Am I going crazy?

On Saturday night, my wife and I got a babysitter and went out for a rare "date". We had been seeing ads on tv for Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp promotion on TV, so the original plan was to go to Red Lobster and stuff ourselves silly. Now, being from New England, with lots of quality seafood restaurants, I have always treated red lobster like a second class citizen. But shrimp is shrimp and pretty much tastes the same no matter where you get it, and some of their shrimp dishes are pretty tasty. When we lived in Ohio, we would go once in a while whenever they run the "Endless Shrimp" promotion. The scampi is particularly good - and so is the shrimp fettucini alfredo (even though the waitress gives you a dirty look when you pick the shrimp out of the noodles and then push your plate away and ask for more).

Anyway, we set out to go to the one in Portsmouth - but we couldn't find it! Now, I know I can be forgetful sometimes, but when it comes to food, my memory is usually pretty reliable. My wife swears that there used to be one there too, so if I'm crazy, then we are both crazy. So, WAS there a Red Lobster in Portsmouth at one time? And if so, when did it go away? A quick check of the Red Lobster website shows that the closest one NOW is in Queensbury, NY.

All was not lost, however. Our backup plan was to head on down to Muddy River Smokehouse, which is always good, but while we were driving there, on a whim we decided to give The Portsmouth Gaslight Co. a try. We were not disappointed. We started out with the Clam Chowder which is different than most Clam Chowders. Different - but very tasty nonetheless. I had the ribeye, which was cooked to perfection (medium), and so tender that I started cutting it with my butter knife and didn't even notice until halfway through the meal. My wife had the lobster-stuffed haddock, which according to her was also "very good".