We ended up at Sammy's, Babe.

Being that City Island is so close to Throggs Neck and Country Club, we usually just wing it, and decide last minute, usually by seeing which place is the least crowded. But on Friday night in City Island, they're all packed, so take your pick.

It was a great choice, though. The clams and oysters were so fresh, you would have thought it was mid-summer rather than December, and I did end up going with the lobster. They made it for me fra diavlo, out of the shell, over thin spaghetti. It was a 2-and-a-half pounder, with at least half a pound of spaghetti, so I took a nice portion home, which I just ate for lunch.