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Cajun Seafood Chain Opens 3rd CT Restaurant In Manchester

A Cajun-themed seafood restaurant has opened in the Buckland Hills section of Manchester.

The new Chosen 1 Seafood restaurant in Manchester.
The new Chosen 1 Seafood restaurant in Manchester. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

MANCHESTER, CT — A seafood restaurant chain with a Cajun flair opened its third Connecticut restaurant in Manchester Monday.

Chosen 1 Seafood is located in a corner unit at the Plaza at Buckland Hills, in the far right portion of the plaza, next to the Between Rounds bagel shop.

No opening date has been announced. Chosen 1 also has locations in Hartford and Bloomfield.

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Chosen 1 features traditional Cajun food like gumbo, shellfish and fin fish, along with sandwiches and burgers — including oyster, shrimp and chicken po' boys.

The chain also offers unique packages like:

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  • The Manchester Bag ($30): A pound each of mussels and clams (with egg, corn, potato and sausage)
  • The Bloomfield Bag ($34): A half-pound of snow crab and a pound of shrimp (with egg, corn, potato and sausage)
  • The Hartford Bag ($38) A lobster tail, a half-pound of scallops and a half-pound of shrimp (with egg, corn, potato and sausage)
  • The Shovel ($129): Two lobster tails, (Add $20 for live whole lobsters) 2 pounds of snow crab, 2 pounds of gulf shrimp, 1 pound of mussels and a pound of clams
  • The Atlantic Bag ($75): One lobster tail, 1 pound of snow crab, 1 pound of gulf shrimp, a half-pound of mussels and a half-pound of clams

Lunch specials include a blackened chicken quesadilla, a cajun catfish sandwich and a surf and turf special.

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The Chosen 1 Seafood location in Manchester. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

See more about Chosen 1 here.

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