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Old 04-15-2010, 09:16 AM   #1
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Who has the best (open in the summer/sit outside) onion rings in the L.R.?
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Old 04-15-2010, 09:21 AM   #2
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Red Hill Dairy in Center Harbor has good onion rings...and the clams, yum yum!
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:43 AM   #3
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No way I can pass this up! O-rings are awesome by themselves...never mind the lobster rolls and the ice cream!! You might even see some deer over in the meadow if you sit outside, too. It's the best!!
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:53 AM   #4
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they call them hooks and they are sooooo good
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Old 04-15-2010, 11:04 AM   #5
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In New London, off Rte 11
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Had some fantastic onion rings there last Saturday night! Don't know if they are the best, but they're the best I've had in some time.
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Old 04-15-2010, 11:40 AM   #7
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In New London, off Rte 11
Did you mean New Durham?
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Old 04-15-2010, 11:43 AM   #8
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Did you mean New Durham?
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Old 04-15-2010, 11:44 AM   #9
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Thanks all, looks like I have some stops to make. Has Red Hill opened yet?
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Old 04-15-2010, 04:40 PM   #10
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Shibleys, both of them.
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:01 PM   #11
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no no no Pops clam shack has everybody beat hands down


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Old 04-15-2010, 06:05 PM   #12
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Default Slicing and Dicing Onion Rings

OK, this is very dear to my heart (and waistline too) unfortunately. There are the Burger King ground onion with crunchy bread crumb coating onion rings. Which can be good, as long as the onions are not ground onions. Think of bread crumb coating on REAL onion slices. These can be good.

Then there are the batter dipped real onion slices that are puffy and crunchy, but the determining factor is whether they use ONION ENDS, which are tough and stringy when you take a bite, and can't be bitten through.

Lastly, do the rings and onions stay together; or do you find yourself biting into the ring and drawing the onion out and are left with an empty shell of batter. This condition exists when the "onion end" condition exists, but it can happen when the onion temperature and batter temperature are not copasetic.

More details, please!
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Old 04-15-2010, 08:01 PM   #13
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Kevin's Cafe at Weirs. (sit on the bench and enjoy)
Pops. (sit in your car, the park across the street, or our favorite is to sit on the boat near the bandstand)
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Default Skelleys Market!!!

I'm a little hesitant to write this because I don't want to have to wait in line for my onion rings and other lovely deliciousness But Skelleys Market has the BEST onions rings by far! Homemade thin and just the right amount of crunch. Get that with one of their seafood plates or my favorite, the Italian sub and finish it off with their ice cream and you'll be hooked! 476-8887 lol I have their number on speed dial
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I agree and their sign is up saying they are opening May 1st!!!!
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Sorry folks but I have them all beat. I just made a batch last week with my trusty little fryolator. I love those battered suckers!
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Old 04-16-2010, 07:53 AM   #17
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I think the ring style is going to very from person to person. Personally I like the rings that are very thin with a thin crispy crust, so when you pick them up they start falling apart. The big batter rings are not my thing.

Sawyer's gets my vote, but many many more are on the list as this type of ring is almost identical from one place to another, I have to take a ride this weekend.
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Thumbs up Best rings

I have had in my life came from 'White's Double Decker Drive In' on Rte 3 between Belmont and Winnisquam. Nobody makes them like that. Onion rings with thick onions that are slightly crisp, that has a thin batter with a hint of corn meal. Yum!
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I have had in my life came from 'White's Double Decker Drive In' on Rte 3 between Belmont and Winnisquam. Nobody makes them like that. Onion rings with thick onions that are slightly crisp, that has a thin batter with a hint of corn meal. Yum!
Oh yes, that was good...but now the Double Decker along with St Jacques' on the Boulevard (anyone remember that??) are now in that great drive-in up in the sky!
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Oh yes, I remember St. Jacques' on Weirs Blvd. I thought they had the best durn onion rings in the world back then. Funny how everything seems to have tasted better when we were young or is just me? Isabelle's Red Shanty on Court Street also did a super job with onion rings and everything else for that matter, as did White's Double Decker. The only one remaining from that era is Sawyer's, which continues to carry on their tradition of good eats. As for ice cream, Sawyer's and Weeks' Dairy on South Main in Laconia were comparable. Not many could polish off a Mt. Washington Special or an Awful Awful at Weeks'.
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Thumbs up Weeks Ice Cream

My dad made the ice cream for Weeks in the late '50's, early 60's. I use to stop by after shool with friends to watch my dad make ice cream in back of Weeks Diary on South Main St. in Laconia. The bottling machine was fascinating to watch also.

I use to ride with my dad when he delivered the ice cream to stores in the North Country. My favorite route was Waterville Valley when the road was tarred over.
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Sorry folks but I have them all beat. I just made a batch last week with my trusty little fryolator. I love those battered suckers!
You can't post that without posting directions, my friend.
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My dad made the ice cream for Weeks in the late '50's, early 60's. I use to stop by after shool with friends to watch my dad make ice cream in back of Weeks Diary on South Main St. in Laconia. The bottling machine was fascinating to watch also.

I use to ride with my dad when he delivered the ice cream to stores in the North Country. My favorite route was Waterville Valley when the road was tarred over.
Argie used to be a cook there... he says the rings were just frozen ones and nuttin' all that special...
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Martin's in Rochester is pretty good.

...and the NH Dept. of Tourism considers Rochester to be Lakes Region, so that's a legit post.

Anyone know where you can get a good plate of rings in Barington?



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Oh what a dilemma, so many places for "bad food" ..... so little vacation time to enjoy it.
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Oh what a dilemma, so many places for "bad food" ..... so little vacation time to enjoy it.
I have to agree. And Siksukr is right on!

Remember Denauws on Union Ave next to LHS? Victor had a dynamite batter recipe that he shared with my dad. My dad use to own the fish market on top of Pine Street. He would deliver to your door.

Anyway, my dad uses Victor's recipe and added a little corn meal. Best darn batter for onion rings as well as fish! I have my dad mini Pitco fryolator and using grapeseed oil, I have my batch of onion rings. Can't get any better than that!

Of course they don't make the bread crumbs that the old folks use anymore and it is tough to beat. Have to make do with bread crumbs I make from scratch.
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You can't post that without posting directions, my friend.
Sorry AG but I don't know the name of the off the shelf batter I used.Pure luck with my last batch.I did embelish them with assorted spices but I'll probably never be able to remember/reproduce exactly.
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If Rochester is considered part of the lakes region then Martins drive in at exit 16 needs mentioning. The best onion rings in New England hands down !!
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If Rochester is considered part of the lakes region then Martins drive in at exit 16 needs mentioning. The best onion rings in New England hands down !!
...Okay, if Rochester is game, then you gotta try Lone Oak. On Wednesdays they have $8 lobster rolls - no fillers, perfect amount of mayo, on lettuce, served on a lightly toasted hot dog roll - just perfect. And with BIG chunks of lobsta - the real thing. Their ice cream is also made on-site but be careful - they're portions are ungodly. A "baby cone" is two scoops. A small cone is three scoops, and so on.

And yes, dpg - they have GOOD onion rings!

Lone Oak is on Route 125, headed towards Milton, NH.
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And they even use romaine lettuce, which is a step above iceberg.
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If I'm in M'Boro, Red Hill Dari wins. If I'm in Wolfeoro, it's The Restaurant 03894, but their patio isn't open quite yet.
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Both Pop's Clamshell and the DOCKSIDE have signs out front....OPENING MAY 1!

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Lone Oaks ice cream is the BOMB !
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