Good Morning Gloucester

Spring has really sprung and this will be the final update to our joint Reopenings list (thanks Bex Borden!) Changes since last week are in bold. More reopenings to come and we will handle them on an individual basis as we come across them.

Hammond Castle Museum	978-283-2080	www.hammondcastle.org	May 1
7 Seas Whale Watch	978-283-1776	www.7seaswhalewatch.com	April 17
Cape Ann Whale Watch	978-283-5110	www.seethewhales.com	April 17
YankeeFleet	978-283-0313	www.yankeefleet.com	OPEN
Pauline’s Gifts	978-281-5558	www.paulinesgifts.com	May 1
Cape Ann Campsites	978-283-8683.	www.capeanncampsite.com	May 15
Vista Motel	978-281-3410	www.VistaMotel.com	OPEN
Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks	978-283-7600	www.OceanHouseGloucester.com	OPEN
White Farms on the Causeway	978-559-7470	www.facebook.com/White-Farms-on-the-Causeway	OPEN
Thacher Island Trips/Straitsmouth Island trips	617-599-2590	www.thacherisland.org	May 1 for tickets
Marshall’s Farm Stand	978-283-2168	www.marshallsfarmstand.com	OPEN
School Street Tulip Field in Ipswich	none listed	www.tiptotulips.com for tickets	OPEN
Beauport Princess Cruise	978-865-3201	www.beauportcruiselines.com	Mother’s Day Cruise May 9
RESTAURANTS etc
525 Tavern	978-525-3250	www.525magnolia.com	OPEN
Atlantis Oceanfront Motel Breakfast	978-283-0014	atlantisoceanfrontinn.com/breakfast-in-gloucester-ma/	May 15
Azorean	978-283-5500	www.azoreanrestaurant.com	OPEN
Beauport Hotel Dining	978-491-5090	1606restaurant.com	OPEN
Blue Collar Lobster	978-283-1812	thegloucesterhouse.com	TBD
Capt Carlos	978-283-6343	www.captaincarlos.com	May 6
Causeway	978-281-5256	www.thecausewayrestaurant.com	OPEN
Charlie’s Place	978-281-5002	www.facebook.com/Charlies-Place-111697215533360/	OPEN
Crows Nest	978–281–2965	www.crowsnestgloucester.com/	OPEN
Dining Rooms at the Castle/Seaglass Restaurant	978-515-7386	www.castlemanorinn.com/chef/seaglass-restaurant/	May 6
Drift Cafe	978-314-4238	driftgloucester.com	TBD
Duckworths	978-282-4426	www.duckworthsbistrot.com/	TBD
Endless Flavors Square Pizza and Bakery	978-515-7028	23 East Main St. Gloucester	OPEN
The Franklin	978-283-7888	www.franklincapeann.com	OPEN
George’s The Office	978-281-1910	www.GeorgesOfGloucester.com	OPEN
Gloucester House	978-283-1812	thegloucesterhouse.com	TBD
Goombadi’s	978-879-4287	www.facebook.com/Goombadis	OPEN
Horizon Chinese	978-283-8815	horizongloucester.com	OPEN
JD Meyers Best Friends/Magnolia Pub	978-525-2226	Public group on Favebook Magnolia Pub/JD Meyers	OPEN
Jalapenos	978-283-8228	jalapenosgloucester.com	OPEN
Laneside Pub and Brewery	978-283-9753	www.capeannlanes.com/food-beverage	OPEN
Little Red Rooster	978-219-4004	littleredroosterglo.com	OPEN
Lobsta Land	978-281-0415	www.lobstalandrestaurant.com/	OPEN
Long Beach Dairy Maid	978-281-1348	www.longbeachdairy.com/	OPEN
Machaca	978-865-3669	themachaca.com	OPEN
Marias	978-283-7373	http://www.mariasgloucester.com/	OPEN
Markouk Bread	978-283-3500	www.markoukbread.com/	OPEN
Midori	978-282-1888	midorigloucester.com	OPEN
Mile Marker One	978-283-2122	www.capeannmarina.com/dining	OPEN
Minglewood Harborside	978-281-0223	minglewoodharborside.com	OPEN
Mom’s Kitchen	978-282-4444	www.facebook.com/JustLikeMomMade0	OPEN
Oliver’s Harbor	978-559-7638	www.oliversharbor.com	OPEN
Passports	978-281-3680	passportsrestaurant.com	OPEN
Pilot House	April	www.PilotHouseDragonLight.com	OPEN
Pratty’s CAV	978-283-9700	10 Parker St, Gloucester, MA 01930CAV	OPEN
