Ship Out in Astoria

My husband and I stopped here for lunch twice in the last two weeks. Came here because of the great reviews.  Fish & chips were good, the fries are battered just like the fish. Not my favorite. Slaw is too sweet for us. Tartar was good. Clam chowder was very good. Husband had the burger and said it was really good. Outdoor tables are in a greenhouse type building and you bus your own food baskets, condiments are shared, no one washes tables or wipes down condiments that I could see. Nice clean restroom. My complaint is Price Gouging.  Not just once but twice.  Don't know if the kidz are adding in their own very generous tip or what?  Or if it's a special price for folks with out of state license plates? Anyway, the price was equal to a clean heated atmospheric sit down server table local fare meals w/beers at the popular breweries. While the food was good, it wasn't worthy of the overcharging.

Really cool concept! Your food comes from a truck, but the dining room is inside of what used to be a greenhouse. It's decorated quite nicely and there are bussers to keep things clean. The food took a while but was absolutely phenomenal. Highly recommended if you are in the area and have at least an hour to spare.

It almost goes without saying that the Ship Out has the best fish and chips so very little needs to be said here. So I thought I would point out their salmon chowder. It is THE best chowder, without regard to the type of chowder, i.e. seafood, clam, corn, etc. I recently had what I thought was the best clam chowder, but Ship Out's salmon chowder is better. The flavor of the chowder is outstanding and it had a generous amount of salmon and other tasty bits.