Finding Chowder and Clamcakes

As this is the first post for this blog about where to find fun things to do with kids in Rhode Island, it is appropriate that I begin with a Rhode Island treat- Chowder and Clamcakes. And let me begin by saying that by writing this blog, I am by no means an expert on what to do with children in my state, but I am merely attempting to describe the fun things that I find to do with them so that you might also be able to find fun things to do.

This weekend was hot and humid, so my mother and I decided to take the kids for a ride to a friend of hers house in Jamestown, RI. We spent the afternoon relaxing (well, sort of, since I have a two year old girl, I spent most of the afternoon chasing after her) while the kids played in the backyard and picked up shells on the beach. 

But as we left, we decided that we needed to stop and get Chowder and Clamcakes. Now, you would think that it would be easy to find such a place in our state- especially since we were in South County, but no... sadly, although we drove north through Wickford, and East Greenwich, we did not find the proverbial "clamshack". We found very nice restaurants, some of them with seafood, but no place to pull up to, let the kids out and walk up to a window to get our food. 

However, as we drove out of East Greenwich and towards Apponaug on Route 1, we found ourselves at Chelos on Greenwich Bay.

What a wonderful place to visit! We got our clamcakes and chowder (which were pretty good), and the kids were able to run around outside, dance to a live band (I think they were called "Tribeca") playing 70s music (we arrived to the band singing a Barry White song), and relax. We were lucky in that we ran into our cousins who were celebrating a birthday (it is Rhode Island, afterall, and you always run into someone you know everywhere!). And so, I want to stress that this Chelos is a great place to bring your kids, have dinner, and relax. 

Anyone who wants to add places that we missed on our travels that would have granted us our wish for clamcakes and chowder, please feel free to comment.