Editor's Pick Yankee Magazine Traveler's Guide 1999 editor's pick is Red's Eats. The small restaurant received the award two weeks ago. Red's Eats has been open for over 60 years. (Photo Aaron C. Miller)

The small 20'x18' building hosts five workers who cook the food that earned ``Yankee Magazine Traveler's Guide 1999'' editor's pick two weeks ago as ``one of the outstanding reasons to visit Maine.''

Debbie Cronk, daughter of owner Red's Eats Allen Gagnon, has worked with her father since she was a child.

``We laugh a lot and we have so much fun,'' Cronk said. ``I know what he is doing - he knows what I'm doing, so it works great.''

There isn't an inch to spare for unnecessary items in the tiny kitchen. Gagnon added a storage room to the original building which was built on site over 60 years ago to help relieve the space problem.

``I only need two more feet,'' Gagnon laughed. ``But I know that it can't happen, so I'm happy.''

The building holds a small grill adjacent to two Fryolators on the back wall. A cash register and soda fountain fill much of the space on the front-side of Red's.

Keeping cool just got easier after new exhaust fans were installed recently to allow more air flow.

``In the past we have had to soak wet towels with ice cold water and put them around our necks,'' Cronk added.

The more comfortable working conditions will aid the Red's Eats crew in delivering their well known fare of foods including lobster rolls, haddock sandwiches, fried clams, chicken sandwiches, and many other lunch and dinner entrees.

Red's Eats is open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Call 882-6128 for any questions or to place an order.