Rhumb Line	978-283-9732	40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930	TBD
Salt Water Grille	978-879-4244	www.saltwatergrillellc.com/	TBD
Seaport Grille	978-282-9799	seaportgrillegloucester.com	OPEN
Short & Main	978-281-0044	www.shortandmain.com/	TBD
Stones Pub	978-515-7366	www.facebook.com/StonesPubGloucester	TBD
Sugar Magnolias	978-281-5310	www.sugarmags.com	OPEN
Surfside Pizza	978-281-1700	www.surfsidesubsgloucester.com	OPEN
Taco Lupitas	978-282-9600	tacoslupitagloucester.wordpress.com	OPEN
Talise	978-515-7814	www.taliserestaurant.com	MAY
TAJ – Gloucester	978-515-7337	ww.taj-gloucester.com	OPEN
Thai Choice	978-281-8118	http://www.thaichoicerestaurant.com/	OPEN
The Cupboard	978-281-1908	not recently updated	TBD
The Rudder	978-283-7967	facebook.com/TheRudderRestaurant	TBD
The Studio	978-879-4896	facebook.com/TheStudio51	TBD
Tonno	978-879-4795	www.tonnorestaurant.com/	OPEN
Topside Grill	978-281-1399	www.topsidegrill.com	OPEN
Two Sisters Coffee Shop	978-281-3378	www.facebook.com/TwoSistersCoffeeShop	OPEN
Willow Rest	978-283-2417	http://www.willowrest.com/	OPEN
Yella on the Water	978-491-5334	www.yellagrille.com	OPEN
Zeke’s Place	978-283-7817	zekesgloucester.com	OPEN
7th Wave	978-564-5048	www.7thwaverockport.com/	OPEN
Bean & Leaf Cafe	978-546-7500	www.rockporticecream.com/beanandleafhome	OPEN
Bearskin Neck Bistro	978-309-8263	www.facebook.com/BearskinNeckBistro	TBD
Blue Lobster Grille	978-546-9990	facebook.com/BlueLobsterGrille	OPEN
BLUME	none listed	www.blumecoffee.com	TBD
Brackett’s Oceanview	978-546-2797	www.bracketts.com	OPEN
Brothers Brew	978-546-3775	27 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966	OPEN
Emerson Inn Pigeon CoveTavern	978-546-6321	https://www.emersoninnbythesea.com/dining/	May 1 2021
Feather & Wedge	978-999-5917	featherandwedge.com	OPEN
Hong Kong Kitchen	978-546-2626	13 Railroad Ave, Rockport,	OPEN
Helmut’s Strudel	978-546-2824	www.facebook.com/StrudelHelmuts/	TBD
Hula Moon Cafe	978-546-2572	27 Mt Pleasant St, Rockport, MA 01966	TBD
Lattoff Farmstand	978-879-3940	facebook.com/lattoffarmhousekitchen/	OPEN
Lobster Pool	978-546-7808	www.thelobsterpool.com/	OPEN
My Place by the Sea	978-546-9667	myplacebythesea.com/	OPEN
Nates at Front Beach opening with new owners under a new name TBA		18 Beach St, Rockport, MA 01966	TBD
Red Skiff	978-546-7647	15 Mt Pleasant St, Rockport, MA 01966	TBD
Rockport House of Pizza	978-546-6066	19 Broadway, Rockport,	OPEN
Roy Moore Fish Shack (Dock Square)	978-546-6696	Dock Square	OPEN
Roy Moore Lobster Co	978-546-6696	39 Bearskin Neck	APRIL?
Salty’s	978-999-5947	www.facebook.com/SaltysLobsterDogsandMore/	April 2021
Top Dog	978-546-0006	topdogofrockport.com	MAY
Two Little Birds Eatery	978-546-0055	www.twolittlebirdseatery.com	OPEN
Blue Marlin Grille	978-768-7400	www.bluemarlingrille.com	OPEN Thurs through Sunday for now
Boat House Grille	978-890-5113	www.boathousegrilleessex.com	OPEN
CK Pearl	978-890-7378	www.ckpearl.com	OPEN
Down River Ice Cream	978-768-0102	www.facebook.com/DownRiverIceCream	OPEN
Essex Seafood	978-768-7233	essexseafood.com	TBD
Essex River Dogs	(978) 801-4371	162 Main St, Essex, MA 01929	TBD
Farnhams	978-768-6643	www.jtfarnhams.com/	OPEN
Great Marsh Brewing Company	978-890-7827	www.thegreatmarsh.com	OPEN
Sheas opening delayed	978-768-6931	www.sheasrestaurant.com	TBD
Village Restaurant	978-768-6400	wedigclams.com	OPEN
Windward Grille	978-768-0050	windwardgrille.com	OPEN
Woodmans	978-768-6057	www.woodmans.com	OPEN

