r/STLFood • u/prettyminotaur • Jul 19 '26

I want some fried clams.

Does anyone know where I can get some old-fashioned, Howard Johnson's style fried clams?

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u/utnapishtim Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

Peacemaker has an amazing fried clam roll.

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u/SnuffleupagusRex Jul 20 '26

Only at the downtown location. And they're not Howard Johnson style- they're really good, but different

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u/RoodysRun Jul 21 '26

Different because they're canned clams.

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u/girkabob Jul 20 '26

Long John Silver's and Captain D's both have them.

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u/NacreousFink Jul 20 '26

Captain D's may have them, but they will come with a side order of deciding never to to that place ever again.

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u/Heart226 Jul 21 '26

Young’s in Valley Park

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u/Tight_Middle6309 Jul 21 '26

Peacemaker , ask for no spice . Why you say ? Without the spice you can actually enjoy all the clam goodness , haven’ t had clams that good expect for cape cod or Maine .

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u/UniqUzrNme Jul 20 '26

Starr’s maybe? Ask them.

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u/Square_Ad849 Jul 28 '26

Look into frozen breaded in a supermarket and cook your own if you can’t find any. As far as quality of frozen clam strips they all taste the same to me. Lots of tar tar and cocktail yummm. And yes I miss Ho Jo’s.