Clam Digger

Seafood and King Kong Dog

Clam Digger

Thanks to another fellow roadtripper I was able to find this place to eat.

I'm talking about Jake Cain who has made some road trips with his father Dale in the past. His website is called http://www.ballparksavvy.com/, which is also on my blog list.

Jake lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. I got in contact with him thanks to Andrew Van Cleve, another roadtripper who met him at Wrigley Field back in July 2010.

In December, the King and I went to Cincinnati to see the Bearcats, Cyclones and Bengals play. A few days before I got a call from Jake that he wasn't going to be in town that weekend. He told me that he had a few tickets for the Bearcat game that he wasn't using. He arranged to have me meet his father Dale to pick them up on our way from the airport to the game.

Needless to say, we were very grateful for the opportunity. In addition, I got to meet and greet his father for a few minutes. During the conversation, his father mentioned that Jake plans their trips and places to eat. He told me of a place somewhere in Connecticut that they went to. He said it was called Doogie's. He didn't know exactly where it was.

I proceeded to do a google search and I saw a few locations listed that seemed to be in the Hartford/New Britain area.

On Patriot's Day, the King and I went to Boston and then we were going to New Britain so I decided this is the perfect time to go to this place to eat.

The week before I did another search and I found out there was a place called the Clam Digger in nearby Bristol, Connecticut, home of ESPN.

I noted the location down but I didn't have an exact address so when we were getting gas at the last exit in Massachusetts I decided to call them to find out exactly how to get there. I spoke to Betsy who gave me the directions.

The King and I found it with relative ease but it was not right off the highway. We had to drive three miles down the road to get to it.

It's the home of the King Kong Dog which is a mere 16 inches long. They claim to have the best burgers in Connecticut according to their sign as you can see in the picture. In addition, they have fresh seafood. Their motto is and I quote "where the food is the only thing taken seriously".

We proceeded to go in and we were greeted by Betsy. She was impressed that we drove all the way from Massachusetts to go there. We told her that we went to the Red Sox game and that we were heading to New Britain for another game. We decided that this would be a perfect time to stop in.

It was a small place and she gave us time to get situated and to be able to check out their extensive menu with numerous choices of toppings to dress up your meal.

She said and I quote "we don't have salads here".

If you want something healthy I don't suggest you go here.

I want to thank Jake and Dale Cain for their recommendation and idea.

Thank you for reading and following along.

Yours truly,

Gary Herman

Are you planning to attend a game at Yankee Stadium or anywhere else for that matter? If so, this post is a must read for you!

Last year the Yankees opened a new ballpark in the Bronx across the street from the old one which is completely gone.

If you were fortunate enough to say you saw a game at the old one, consider yourself lucky.

With the cost of tickets to a game sky rocketing at such a rapid clip these days, fewer people can afford to go.

If they do go, they don't go nearly as often as they used to and that's probably not by choice.

People say they're priced out.

That statement is true to a point.

This is where a true baseball fan and/or an astute person takes matters into their own hands.

They say to themselves I want to see X amount of games but I only can afford to spend X amount of money to make it happen.

I need to do something about it in order for that to change.

Well I do that all the time believe it or not, I need to minimize my cost to maximize my enjoyment.

One of the best ways to do this is as follows:

We all have to eat and drink everyday to survive.

Who says that when you go to a game you have to buy anything in the ballpark?

As the King is quick to say, "Nobody's putting a gun to your head".

I strongly suggest that you take some advice from me and other people who support the local businesses around Yankee Stadium.

For further details please click on this link and it will tell you how:

http://www.ballparksavvy.com/gary-herman-blog.html

In addition, if and when you're satisfied with those results then you will need to check out this link to further make your overall experience better home or away:

http://www.ballparksavvy.com/index.html

The best way to thank me and my fellow road trippers is to visit their different websites and blogs which can be found on my blog list.

By working together, we can make the national pastime affordable once again.

It can be a win win situation for everybody.

Wait and see.

Thanks for reading.

Yours truly,

Prince Charming