Chew On This with Tony & Chris

06/18/2026

We don’t do lunch often, But we were so busy today we decided to try one of our new favorite dinner spots. We’re splitting a chicken vodka parm sandwich. Everything from the seeded Italian bread to tender chicken and amazing vodka parm sauce is delicious. The sandwich is more than enough to share. What we absolutely love are the house made chips what a great touch! They have an awesome staff We will definitely be back! They also have lunch specials!

And if you haven’t, try them for dinner. We’ve been a number of times and never disappointed.

05/31/2026

Please help our friends at Wally’s after a fire broke out last night. Chris and I frequent Wally’s for the great food and even better staff. These folks are there for everyone all year, the staff can use our help, especially at the beginning of their busy season.

Writing Last night, after closing out what felt like a perfect Saturday night at W… Nichole Baker needs your support for Support Wally’s Staff After the Fire

05/08/2026

Bluewater is back! We dined there Thursday night for the first time this season, they didn't skip a beat. Everything from the service, the food and the atmosphere. We didn't have a wait, I imagine because it was a little chilly and still early in the season. They made it very comfortable to dine outside with heaters. Lucas came over to introduce himself, open our wine and go over some specials. We started with the fried Calamari which was served with an amazing red pepper aioli, a generous portion! I knew what I was getting even before getting there, though I almost changed my mind when I heard the steak frites special. I had the Lobster Cobb Salad, Chunky Lobster Salad, Bacon, Avocado, Tomatoes, Hard-Boiled Egg, Crumbled Bleu Cheese, Romaine Lettuce, Side Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing. Seriously, maybe the best salad around! Chris took my lead and had the Mediterranean Salad: Grilled Shrimp, Crab, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Artichokes, Side of Balsamic Vinaigrette, also a winner! We didn't stop here, we each had a gelato, I had mint chocolate chip and Chris had the Grand Slam. Can't wait to enjoy more of the Bluewater Blue Water Cafe LBI throughout the season, we should actually try it for brunch. As always, please take care of your servers, they are working hard to provide a great experience!

12/13/2025

Had a fantastic dinner at Joy & Salt tonight. They just opened yesterday serving lunch and early dinner. When we read they opened we decided to try for dinner. Casual with a great menu and service. We were seated and given menus. Our wine was opened and we went over the entrees offered.

We started with the Sicilian style fried calamari made with olives, capers, Calabrian chili, balsamic syrup and parmigiano. This was excellent, a little spicy but a perfect amount of chili. The calamari was so tender.

Chris had Chicken Parm with pasta and I had the Fruita Di Mare Mafalde. Shrimp, mussels, clams. Calamari and shrimp in an amazing lemon garlic pesto sauce served over mafalde pasta. I could have drank the sauce. It was delicious. We didn’t plan on dessert but shared the whiskey cake. Homemade cake with nuts and an amazing icing!!

Overall a really nice addition to Ship Bottom that serves dinner. Really nice staff as well. Check these folks out.
As always please take careof your servers.

11/07/2025

It’s been a while since our last review , sorry for the lack of reviews. We dined at the Black Whale, not our first time, but for some reason tonight stood out. We made a reservation earlier and were greeted and seated right away by Dina It was crowded for a Thursday in November. We will have to get there early for our next happy hour in the bar. Dina sat us and let us know that Jess would be our server. Jess introduced herself and took our wine order. Chris knew from a post the other day what he was having, I wasn’t sure. We shared the fried Calamari and asked for an extra sauce, it was tender and delicious. Then the famous house salad with balsamic and garlic dressings gotta mix them together. Chris ordered the Scallops with asparagus and roasted tomato farro I ordered the broiled seafood combo; shrimp. scallops, flounder and a crab cake. I’m not usually a fan of most crab cakes, this was excellent! One of the side choices was rice and beans. not what you would expect but went fantastic with everything. We ended with pumpkin bread pudding and a piece of key lime pie. Both were incredible! So glad the whale is open year round! We frequent for happy hour but need to dine here more often. Overall an excellent dinner, service and atmosphere. As always please take care of your servers, Jess was awesome.

07/29/2025

We dined at Parker's Garage & Oyster Saloon on Sunday in Beach Haven. Not our first time. It was an amazing experience as always, though a little hot in there due to storms. Nick was our awesome server, opened our wine and explained specials, additions and highlights to the menu. 3 of us shared the clam pot and sauteed Calamari. Both were fantastic! The Calamari was sauteed with Harissa and chimichurri! The clams were little necks steamed in garlic herb butter. luckily we had bread to dunk in both sauces... Our friend had the swordfish Milanese with a tomato salad, whipped avocado and a basil aioli! Chris had the tile fish served with celery root, black truffle and caviar. I had the Iberico pork which was substituted with a delicious pork chop prepared with saffron risotto and smoked clam esscabeche. we also shared the popular brussels sprouts and street corn. We all loved our meals and sides as usual. We opted for no dessert.
Looking for one of the most unique menus around? Definitely try Parkers! It's also a BYOB!
As always, please take care of your servers!

05/11/2025

We dined at Azzurri Italian Cucina in Harvey Cedars last night. There were 6 of us. We've been before and wanted to try the porch area. Everything was delicious and the service was on point. Philomena took very good care of us. We shared two orders of the sticky Calamari appetizers which was delicious along with the classic romaine heart salad, both were excellent. 2 of us had the pork chop giambotta which was cooked perfectly. 2 had the branzino, which was very tasty, however the portions seemed very small. 1 had a pasta special with short rib and penne, incredible! Our 1 friend filled up on the appetizers and had the appetizer burrata for dinner. Overall a great experience. Azzurri should be on everyone's radar!
note: no picture of the pork chop.

05/08/2025

We dined at Ship Bottom Shellfish last weekend, it was their first weekend open for the season. It was delicious as always! 3 of us arrived at about 7 PM and had to wait about 25 minutes. Once seated Heather came over and introduced herself, got our wine open and went over some specials. We started with the fried calamari to share. Good as always. Our friend had the crab cake and blackened tuna combo, his plate was clean. Chris had the broiled seafood combination: shrimp, scallops, jumbo lump crab cake and a piece of fish, very enjoyable. I had the sesame encrusted yellowfin tuna special over wasabi mashed topped with a portabella cream sauce. It was fantastic! Overall it was delicious as always! Get there early, though the wait is worth it. Ship Bottom Shellfish is a BYOB. As always, please take care of your servers!