Mo's Annex Newport - Mo's Seafood & Chowder

657 SW Bay Blvd.
Newport, OR

My family's annual road trip destination for 2017 was the Oregon Coast. We rented a beautiful ocean-front home in Lincoln City for a couple days and spent one of those days driving and sight-seeing along the coast.

We stopped by Newport for lunch and decided to try out Mo's Annex. There was actually another Mo's diagonally across the street, the Original Mo's at Newport! But seeing that the menu at Original Mo's consisted of mostly deep fried seafood, we leaned towards the seafood served at Mo's Annex more.

Mo’s Clam Chowder (Family size $16.95) - New England Style with Bacon

We started off with the family-sized clam chowder. It was a pretty large portion, being able to fill up around 6 bowls of soup. The chowder was thick and creamy with lots of meaty clam pieces. This was delicious and perfect for a cool, windy day by the sea!

Hot Crab & Shrimp Artichoke Dip ($14.95) - Served with sour dough bread

In order to try the most amount of food as possible, we ordered a few items for sharing between all of us. After the chowder, the crab, shrimp and artichoke dip came next. There were pieces of sour dough bread to slather the creamy dip on.

 Steamer Clams ($10.95) - Pound of steamer clams sautéed in garlic butter and

white wine served with melted butter

Toasted sour dough bread also accompanied the bowl of steamer clams. It was a joy to soak up the briny and savoury clam broth with the bread! The clams were yummy too but some of them still had a bit of sand in the meat.

Best Of The Bay ($15.95) - Shrimp skewers, oyster shooter, shrimp cocktail and steamed clams. Serves 2-4

This appetizer platter originally came with a couple raw oyster shooters but the server told us that they ran out of fresh oysters that day >___<  An extra skewer of shrimp replaced the oysters but we were still disappointed. The steamed clams were the same as the Steamer Clams and the shrimp cocktail was a dish of tiny bay shrimps topped with cocktail sauce. Overall, this platter was just ok.

Seafood Cioppino ($17.95) - Yaquina Bay Oysters, Pink Shrimp, Wild Alaskan Salmon, Alaskan Cod and Steamer Clams and Crab Legs simmered in a rich italian sauce topped with parmesan cheese and served with garlic cheese bread

Our last shared dish was the Seafood Cioppino. With 6 different kinds of seafood bathing in a tangy and cheesy tomato sauce, we thought this was the best deal of the meal! 

With this seafood lunch costing just over $100 for the 9 of us, Mo's Annex was one of the highlights of this trip! No wonder it's popular amongst the locals and tourists!