Boston Chowda Co

Not fine dining, it’s order at the counter and get a number, but for the price, it one of the best lobster bisque and lobster rolls anywhere!
When heading out to the Boston area, I usually look forward to visiting the location at Faneuil Hall, but didn’t get the chance due to the Faneuil Hall food court restaurants closing early on the weekdays in winter.
Was happy to find out this location and ordered the lobster roll and soup combo. Huge chunks of lobster and a creamy bisque. The roll was nice and fresh and toasty. I think it’s even better than the Faneuil Hall location.
Definitely a great find and worth pulling off the highway for lunch.

Best chowder! Anyone living in NE has had a lot of chowder, but you won’t find any better. Sandwiches are always good, too. The dining area is small and crowded, and it is a bit pricey, but I’m glad this is within walking distance.

My son and I love clam chowder. We were thrilled to have lunch together at this wonderful establishment. The people that worked there were very nice and the soup was spectacular. They have other things on the menu you can choose from if your not in the mood for soup. They also have an area where you can pick out local jams or spice rubs.
We can’t wait to return!!!

Had some family visiting New England and all they requested was I get them a good chowder. End up looking at places nearby their hotel and found Boston Chowda Co.
I tried the lobster chowder with half prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich which where both delicious. My sister had tried the NE clam chowder which she loved too.
Overall thought this was a great little lunch spot, and would definitely recommend stopping in.

Very well made sandwiches and wraps. Went a couple of weeks ago and got caesar chicken wrap on white, turkey BLT wrap and they were delicious.

By far the best lobsta roll I’ve tasted in the east AND west coast!
We stumbled upon this eatery when my husband was showing me around his hometown. $ 12.99 for a lobsta roll and $ 15.99 for a lobsta roll combo with a side of small soup???
The chili and clam chowda were delicious as well.

I always come here for dinner when we visit. The lobster rolls are wonderful as well as all the soups, chili, and pot pies. We will be back again the next time we visit!

Good soups especially love them as a bread bowl. Great place for lunch takeout.

Worth checking out at least once.
The shop itself looks like a pizza/​sub shop. The only difference is that this place looks very clean and bright.
The service is pretty prompt, however the workers keep to themselves rather than make light conversation.
The clam chowder I had was very «thin.» The taste match the texture as well. Instead of a very rich and creamy chowder, Boston Chowda’s chowder was alright. The major redeeming quality is the amount of clams they give you. MORE than a few in each spoonful.
The sandwiches are above average. I noticed that they put some type of oil/​butter on their toasted sandwiches. I’m not a face of that, but it is a nice touch.

I’ve eaten here many many times for lunch and usually get the same thing. Their clam chowder is very good and I usually pair it with a half prosciutto mozzarella sandwich on a French roll. Very solid lunch. Sometimes they also have a roast beef panini special which is awesome. The loyalty card which gets you your eleventh soup free is awesome as well. Great fast and quality lunch spot.

I have been to Boston Chowda many times. The soup is really very good. Their cornbread, which I generally get if I get chili, leaves something to be desired. It’s a bit flavorless. Their grilled cheeses are pretty good — very cheesy!
My two main gripes are such:
1. They used to have a fridge where you could grab a drink and go. Today I went in to just get a Coke to go with the soup my husband had gotten earlier. The refrigerator is gone. So, now you have to order your drink and then wait in line behind all the people getting their lunches. This can be kind of crazy during lunch because there are a number of businesses in the area. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have the person working the register just grab drinks for people? Then they’d also have something to occupy them until their food is ready.
2. There’s sometimes this older woman who works the cash register who is just straight up mean. I came in with my parents who are in their 70s. They’d never been to the restaurant before, so it took my father a while to put in his order because he wasn’t really sure how the place operated. Instead of understanding, «Oh hey, this guy is 75, let’s be patient,» she was exactly the opposite. And then there’s a discount for people over 65 or something, which we didn’t see until after we’d ordered. You would THINK she would just give him the discount, but she didn’t. So, that was rude.
Overall, though, the soup is quality and if you have more than a half hour for lunch or are looking for something to bring home for dinner, it’s a good place to go.

Had the SHEPARD’s pie. It was so bad threw it out after two bites. Meat tasted like it came from a can.

They’ve got a few soups, a few sandwiches, juice and some plastic bottles of sparkling water. Its downtown North Andover. I stopped in yesterday for a stiff bowl of clam chowder. They made the fish chowder on site, but an insider told me the clam chowder is shipped in. It seems to me that 90% of the places around here get their clam chowder from the same source. Its pretty good, nothing to write home about. Kind of a yuppy atmosphere.

i have been eating here for years. used to go there for lunch when i worked in the area. it is really busy at lunch time. so seating is hard to find. but it is a small building so they did what they could with the space provided. the sandwich meats and veggies are always fresh. and were very crisp. not soggy. the soups and chowders are very good. i usually get the corn chowder or lobster bisque… i dont work around there anymore. so my husband and i now have to find reasons to go into that area. to stop by. went there today. had the half sandwich and chowder. and was not disappointed. place was clean. and the two guys working there looked professional. and were very helpful and polite. great place to eat. will find more reasons to go to that area. to stop in for some lunch.

The wife and I went here tonight to use an Entertainment coupon. I had the lobster bisque and the wife had a clam chowder. We split a lobster roll and corn bread. The chowder and bisque were nothing to rave about flavor wise, the lobster salad in the roll was on the slightly warm side (no the roll was not toasted) and was just lobster with a lot of mayo and no tasteable seasoning. The corn bread was more of a cake than corn bread. They also didn’t have lemonade or diet sprite both of which are on the menu. I’m glad we had a coupon and we won’t be going back. Next time we want clam chowder we’re heading to the Deli King in Tewksbury on a Friday, they got awesome Clam Chowder.

Pretty good, lots of soup choices. The chowda was yummy, a bit over priced for just soup. Will come back.

Affordable and the staff are always friendly. Ample parking to the side.
Clam Chowder is raved about here in the office and I really enjoy their mozzarella and tomato wrap.
At lunch time you’ll be in and out regardless of the line.

Now I’m wondering how long I’ve been walking into this place blind! I stopped by for some hot soup on a crummy, rainy day after lots of fighting with the children and… All of a sudden they have marinated meats, frozen pasta and delivery! Had I known about the delivery I so would not have dragged both my little «angles» out! (I would laugh, but at the time I was a little less than really annoyed… haha!)
Anyways, over a decade I have been popping in here and I have to say it has grown with the times. The pasta I haven’t tried, but the steak and cheese calzone that I could barely fit in the fridge it was so dang long (yea, it was skinny) was pretty darn good! It didn’t have that greasy I used to be pizza dough, but today I’m featuring as calzone feel that almost every pizza place out there has. Loaded with steak and cheese, both a good sign as that’s what it is (although I’ve been to a few places that didn’t quite get that concept!)
Soup, chowda and chili were all awesome, not that I expected anything less. They have, however, stocked up on frozen soups and chowdas… again, had I known!
All in all, new stuff, same rating… Love this place, now I know I can stay home and love it!