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Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
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Tuesday Afternoon Taste Test: Boston Sea Foods Restaurant

By Susan Bush
03:31PM / Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Sea scallop crepe entree
North Adams - The Boston Sea Foods Restaurant offers tastes of the shore to the city's downtown at a 160 American Legion Drive space that offers comfortable, casual dining and an extensive menu.

Be it a noontime nosh or a dinner with family and friends, the restaurant is usually occupied with patrons during its business hours. Today was no exception; at 12:30 p.m., several servers were busy taking food orders and delivering meals to customers.

17 Appetizer Items


Stuffed mushroom appetizer
The appetizer menu offers 17 items in addition to three soups - lobster bisque, creamy clam chowder and a "soup of the day" - and a salad menu offering a choice of garden salad, several varieties of Caesar salad, and a trio of chicken salads. Appetizers include crab cakes [$8.95], deep sea scallops wrapped in bacon [$7.95], coconut chicken [$6.50] breaded mozzarella sticks [$4.95] and shrimp cocktail with shrimp prices set at $1.25 per shrimp. Soups range from $5.50 for a bowl of lobster bisque to $3.50 for a cup of chowder. Salad prices are $3.50 for a garden salad to $9.95 a Caesar salad with lobster salad.

I chose mushrooms stuffed with crab meat and covered with melted cheese [$6.95] as my appetizer. The five plump mushrooms were packed with crab meat stuffing and melted cheese bubbled over the mushroom tops. The appetizer was very tasty.

Main Meal Menu Extensive

The lunch/dinner menu is extremely large. "Classics" include a seafood crepe [$11.50], fried clams in a basket [$8.50], deep-fried calmari in a basket [$8.75], eggplant parmesan [$8.25], and grilled seafood portabella [$9.50]. I ordered a baked sea scallop crepe [$11.50], topped with mornay sauce. I chose rice pilaf over potatoes and the meal includes a small side dish of coleslaw.

The meal was good. The scallops inside the light crepe were sweet and the sauce was creamy. The rice pilaf was notable with its' firm textured rice and full flavor.

Additional meals include broiled selections such as fresh cod, sea scallops, haddock, stuffed filet of sole, salmon, and blackened swordfish, all priced between $13.50 and $16.95. "Specialties" include raspberry coconut shrimp [$14.95], shrimp fiesta [$17.95], baked salmon with lobster stuffing [$14.95], seafood casserole [$15.50] and honey Dijon salmon [$14.95].Lobster and crab are sold at market prices and many fish are listed as "deep-fried entrees."

More Than Fish

If fish isn't what tickles the tastebuds, the restaurant prepares numerous beef and chicken meals. Boneless prime rib, king [$19.95] and queen [$17.95] cuts, are offered on Friday and Saturday after 4 p.m. and all day on Sunday. The restaurant offers a 9-oz. ribeye steak [$14.95] and a cowboy sirloin strip topped with peppers, onions, and mushrooms [$17.95] as well as chicken almondine [$12.50] and chicken parmesan [$11,95].

Pasta choices include ziti bake [$15.95], seafood scampi [$15.95} seafood alfredo [$14.95], and additional choices.

Sandwich selections include a fish fillet reuben [$6.50], a chicken parmesan [$6.50], turkey reuben or turkey club [$6.95] and a tuna melt [$6.50]. Burgers are offered with a choice of American, cheddar, or Swiss cheese and mushroom or bacon toppings. A 5-oz grilled salmon burger [$6.50] is served with a "zesty dill sauce."

And of course there is a children's menu offering a choice of cheeseburger, chicken tenders, spaghetti with marinara sauce or cod fingers served with french fries, a beverage, and a dish of ice cream.

The children's menu meals are priced at $5.25 and are limited to children age 12 or younger.

Warmed, homemade Grape Nut pudding


Drinks And Desserts

Beverages include soft drinks, coffee, tea, or bottled or draft beer as well as a selection of wines. The restaurant prepares a number of coffee drinks such as a "Black Forest," made with Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, chambord and whipped cream, and a "Kioki Coffee" made with kahula, brandy, creme de cacao and whipped cream.

The dessert list is loaded with rich, decadent treats. Chocolate molten lava cake, mocha sundae, hot fudge brownie sundae, chocolate cheesecake, pecan pie and Key Lime pie are available.

I opted for homemade Grape Nut pudding, served warm and topped with cinnamon-sprinkled whipped cream. I recommend it. Highly.

The service at the restaurant was extremely good. Joyce Davis was able to recite the daily specials without pause and was also able to provide information about the food. Timing between courses was very good as well; no rush to finish the appetizer because the main meal was being delivered. And Davis was very, very pleasant.

The total bill for a soft drink, appetizer, main meal and dessert was $23.70 before the addition of a state sales tax.


Sunday Shrimp Special
The Boston Sea Foods Restaurant also offers a catering service and the restaurant can serve private parties of up to 50 guests.

The restaurant is open Tues., Wed., and Sun. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. and 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Thurs. Fri. and Sat..

Additional information about the restaurant is available by calling 413-663-8740.
Your Comments
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Boston seafood used to be a nice place to go and get a meal. Now a days, not so much! It is inconsistent at best and a bit pricey. I think that Omar has tried to take on way too much w/ such an extensive menu, there is no way that ALL these dishes can be at their best. He should reduce the amount of options and try to focus on the seafood aspect. good, quality seafood sells itself.
from: hmmmon: 04-09-2009

Inretrospect of my last comment I meant the boston seafood food was better than the chowder house.
from: thereseon: 04-04-2009

I have been to Boston seafood a couple of time in recent months. I have been in this business for 27yrs worked for Omar's father and uncle. The food was superb the service was outstanding. I was under the gun for time. Prices are reasonable hello are you new to this economy. I worked for the New England Chowder house many years ago and the food was just as good if not better and the prices really are not that much more,considering. Mcdonalds has a 2 fish special 333. Asta!!! Omar you and your staff are doing a great job....
from: therese beisoon: 04-04-2009

Their prices are too high, and the quality isn't what it used to be. Also, the cleanliness of the kitchen is questionable.
from: Not Pleasedon: 08-15-2007

Best Seafood in the Berkshires. Good Job Jimmy and Omar
from: SMon: 05-03-2007

I stopped in just to ask a question and both the waitress and owner were extremely rude
from: Annonymouson: 04-22-2007

great food,,thanks too omar
from: danon: 04-19-2007

This is a great restaurant, but not only to eat. The wait staff is awesome. Always a smiling face. Some have come and gone but the great are still there, Pat, Joyce, Jody, Jen to name a few.
My husband loves the Seafood Cassarole big juicy chunks of scallops and shrimp with a salad, veggies, and potato. And that corn bread, mmm mmm good. Jim and Omar great job.
Be seeing you soon :)
from: M. J. of Samford, VTon: 04-14-2007

best food, best service, best value in the city of North Adams.....a restaurant that gets the job done correctly
from: local coupleon: 04-11-2007



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