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LOOKS GREAT, BUT .... Lightly seasoned char-grilled halibut and wild shrimp served over a salad with fruit ($26) was one of the imaginative dinner specials on Saturday at Seafood Gourmet in Maywood. The menu said the seafood would be served over a "mixed green salad," but most of it was nutritionally bankrupt iceberg lettuce.
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-- HACKENSACK, N.J.
By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR
When you have a disappointing meal at one of your favorite restaurants, the heartburn is especially intense.
That's the way I felt after a celebratory pre-Father's Day meal at Seafood Gourmet, the fish market/restaurant in Maywood where the fresh fish you see in the refrigerated case usually lands on the menu.
OK. I didn't get heartburn from the meal, but in what has become a pattern, my fish and wild shrimp were overcooked -- short of drying out, but not ideal.
And I was completely turned off by all of the cheap iceberg lettuce in my seafood-and-salad entree and the salad my wife got with her Broiled Crab Cakes ($22).
Iceberg is only good for a restaurant's bottom line: It's 95 percent water, and has absolutely no nutritional benefit.
For my birthday last November, I splurged on a 2.5-pound lobster ($48+), and although I wanted the crustacean steamed, the kitchen broiled it, judging from scorching on the claws, and it was overcooked.
I also recall a takeout order of wild King Salmon fillet, which was cooked through instead of medium, as I requested.
Looking back on meals I've enjoyed at Seafood Gourmet dating to 2010, all this overcooking is disappointing.
The no-frills dining room has only about 40 seats, but when they are full, the kitchen doesn't seem to be able to handle orders properly.
Here are links to previous meals:
The Restaurant at Seafood Gourmet, 103 W. Pleasant Ave., Maywood; 201-843-8558. Closed Sundays.
BYO, free street parking, reservations highly recommended on weekends.
Website: Right off the boat
That's the way I felt after a celebratory pre-Father's Day meal at Seafood Gourmet, the fish market/restaurant in Maywood where the fresh fish you see in the refrigerated case usually lands on the menu.
OK. I didn't get heartburn from the meal, but in what has become a pattern, my fish and wild shrimp were overcooked -- short of drying out, but not ideal.
And I was completely turned off by all of the cheap iceberg lettuce in my seafood-and-salad entree and the salad my wife got with her Broiled Crab Cakes ($22).
Iceberg is only good for a restaurant's bottom line: It's 95 percent water, and has absolutely no nutritional benefit.
For my birthday last November, I splurged on a 2.5-pound lobster ($48+), and although I wanted the crustacean steamed, the kitchen broiled it, judging from scorching on the claws, and it was overcooked.
I also recall a takeout order of wild King Salmon fillet, which was cooked through instead of medium, as I requested.
Great meals
Looking back on meals I've enjoyed at Seafood Gourmet dating to 2010, all this overcooking is disappointing.
The no-frills dining room has only about 40 seats, but when they are full, the kitchen doesn't seem to be able to handle orders properly.
Here are links to previous meals:
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My mother-in-law enjoyed another dinner special, Seared Wild Salmon, finished with a Carrot-Ginger Sauce and served with Jasmine Rice and Bok Choy ($25). A cup of Lobster Bisque was included.
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My wife loved her Broiled Crab Cakes, served with soup or salad, vegetables and potato ($22). Still, she choose the house salad, and was turned off by too much iceberg lettuce, too.
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With my halibut-and-shrimp entree, I got a cup of the Montauk Seafood Chowder, which lived up to its name with tender calamari, scallop and shrimp in a light tomato broth. We also enjoyed a side dish of sauteed spinach ($5).
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| The Dinner Specials on Saturday at Seafood Gourmet. |
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| A working fish market in front ... |
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| ... and a BYO dining room with about 40 seats in back. |
Details
BYO, free street parking, reservations highly recommended on weekends.
Website: Right off the boat
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