And the search for the world’s best calamari continues … now in Phoenix, Ariz.
Rating: 2.5 out of 4 squids (Squidworthy)
Posted by Gal-Amari
Taylor’s Chowder House, 3538 W Calavar Road, 602.978.1815; taylorschowder.net
These are honest oblongs of squid– –dense, tender, tasty, heavily
Honest steaks that should really hire a private detective to run a background check on that sauce that keeps hanging around.
battered but with a crispy touch. The appetizer (vs. dinner) portion goes for about $9, and it’s a hearty helping. This is probably a bit too much squidiness for the average couple but appropriate for large parties. I deducted 1/2 a squid for the vapid cocktail sauce in a plastic cup. School cafeterias serve zestier stuff.
The cali with lemon stood on its own. However, here’s the sucker: I can only handle so much fried food in one sitting, and Taylor’s specialty is fried Ipswich clams with bellies. I don’t even particularly like fried clams, and I’d go back for those babies. Finding clams with bellies in the Valley of the Sun is apparently a constant source of irritation for East Coast transplants.
FYI, Taylor’s ambiance will remind you of a nautical Holiday Inn bar circa 1972. Not my bag, so the fact that I would go back for those fried clams says a lot about the clams. The folks at Taylor’s seem real nice, too.
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