SCARBOROUGH (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- The Clambake Restaurant in Scarborough opened Thursday despite the fact it looked like it was on its own little island, more than a week ago.
Restaurant staff say, given the location of the business, flooding happens often. Very little water, however, gets inside the building. Kitchen manager, Dana Howland, says the clean up from the latest storm required some muscle.
“A lot of seaweed," explains Howland. "My daughter works for me and she had to sweep up probably about a couple thousand pounds of seaweed.”
Yvette Dallaire, 98, of Saco says she waits all winter for her favorite fried fish.
“I’m glad the water’s all gone,” says Dallaire.
“Didn’t stop us from clams and chowder and good food," says Karen Chandler of Old Orchard Beach. "We’re dying for some seafood.”
She says fresh seafood is a reward for almost getting through the winter she’s had.
“The water came up from the path from the beach down to our street," Chandler explains. "That was the first time I’ve ever seen it like that, ever, and I’m from Maine.”
Howland says he's worked at the clambake for 40 of the more than 50 years its been open, and this recent storm brought the highest tide he's ever seen.
