Legal Seafoods, Reagan National Airport, Va.

Today I saw Kody off at the airport before he flew to Tulsa and Sallisaw for the weekend. We lunched at Legal Seafoods there on the concourse at the airport, sitting "outside" in their patio-type seating area. While the ticket counters and security check-in lines were teeming with people, the restaurant was pretty quiet.

Kody didn't want an appetizer, but I started off with a very unique clam chili. It was a pretty basic chili with the standard spices and tomatoey base with brown beans and shredded cheese, but instead of ground beef in the chili, they used clams. I don't know that this is something I'm going to start fixing at home, but it was surprisingly good and almost "normal" tasting. The concept makes me curious about chili experimentation: I think I'd like to try the clams in a white chili recipe like I use for ground chicken or ground turkey, since the spicing in white chili is designed not to overpower the more delicate meats.



Kody had a grilled tuna sandwich with chipotle mayonaisse, French fries, and cabbage slaw.



I had an oyster po'boy sandwich with remoulade sauce, also with fries and slaw. Yes, the po'boy was good, but being at a top-quality seafood restaurant, the oysters were "properly" fried—more importantly, not over-fried—which means that underneath the crispy breading was a hot, gushy oyster.....a reminder to me why I don't like cooked oysters! The last couple of oyster po'boys I've had at lesser restaurants were made of overcooked oysters, so I didn't have to deal with the squishy oyster texture with those. I ate half of it before my stomach revolted; Kody ate the remaining fried oysters and liked them.