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It’s a mostly cloudy, rainy and foggy week. The deer are out in the mist foraging for a healthy marine diet in the seaweed. But there are cheery spots of color at the bird feeder, and at the tulip beds down on the Boulevard.

On the straight and narrow….

Adventure got underway yesterday for the first time in eighteen months. Just a short trip across the harbor to Gloucester Marine Railways on Rocky Neck, but it felt wonderful to be on the water again after not being able to sail last year.

We will be hauled out for a few weeks for maintenance, inspection, and bottom painting, then we’ll return to Maritime Gloucester to begin uprigging for our sailing season. We plan to be ready to sail with the public on board in early July.

Join us aboard this fast and able vessel for an experience like none other.

Thanks to Jim Diedrich for these photos.

The City of Gloucester will be hosting 2 upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in cooperation with the Gloucester Family Health Center. The Gloucester Health Department encourages all eligible residents to get the vaccine as soon as possible. We will be administering the Moderna Vaccine which is available to everyone 18+. Please register for your 1st dose using one of the links below. 
If the clinic fills up before you have a chance to register, please add yourself to the waiting list as we frequently have cancellations, and we will also reach out to those on the waiting list should we receive additional vaccines. 
Friday April 30th– 10am-1pmhttps://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/3269570921

or
Thursday May 6th– 2:30pm-5:30pm
https://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/6012923569

We made plans to visit family in Florida and were weighing our options for the mode of travel. We had several legs planned for this trip, so the car was an important consideration. We decided to take the Amtrak Auto Train from Lorton VA to Sanford FL. There was a sale which made it a little cheaper than the last time we traveled by Auto Train and getting a sleeper car seemed COVID safe. It’s not for everyone under every circumstance but it’s a viable option for some. Many are curious about the experience so I thought I would share our journey from Lorton to Sanford on a weekday recently.

The trip is scheduled to leave at 4 PM and arrive around 8 AM the next morning. Upon arrival at the station in Lorton, we checked in with just our names. We were given some sanitizer, a dinner menu and dinnertime options. Most of your luggage is in your vehicle so you just take what you need for overnight. Then we waited in the open airy station with plenty of outside seating for a couple of hours while the cars were being filmed for documentation prior to loading them onto the train.

