pounds of meat, yuzu creme fraiche and and serrano-avocado aioli, it definitely qualifies as a splurge.
Excuse us while we veer slightly off-course with Spoon's lobster bahn mi, which certainly merits a mention: tempura lobster chunks are topped with pickled veg, cilantro, sriracha and a creamy lobster salad spread and served on a crusty baguette.
If you find yourself in the 'burbs with a lobster roll craving, head to this fish market-slash-restaurant. $13.99 gets you a roll loaded up with big lobster chunks dressed sparingly with celery and mayo, and flanked by 2 sides and hushpuppies.
The lobster roll at TJ's is available in 2 sizes, for the hungry ($16) and the extremely hungry ($25); both are drizzled in luscious thyme butter and served on a slightly sweet challah roll, with your choice of 2 sides.
Jon Bonnell's new temple to fine seafood offers a lobster roll ($16) at lunch that's appropriately creamy, dotted with chives and flanked by crisp sweet potato chips.
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