My buddy loves lucky 7’s. They did a big fundraiser there for a shelter the other night
OT: Your Favorite Neighborhood Bar in NJ
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Lived around the corner from Patti's in the summers of 82, 83, and 84 (was on Ray St.), so also went there plenty. And I forgot the Deauville - best place to watch sunset over the water on the NJ Atlantic coast (since the inlet/marshes go so many miles inland from there).
Very small, hoping the exit of the celebrity chef cools off the crowds a bit. Kane IPA with duck wings, fried rice and octopus were my go-tos.
Tigers Tale! The gem of good ole Monty.
Loved Patti's in the late 1960's and the Dunellen hotel on Thursday nights.
Reservoir Tavern - Boonton
The Rail - Whitehouse Station
The Rail - Whitehouse Station
Charlie's, Somers Point. Great pub food. Fun atmosphere. Good selection of tap beers and very reasonable prices for the shore.
In season, by far my favorite place from Sandy Hook to Cape May is the Surfing Pig in North Wildwood.
In season, by far my favorite place from Sandy Hook to Cape May is the Surfing Pig in North Wildwood.
Love this place but it's been a slow swirl since Dennis shook loose the mortal coil.
You wouldn't happen to know if Eileen is still behind the bar on the weekends? She's taken the owner's death VERY hard and a once great barkeep has just become a bitter old woman looking to be combative with customers. I don't need that nonsense when I just want to kick back, watch a game and drink a PBR draft. Food's always good. Only place I know of that still serves a liverwurst and onion sandwich.
They are reopened, they only open for dinner from 5 to 10. I believe that the business is still for sale.
Linwood tap house in linden - Good pizza and pub food . Lots of TVs to watch games
They got fined for being open the early days of Covid if you supported that sort of thing
They got fined for being open the early days of Covid if you supported that sort of thing
I shot pool there often when I lived in Rahway
Along with the now defunct Midtown Tavern down the road
Still a great dive bar, but it can get very crowded and it's not a place to relax and have a conversation. I much prefer Ye Olde Rathskeller, especially during the warmer months when you can sit outside.
Kellys Tavern - Neptune City
Frankies - Point Pleasant Beach
Klees - Seaside Heights
Frankies - Point Pleasant Beach
Klees - Seaside Heights
OK bar fans, for a interesting, related work, give Pete Hamill's "A Drinking Life" a read.
From Amazon...
"As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tools: clarity, consciousness, memory.
"In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker."
Edit: Authors Jim Harrison and Charles Bukowski also present interesting perspectives on the drinking culture. Many other infamous writer-drinkers, of course. Your favs?
From Amazon...
"As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tools: clarity, consciousness, memory.
"In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker."
Edit: Authors Jim Harrison and Charles Bukowski also present interesting perspectives on the drinking culture. Many other infamous writer-drinkers, of course. Your favs?
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They don’t have pool table.
You might be thinking of Linda’s down the street. Good spot
GREAT cheeseburgers!
Oh and a cop always parked just outside their parking lot trying to pick off people making an illegal left off the Parkway exit.
Agree on both, but sadly I heard the Dunellen Hotel / Rathskellar had a bad fire a few nights ago.
@mildone paid their tab and they left without saying goodbye . Grandma , mom and daughter lived happily ever after.
The end
The Deauville Inn changed hands a few years ago. They added another outdoor spot where they used to rent kayaks and paddle boards. They are gone and it's now like a beach lounge. Also upgraded the inside. Unbelievable the changes. However, food is expensive for a casual place. Beer and rail drinks are normal for the shore but specialty drinks $$$. Can arrive by boat and get drinks brought out to you without ever stepping out of your boat.
new owners of Deauville I feel made it much better, the beach bar is PACKED with bikinis on Sundays. They also own Yesterdays now in Marmora.
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Yes, I recall that. We go there at least once a year during our OCNJ rental and their prices went way up the past 2 years. And last year, it was way too crowded with a very long wait on a weeknight, so we ate elsewhere, but came back to hang out with drinks in the Adirondack chairs on that new little beach and watched sunset from there.
Also owns Yesterday's too and has upgraded that as well.
Deauville is packed everyday. It's almost like a resort type of place.
You are right, i meant Yesterdays, not the ANchorage, the new owners there are a local family from Somers Pt
This is good thread @Proud NJ Sports Fan
We next need a thread on good social clubs like legion halls, k of c, elks etc.
Where you can go get bombed pretty cheap!
We next need a thread on good social clubs like legion halls, k of c, elks etc.
Where you can go get bombed pretty cheap!
Never thought of Kinchley's as a Pub...though, pretty much everyone says their thin crust pizza is the best in NJ.
Mahwah and Allendale's Bar and Grill are great local pubs though with great burgers and wings
They did buy another place this past summer but not a name I knew of or remember.
The back bar at Yesterdays is very nice.
Start up that thread
This isn’t the first family bar thread.
There was one years ago and I took a few suggestions and tried out some bars. Had good times.
Everyone does not say that. Star, Vics, Federici's, Patsy's. Delucia's, etc.
Let this one run its course to not have competition
It’s def one of the things I miss most about Jersey, it has so many hidden gem and unique neighborhood bars