Our porter, Daniel, showed us our sleeper car which in small but not claustrophobic (at least for us). Three or four of the other sleepers in this car were occupied, about half total capacity. The train aisles are narrow and rocky as expected if you’ve ever seen one of those Lucy episodes!

Our dinner was delivered on time and still warm. It was not gourmet, but it was not bad (certainly better than a McDonald’s chicken sandwich!). We each had the chicken which we ate at the table in our sleeper, knee to knee but that was very manageable. The porter came to set up the bunk style beds and the train motion rocked us to sleep. Breakfast was available the next morning though we did not partake.

We actually departed and therefore arrived almost an hour early. Bathrooms and showers are available. There are also roomette style accommodations complete with their own bathroom/sink etc. Or, you can choose to ride coach style such as on an airplane.

As I said, it’s not for everybody on every occasion. Lorton VA is a long ride from Cape Ann, but only about 5 hours from our home in New York. Amtrak is offering a number of fare reductions for summer travel which we are considering. It’s great to have your car full of your own stuff packed any old way you prefer….especially if you need to transport more than you can carry. It’s worth consideration and I think we may do it again someday.

Pick up Location

Savour Wine & Cheese

76 Prospect Street Gloucester, MA 01930

Business schedule : Thursday ~ Sunday

Business hours : 5pm ~ 8pm

Payment : Cash or Venmo (sushisanglee)

4/29/21 ~ 5/2/21

Omakase box (Chef Sang Lee’s signature sushi box) $70

10pc of top grade local and Japanese fish prepared Edomae style Nigiri sushi, Ume Shiso Maki, Tamago, Ankimo (monkfish liver)/ Narazuke (Traditional Japanese pickled cucumber from Nara)

This weeks fish line up

Madai(Sea bream), Ocean Trout, Kanpachi(Amber Jack), Black Sea bass

Akami Zuke(Marinated lean tuna), O-Toro(Bluefin Tuna belly), Aburi Kama Toro(Seared Tuna collar), Sawara(smoked Spanish mackerel)

BotanEbi(spotted prawn), Hotate(Local live scallop), Ume Shiso Maki, Tamago(egg omelet)

• SASHIMI Omakase available with the same price. Comes with sushi rice
• Fresh Wasabi from Shizuoka, Japan(10g) $10

* Fresh wasabi will be used in your sushi and the rest will be served in a separate container.

Maki (Roll)

Futo maki (5pc) $12

Tamago, cucumber, avocado, kanpyo (gourd), oshinko (pickled daikon), ocean trout, watercress, oboro (dried fish flakes), shiso (Japanese mint), scallion, sesame

Negi Maguro maki (5pc) $15

Bluefin Tuna, scallion, oshinko

Negi Toro maki (5pc) $25

Bluefin Tuna belly, scallion, oshinko

Ocean Trout maki (5pc) $12

Ocean Trout, shiso, avocado, watercress, oshinko, sesame

Shime Saba Isobe Maki (5pc – no rice) $15

(6 orders/night)

Cured local mackerel, pickled ginger, scallion, shiso, sesame, wasabi

Vegetable maki $8

Same ingredients as Futo maki w/o Tamago (Add Tamago for $2) and Ocean Trout

A la carte (Price per piece)

Oyster shooter $4

Duxbury Oyster, ponzu, radish, pickled jicama, shiso

Uni $10

Sea urchin from Maine

Chu-Toro $10

Medium fatty Bluefin Tuna

Black Sea Bass with Karasumi $10

Black Sea bass with Karasumi (cured Japanese mullet roe) and chives

O-Toro $12

Fatty Bluefin Tuna belly

Aburi KAMA Toro $15

Seared Bluefin tuna collar

*If you have any dietary restrictions, please note on order form

Payment via cash or Venmo

Venmo ID : sushisanglee

Contact Information

Phone : (978)381-3818

Instagram : @sushisanglee

Facebook : Sushi Sang Lee

Email : sushisanglee@gmail.com

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BONS 2021