LobsterCraft named CT's top food truck by Eat This, Not That! - CT Insider

The site compiled a list of the best food truck in every state, choosing LobsterCraft as its pick for the Nutmeg State. 

"Those who say a cold Maine lobster roll isn't really their jam will likely fall in love with the warm, buttered Connecticut-style version served up by Lobstercraft in Fairfield," author Emilia Benton wrote. "If you're not craving a sandwich, this food truck also serves up lobster mac and cheese and lobster bisque."

That version, the Coastal, is the best-seller at LobsterCraft by “six to one,” owner Mike Harden told Hearst Connecticut in September. 

Harden, a former Coast Guard captain and licensed lobster fisherman, founded LobsterCraft in 2012, serving hot buttered lobster rolls from a truck at special events and parties. He now has two trucks, brick-and-mortar shops in Greenwich and West Hartford, and a new Fairfield location under construction. Another is in the works in Sarasota, Florida, and Harden is also planning for an international expansion.

Beyond the flagship Coastal roll, LobsterCraft's menu is fairly daring for the state that popularized the no-frills version. There’s the Heat Wave, with lobster tossed in spicy serrano and habanero pepper-infused butter. A lobster BLT roll has crispy bacon and garlic aioli, and a California gets wasabi soy sauce, cucumber and avocado. 

The Dirty Maynard is LobsterCraft's take on cold Maine-style lobster salad, with mayonnaise, onions, celery and carrots. There’s even a surf and turf roll with lobster and marinated flank steak.

Other items include a slider sampler with three lobster roll flavors, soups and bisque, lobster tacos and lobster mac and cheese, with seasonal specials like crab cakes. Winter specials have included jambalaya, black bean soup and non-lobster items like hot dogs and a pulled pork sandwich.

In neighboring states, Boston-based Bon Me earned top honors in Massachusetts for its Asian-inspired menu, including banh mi sandwiches, rice bowls and noodle soups. In New York City, Wafels & Dinges earned the nod for its Belgian Liège waffles, and Rhode Island's The Shuckin Truck, based in Point Judith, was named the Ocean State's best for its lobster rolls, fish tacos and raw bar offerings.

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