Hold on a minute there Jeff. If you get "clam strips" here in New England you're dining at the wrong place. We consider clam strips to be cheap "pub food" and nothing more. Come visit New England sometime and when you do contact me and I will personally take you to Ipswich or Essex Massachusetts where whole clams are fried properly and you may never want to return home after sampling our fare of the finest shellfish in the world. BTW, It's on me, including libations. Dean