Dish

Calamari

Ten of the kitchens we read make a calamari, ten plates between them. It is fried at six of them; the rest of the differences are in what arrives around it.

From 40 menus · 10 versions at 10 kitchens · How we read them

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  • 1945 Steak & Seafood

    read by script: Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    Sauce / condiment:
  • Assateague Crab House

    read by script: Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    breaded
    Sauce / condiment:
  • Atlantic Hotel Berlin

    read by script: Crispy Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    barbecued · fried
    Sauce / condiment:
    Marinara
  • BLU Crabhouse & Raw Bar

    read by script: Fried Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    fried · marinated
    Sauce / condiment:
  • Harborside Bar & Grill

    read by script: Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    fried
    Sauce / condiment:
    Marinara Sauce
  • Higgins Crab House (128th St)

    read by script: Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    steamed
    Sauce / condiment:
  • Hooper's Crab House

    read by script: Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    breaded
    Sauce / condiment:
  • Marlin Moon

    Calamari

    How it comes:
    small-plate
    How it's cooked:
    fried
    Sauce / condiment:
    Aioli · Marinara
  • Ocean 13

    read by script: Fried Calamari

    How it comes:
    side
    How it's cooked:
    breaded · fried
    Sauce / condiment:
  • Waterman's Seafood Co.

    read by script: Calamari

    How it comes:
    How it's cooked:
    fried
    Sauce / condiment:
    Aioli · Marinara
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