As a must-visit Boston landmark, Quincy Market’s red-brick corridors and glass dome are undeniably vintage and photogenic — but do yourself a favor and do NOT eat a proper meal here. Especially the so-called legendary Boston Chowda Co., which is basically a textbook example of tourist-trap dining.
💸 A painful accusation: the $35 mini lobster roll fiasco • Absurd pricing: A lobster roll priced at $35 before tax, yet it’s less than half the size of Legal Sea Foods’ — where $43 at least gets you a generous portion and excellent fries. • Bare-bones contents: No fries on the side, no warm butter aroma — just a sad, dry bun that feels like it came straight out of a supermarket fridge. • Soup disappointment: The “signature” New England clam chowder is bland and completely forgettable, paired with rock-hard crackers that feel like chewing on drywall. • The soul-searching question: How does this level of value get recommended? Tourists’ lives matter too