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Monday, November 7, 2011

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Eating My Way Through University City: Hooked Seafood Bar

University City Patch's resident foodie shares the scoop on her latest dining experience at Hooked Seafood Bar in University City.

When we heard that the owners of Pho Long, one of our favorite University City restaurants to date, were opening a new restaurant in the same strip on Olive Boulevard, we were thrilled. The restaurant, Hooked Seafood Bar, opened last month, and my husband Ryan and I headed there on a recent Thursday for an early dinner. The restaurant was empty, which came as no surprise between the early dinner hour and their recent opening. The dining room is set up similarly to Pho Long, there is a counter and barstools facing the street, a handful of tables (artfully decoupaged with magazine and newspaper clippings—a fun touch!), and a counter bar at the back near the kitchen. Upon sitting, we were immediately brought steaming bowls of clam chowder, “…

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