I swear there was a mussel close to the size of my palm in this bowl.
The bf has been telling me about these mussels for a while…raving about them of course. We walked into The Impudent Oyster in Chatham this past Saturday for lunch and I was almostttt tempted by the other delicious items on the menu. That was obviously because I’ve never had the mussels before…because once you have, why would you order anything else? The bf was clearly of that mindset and quickly snapped my attention back to why we were there – to eat mussels.
Not just any mussels, the Portuguese style mussels served in a spicy tomato broth with chorizo and a garlic herb roll on the side. Bread is obviously required when eating mussels, but a fresh baked butter & garlic covered roll is a treat. At The Impudent Oyster one must not only dip but drink all of the broth with the giant soup spoon that is provided.
I couldn’t believe I finished my bowl! I couldn’t help myself…they were the biggest and best mussels I’ve ever had.
Giant bowl of mussels + Cape Cod Beach Blonde draft beer = serious afternoon nap. We had all these grand plans, like playing golf, but the mussels did us in. I can’t wait to go back and eat them again. If you’re ever on the Cape, stop by this fine restaurant in Chatham, grab a seat at the bar and order some mussels.
Ok, how many times did I use the word mussels in this post? Geez.
That looks AMAZING. Have you been to Flex Mussels on the UES? I think 5-7 they do all you can eat for $20. They have at least 15 different broths you can get the mussels in and they are all REALLY good (or at least the 4 I’ve tried). You could twist Paul and my arms to do a double date.
Steve and I LOVE Flex Mussels…done and done.