I've been going here since I was a small child back when it was hot Diggity dog. We live in the area seasonally and have been here many many times.
Yu picks their own crab there and it is very fresh, their crab rolls are excellent. I like Tracys but every once in a while theirs can be hit or miss. I guess that's the case for anywhere, and lobster rolls too; you take the occasional tough and/or unpleasantly fishy once every once in a while and grin and bear it *gulp*
But what really do you really expect from a roadside eatery in Downeast maine? And what are your other options? I suggest you try them all and see for yourself! But keep in mind They're all staffed by family Members, hit or miss, severely short staffed, and doing the best they can so go eat there, support them and use my two cents as an informed decision.
SO! The Korean food is for me, personally both uneatable and inedible. I'm sure it's good for rural maine, but it's heavy, greasy and many components of each dish are over cooked. When Downeast Mexican is such a consistently good shining beacon for authentic Mexican cuisine, in my opinion Yu's korean is kind of like the McDonald's or cafeteria equivalent of Korean food. The eggrolls I've had here are sadly mediocre.
I only come here now for their fish sandwiches so I can really only give you a truly thorough review of those. Their fried haddock can range from very fresh good great excellent and flavorful to-- ugh they have not changed the frying oil in too long bland under salted and flavorless.
If we order fish sandwich(es) we have found we must ask for extra mayo and a side of mayo because they are extremely stingy with toppings and condiments, even ketchup packets. And napkins. When and if you ask for lettuce tomato and onion on your sandwich there you rarely ever get all three. When you receive said lettuce onion and tomato on your sammich-- The tomato is flavorless, the lettuce is wilted iceberg and the onion has been pre-cut (perhaps the day before, and or soaked in water for onion rings) so naturally it doesn't have very much onion flavor. You have to go back to beg and plead an offer to pay for a small portion of sliced vegetable for your sandwich and get an eye roll in return.
I suggest bringing your own lettuce tomato onion, mayo, ketchup, and lemon wedges here to save yourself the trouble of groveling for toppings.
However their fries are excellent!!!!!! They never have cut lemons, they always run out so we don't order fried clams there. They also tend to run out of onion rings, which are DEELICIOUS. If you haven't had MAINE onion rings, you haven't lived.
I don't like their chowder or traceys for that matter. But we love traceys, Yu's has different days and hours.
The one thing I will note is that you uses a proper roll for their fish sandwich (it's not a Kaiser but at least it holds up, Tracey's rolls are cheap and chintzy and immediately disintegrate into bits which makes for a very messy eating experience... but both places are an elbow is on the picnic table vehicle speeding down the highway at 60 miles an hour 20 feet away kind of place so who cares).
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