Originally Posted by kcpasco (Post 12561935)

Drive the Oregon and Washington coast and stop at some of the local restaurants and you'll never want to eat red lobster again.

Originally Posted by kcpasco (Post 12561935)

Drive the Oregon and Washington coast and stop at some of the local restaurants and you'll never want to eat red lobster again.

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12561941)

Yeah, we know but its a thousand miles to an ocean from here. Like I said, for cowtown, it's OK.

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12561941)

Yeah, we know but its a thousand miles to an ocean from here. Like I said, for cowtown, it's OK.

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12561911)

Interesting question, because I've eaten at both of them in the last week.

I like Red Lobster a lot. Of course here in KC we don't get the kind of seafood like you would in Maryland, or the Gulf Coast, or Pacific Coast. But they do a decent job. I've never had trouble getting as many biscuits as I could possibly want. I love shrimp, so I can wreck some endless shrimp nights.

I took my wife to Olive Garden last night. One of our kitties passed away yesterday and she was feeling blue, so I took her out to dinner. She had the Tour of Italy. I just had spaghetti and meatballs. Reasonable, got out without drinking alcohol for the two of us for less than $40.

Of the two I like Red Lobster better. I make better meatballs at home than OG, but I like their salad.

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12561934)

We've had good meals at Carraba's too. It's all good.

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 12561945)

Used to like the Mo's at the Devil's Punchbowl for chowder and the Mo's in Newport for steamer clams. There was also this place in Lincoln City that had really good crab. Don't remember the name anymore. It was on the south end and had big round windows. I think it's gone now.

Originally Posted by kcpasco (Post 12561958)

Pacific Oyster in Bay City. I could eat fresh oysters at every meal.

Originally Posted by Otter (Post 12561924)

I come from a pretty old school family when it comes to making sauces ("gravy" by the old guys) for pasta and don't know if I could handle jar stuff. Too used to homemade.

I've heard good things about Carrabba's which is right down the road from Red Lobster but I'm picking up the tab for 15~ people and pretty sure the kids won't mind what they shovel down their throat.

It's gonna be an Old Crow evening.

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 12561967)

I don't think I've ever been in Bay City. It's funny but my in-laws have a beach house in Pacific City and we never went north from there, always south to Lincoln City or Newport.

Originally Posted by kcpasco (Post 12561976)

I like Newport. I've taken my kids to the aquarium there a few times. In laws have a beach house north of Tilamook.

Originally Posted by Bwana (Post 12561913)

Soooooo I take it you left the hills of CO for the festive season and you are back home for a few days?

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 12561983)

I shouldn't have said never. I've been to the cheese factory and up to Astoria but it seems like Portland funnels into the north coast like at Cannon Beach, so it was always crazy busy.

My favorite place on the coast is probably Depoe Bay.