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Clam Box

246 High Street, Ipswich, MA - (978) 356-9707
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246 High Street, Ipswich, MA
(978) 356-9707

http://www.ipswichma.com/clambox/
During a weekend of much clam eating, I decided on this visit to order clams and only clams – a policy I do not recommend for newcomers, for the whole clam plate, with o-rings, fries, and slaw is definitive. Nonetheless, I found this all-clam boat to be one of the most delicious monomaniacal meals I've eaten in a long, long time.
"During a weekend of much clam eating, I decided on this visit to order clams and only clams – a policy I do not recommend for newcomers, for the whole clam plate, with o-rings, fries, and slaw is definitive. Nonetheless, I found this all-clam boat to be one of the most delicious monomaniacal meals I've eaten in a long, long time."
Michael Stern





Sure, the lobster is very important, but don't underestimate the perfectly toasted and buttered top-loading hot dog bun.
"Sure, the lobster is very important, but don't underestimate the perfectly toasted and buttered top-loading hot dog bun."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle


If you like scallops, you won't be disappointed by the Clam Box's fried scallop roll.  They handle the frying of all seafood here with expertise.
"If you like scallops, you won't be disappointed by the Clam Box's fried scallop roll. They handle the frying of all seafood here with expertise."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle


A mini-meal comes with the side of your choice.  Clam Box's onion rings are wonderful, especially when paired with perfection in fried clams.
"A mini-meal comes with the side of your choice. Clam Box's onion rings are wonderful, especially when paired with perfection in fried clams."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle


Clam Box's fried clam strips are perhaps the only strips we've ever eaten that don't seem like a compromise.  They are as good as the bellies, in their own way.
"Clam Box's fried clam strips are perhaps the only strips we've ever eaten that don't seem like a compromise. They are as good as the bellies, in their own way."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle


This toasted beauty is overflowing with delicious fresh lobster.
"This toasted beauty is overflowing with delicious fresh lobster."
Stephen Rushmore


Shaped like a clam box, The Clam Box is almost always crowded in the summer, with lines of customers flowing out its doors.  Note the meticulous landscaping, with the words
"Shaped like a clam box, The Clam Box is almost always crowded in the summer, with lines of customers flowing out its doors. Note the meticulous landscaping, with the words "CLAM BOX" spelled out in flowers."
Michael Stern


Each one of these crisp clams are the perfect size.  They have been sorted by hand to insure consistency.
"Each one of these crisp clams are the perfect size. They have been sorted by hand to insure consistency."
Stephen Rushmore


The beauty of The Clam Box is not only its food.  It is a meticulously detailed restaurant, inside and out.  This happy little clam behind the flower planter points towards the front door.
"The beauty of The Clam Box is not only its food. It is a meticulously detailed restaurant, inside and out. This happy little clam behind the flower planter points towards the front door."
Michael Stern



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