Had fried smelt at the Causeway Restaurant yesterday. $7.99 for a generous amount of fresh fried smelt and french fries. I couldn’t finish them and I can generally put away a huge amount of fried smelt.
Before ordering I was sure to ask if the smelt were fresh or previously frozen. Our most excellent server recognizing that we were seafood industry people assured us that the smelt were indeed fresh to my delight. Service was outstanding. It reminded me that this is the time of year to really take advantage of the Causeway when you can get in without the huge lines of summer. There were a ton of items all under $10. Is there anyone out there that doesn’t already know about the huge portions?
My advice is to get there now while you can, and before the throngs of summer people come and you won’t be able to enjoy this treasure of a place. Another in the long list of great joints to eat in our killer city!
Good Morning Gloucester 
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My thinking exactly. We have been there half a dozen times lately and it is always wonderful. Usually I get the fried oysters — the only fried food I eat — or the Ceasar Salad with Scallops. One night they had Swordfish Putanesca on the menu and it was out of this world. A big swordfish steak grilled perfectly with a sauce of garlic, tomatoes, peppers, onion, capers and black olives.
And I always bring something home!
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