It is all about personal taste and choice. I go to the Chowder Bowl every time I’m in town.  Have been for what seems like forever(+30 years).  Been to the Sea Hag a few times.  My last visit, I thought the chowder there sucked.  But hey, any trip up and down the beautiful Oregon coast eating chowder sounds wonderful to me.  I’m a chowder lover. P.S. Bacon is for BLT's.