I heard there was a soft shell crab sandwich special at
Kincaid’s for lunch, so naturally I had to try it. Not only was it soft shell crab, but it was
combined with one of my all time favorite sandwich combos, the BLT plus avocado. It wasn’t a cheap lunch at $17.95, but
sometimes you have to splurge (it also came with potato salad and fries).
I enjoyed the sandwich—the crab was cornmeal crusted which
isn’t my favorite crust for soft shell crab, but it was done well and the crab
was large and quite juicy. I loved the
tartar sauce that they served on the sandwich and alongside—it was really tangy
and had a lot of flavor from chopped up artichoke. It was a nice twist on a classic. Actually, all the ingredients were good—the
bacon was plentiful and the avocado nice and ripe. Honestly though, and I always remember this
after I start eating a soft shell crab sandwich, I think I just prefer soft
shell crab more on its own, without extra bread or anything (well, maybe a
sauce or something). Who needs bread
when you have deep fried soft shell crab? But it was a high quality
sandwich. The herb potato salad was
interesting—they were going with some different flavors than traditional potato
salads, but it was a little bland. The
fries were dusted with Old Bay and they were pretty good. Not exactly sure why they included two forms
of potato with the sandwich, but I preferred the fries.
The real star of lunch though was the other sandwich we
ordered and split—the lobster hoagie ($18.25).
The other good news about this sandwich is that it is a regular menu
item and not on the specials list which means you can probably still order it,
unlike the soft shell crab sandwich.
This sandwich was delicious. It
was basically their version of a fancy lobster roll. There were sliced tomatoes and shredded
lettuce on the bun as well as a runny fried egg and some tempura avocado on the
side (which we promptly added to the sandwich as well). I liked the variation on the typical lobster
roll. Not sure that avocado really needs
to be deep fried though, although it was interesting. We both totally agreed that this sandwich was
excellent and both liked it the best.
There were homemade chips served alongside which were not that
great—they were a little too thickly cut or something and were a little more
chewy than crunchy.
It was a lovely lunch, although pretty darn expensive for
lunch, but you are certainly getting good quality ingredients for the money,
even though it is pretty decadent. One
thing I always wonder about Kincaid’s though is that they always have these
somewhat inventive and delicious sounding lunch items, but their dinner menu is
pretty straight steak house. They really
ought to offer that lobster hoagie for dinner—it is really good and at that
price point, it might make more sense.
Kincaid’s
14159 Clay
Terrace Blvd
Carmel, IN
46032
317/575-9005
Sorry, but this former East Coast resident can't stand deep fried soft shell crabs. They're sauteed and then placed on a bun if a sandwich. Deep frying kills them, in my opinion.
ReplyDelete14 West did the same thing with them for a dinner entree and I couldn't tell if they were cardboard or whatever. What is this Midwest thing of throwing everything in the deep fryer. Fries, onion rings etc. need it, but this is a crime.
Sorry Erin, but that's how I see it.
I am glad you got to stop by and try the soft shell sandwich! I agree with your preference for the lobster hoagie, that is one of my favorite lunch items, especially after cracking the runny egg on top. Frying the avocado is supposed to up the creaminess level of the avocado, but it sounds like the execution was off. However...with perfectly ripe avocado, maybe if its not broke dont fix it? Also, sounds like the chips were off. They are not supposed to be chewy but have kettle-style crunch. I will pass that along. Thank you again for the visit and especially the feedback :)
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