New England Lobster Company
A little south of the San Francisco airport is where you can find the New England Lobster Company. A bit out of the way but when you’re craving a good lobster roll, you might want to make the hike. It’s not in a strip mall or near other restaurants. It’s just there, surrounded by warehouses and office buildings, ready to give you this mighty sea crustacean from the east coast. This place was a huge upgrade. I remember visiting their little food truck many years ago in a similar setting that left me with a “why are they all the way out here.” But like the saying goes, build it and they’ll come and we did.
This place was both a market and a restaurant which makes sense. The first time we visited them was to get some frozen lobster tails from the store. Now they got plenty of stock for all you seafood lovers. There’s dungeness crab, oysters, scallops, and many more. You can even take home some of their chowder. All that can be done on one side where the rest was dedicated to the restaurant. Plenty of seating. All you have to do was read the giant menu, order, get your number, find a seat, and wait for your food. Oh, you’ll want to pick up some utensils too. After the food came out, it was time to chow down. Great stuff. You can judge from the pictures below.
New England Lobster Company
824 Cowan Rd
Burlingame, CA 94080
+1 (650) 443-1559
www.newenglandlobster.net
Verdict: Not a bad way to upgrade your spot New England. When I return home from a trip and want a lobster roll, I’ll know where to go.
Now this was pretty amazing. A rich creamy soup with small chunks of lobster. I should have went for the cup because this was very filling. Not that it stopped me from finishing everything. But next time, I’m only going to sit down to this bowl only.
$10.00USD/bowl
Right when you walk in, walk up to the counter and put in your order. You’ll get a number and they’ll bring out your yums when it’s ready.
On the side, you can order all sorts of seafood including their lobster corn soup. And yeah, they also do happy hour here. Woot! Though, I don’t think I’ll find myself in this neighborhood often for it.
In case you want to take any specimens home, the prices are updated here.
It was a nice night to be outside and look, they have seating.
I went for their naked lobster roll topped with avocados and bacon bits. Sounded looked pretty unique but quite frankly, it didn’t add much to the sandwich. I went straight for the lobster meat and toasted bread. A bit too heavy on bread but oh the lobster hit the spot. May have to try the dressed one next time.
$22.50USD