{"id":26135,"date":"2023-03-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?p=26135"},"modified":"2023-03-31T08:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T12:01:25","slug":"urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2023\/03\/26\/urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Safari: The Clam Box 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/the-clam-box-quincy?osq=the+clambox\">Clam Box<\/a>\u00a0Spring &#8220;opening&#8221; was a tidge late this year&#8230;because it was sold in early February to chef\/restaurateur Marko Fani. He also\u00a0purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/baja-box-quincy?start=20\">Baja Box<\/a> next door as well!<\/p>\n<p>Marko already owns <a href=\"https:\/\/thestrawberryfair.com\">Strawberry Fair Restaurant<\/a> in Norwell, MA\u2014a place we can totally vouch for.<\/p>\n<h2>The Clam Box<\/h2>\n<p>RainyDayMagazine is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?s=clam+box\">no stranger<\/a> to the Clam Box: its annual reopening has been a rite-of-Spring for the crew <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2010\/03\/11\/the-original-clam-box\/\">since 2010<\/a>. When we heard that this season&#8217;s opening day Thursday 3\/24, we were ready to drop everything and head over.<\/p>\n<p>However, the grown-ups in the office insisted that we go see the new 3-hour long John Wick 4 movie that night (opening night), so we had to push out the Clam Box visit to the weekend&#8230;work, work, work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26136\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26136\" data-attachment-id=\"26136\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2023\/03\/26\/urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0\/theclambox_2023_7807\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" data-orig-size=\"1029,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1679747535&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00048402710551791&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheClamBox_2023_7807\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?fit=650%2C431\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" class=\"wp-image-26136 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?resize=650%2C431\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?resize=650%2C431 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They should mention the onion rings&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As prominently stated on <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7807.jpeg\">its sign<\/a>, the Clam Box opened in 1968. It has been owned and operated by the Schwanke family since 2005, and is a local gem because of its deliciously fried foods, its prime <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7812D.jpeg\">beach-front location<\/a>, and its throw-back charm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26144\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26144\" data-attachment-id=\"26144\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2023\/03\/26\/urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0\/theclambox_2023_wollastonbeach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?fit=1029%2C340\" data-orig-size=\"1029,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?fit=650%2C215\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?fit=1029%2C340\" class=\"wp-image-26144 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?resize=650%2C215\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?resize=650%2C215 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?resize=768%2C254 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_WollastonBeach.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Give it a coupla weeks, this place will be jammers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marko has assured everyone that he has every intention of preserving The Clam Box&#8217;s menu and tradition, while exploring the possibility of making it open all-year-round.<\/p>\n<p>We are warm to the idea, but we also love the whole &#8220;Hey, the Clam Box is reopening this weekend&#8221; ritual&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26147\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26147\" data-attachment-id=\"26147\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2023\/03\/26\/urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0\/theclambox_2023_7806\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" data-orig-size=\"1029,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1679747531&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0011574074074074&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheClamBox_2023_7806\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?fit=650%2C431\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" class=\"wp-image-26147 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?resize=650%2C431\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?resize=650%2C431 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7806.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NOW OPEN &#8211; indeed it is<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As frequent Clam Box goers will attest, NOTHING has changed inside the Clam Box&#8230;good flow, plenty of tables, and lots of window to look out onto the beach. The only things missing are a few framed photos.<\/p>\n<p>March is way too brisk for outside seating, but tables have already been set up for those warmer days to come.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26151\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26151\" data-attachment-id=\"26151\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2023\/03\/26\/urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0\/theclambox_2023_inside\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?fit=1029%2C680\" data-orig-size=\"1029,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheClamBox_2023_Inside\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?fit=650%2C430\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?fit=1029%2C680\" class=\"wp-image-26151 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?resize=650%2C430\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?resize=650%2C430 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?resize=768%2C508 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_Inside.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside, outside, Clam Box food taste great in either location!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anyway, the Clam Box is now open for the season. The food is amazing, the lines in March are <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7808.jpeg\">still reasonable<\/a>, and the value for the money of the <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg\">Fisherman&#8217;s Platter<\/a> is still as good as ever!!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26139\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26139\" data-attachment-id=\"26139\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2023\/03\/26\/urban-safari-the-clam-box-2-0\/theclambox_2023_7815\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" data-orig-size=\"1029,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1679748336&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0024154589371981&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheClamBox_2023_7815\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?fit=650%2C431\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" class=\"wp-image-26139 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?resize=650%2C431\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?resize=650%2C431 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tummy: &#8220;Yummy-yummy.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Clam Box\u00a0Spring &#8220;opening&#8221; was a tidge late this year&#8230;because it was sold in early February to chef\/restaurateur Marko Fani. He also\u00a0purchased Baja Box next door as well! Marko already owns Strawberry Fair Restaurant in Norwell, MA\u2014a place we can totally vouch for. The Clam Box RainyDayMagazine is\u00a0no stranger to the Clam Box: its annual reopening has been a rite-of-Spring for the crew since 2010. When we heard that this season&#8217;s opening day Thursday 3\/24, we were ready to drop everything and head over. However, the grown-ups in the office insisted that we go see the new 3-hour long John Wick 4 movie that night (opening night), so we had to push out the Clam Box visit to the weekend&#8230;work, work, work. They should mention the onion rings&#8230; As prominently stated on its sign, the Clam Box opened in 1968. It has been owned and operated by the Schwanke family since 2005, and is a local gem because of its deliciously fried foods, its prime beach-front location, and its throw-back charm. Give it a coupla weeks, this place will be jammers. Marko has assured everyone that he has every intention of preserving The Clam Box&#8217;s menu and tradition, while exploring [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":26139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[261,21],"tags":[1051,2048,2049,1042,1050],"class_list":["post-26135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rainydaykitchen","category-urban-safari","tag-clam-box","tag-fishermans-platter","tag-fried-clams","tag-quincy","tag-wollaston-beach"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TheClamBox_2023_7815.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7F1GW-6Nx","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26135"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26158,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26135\/revisions\/26158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}