Scribbled on a whiteboard that hangs outside of a shack built of wooden planks with cracked paint, dry erase markers list off the options at a restaurant in South Thomaston, Maine. However, the menu isn’t just a list, it’s an outline of a culture; and the shack isn’t just a restaurant, it’s a James Beard Restaurant Award winner.
Being the only restaurant in the area that has BYOB, empty wine bottles advertise this option around the perimeter of its “indoor” seating area. The room was quaint, but, after reviewing our options, we decided to dine al fresco....I ordered the crab melt, and, based off of its rather pathetic first impression, you must realize how great of a leap this melt had to take to become appealing.
With only pulled crab and white cheddar stacked atop what seemed like a hamburger bun, this sandwich may have been the best thing I’ve ever eaten off of a paper plate. The crabmeat was hand-pulled freshly after ordering. It was so succulent that the crab must have been tossed with a little mayo, butter, or some other holy condiment. One slice of cheese – barely softened – was all it took to transcend this sandwich to “melt” status. Served open-faced, I could barely make out the butter on the delicately toasted bun, but you better believe it was there. To ask why this sandwich was so good would be to ask why butter is so good. Dumb question. With a bag of Lays Classic potato chips, this sandwich served as a testament to how exquisite simplicity can be.
Waterman’s Beach Lobster
343 Waterman's Beach Road, South Thomaston, Maine
wblobsta@midcoast.com
207-596-7819 * 207-594-7518
http://www.watermansbeachlobster.com
Thank you. I am going to that area, and was looking for somewhere to try.
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