Monday, October 26, 2015

Saturday, October 17, 2015

A stop while shopping : On The Border

Chips and a Bloody Maria
A quick stop while shopping.

Grilled shrimp bowl
The Baja Combo: chicken enchalata and a fried chicken and cheese stuffed avocado
The shrimp was done perfectly. The bowl was a de constructed taco,  so we wanted tortillas. The fried avocado was interesting.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Chincoteague Oyster Festival

The lines were long but worth it
For $45 (each) we (each) had: 1 Beer in souvenir Glass Mug, a cup of clam chowder, a dozen boiled shrimp, a dozen single fried oysters, an oyster fritter sandwich, a dozen steamed oysters, a dozen raw oysters, and hush puppies.
Shucking Oysters
The earlier rain finished before the party started
Fried Single Oysters and Oyster Fritter Sandwich
Clam Chowder, hush puppies, and boiled shrimp

Friday, October 9, 2015

Pizza for the Mets Game. Ledo Pizza

Fettuccine Bolognese with Goat Cheese
This regional pizza chain was a great find on Chincoteague Island, VA.  We had the 14" HOTLANTA BBQ : Their signature square crust drizzled with Urban Bar-B-Que® Yella sauce, sliced chicken, regular bacon, and jalapeƱos topped with Provolone cheese.  It was amazing.  We also ordered a second pizza and the Fettuccini Bolognese  with goat cheese topping.  All were perfect.  I do not know if they deliver, but if we had ordered over the phone, we might not have made the perfect meal choice.
Square pizza with pepperoni and black olives
HOTLANTA BBQ Pizza : Wonderful

Great Soft Serve Ice Cream At Mr. Whippy

Some of the best soft serve ever

Great Tacos from a Great Taco Truck : Pico Taqueria

Pico Taqueria6382 Maddox Blvd. Chincoteague, VA 23336

We had the Menu special with 2 Chincoteague Classic  (Lettuce, pico de gallo, cotja, creme fraiche  with your choice of chicken, pork, beef or fish) [we chose fish and chicken]  then we added The Maddox 
(Local cornmeal fried oyster, pickled carrots, daikon, tartar sauce, fresh thai basil) and The Main Street (Seared and seasoned shrimp, chipotle creme fraiche, green cabbage slaw, guacamole, queso fresco) -- We had 4 totally different taste experiences, and all of them were wonderful.  The flavor profiles of each taco were specifically designed and balanced for each protein.

Order Here
Pick Up around the corner here.
Classic Tacos.  Fish and Chicken options.

Fried Oyster and Seared Shrimp tacos
They have picnic tables in the back and an area to play some simple lawn games.



Thursday, October 8, 2015

Etta's Channel Side Restaurant



Etta's Channel Side Restaurant

This restaurant was recommended to us.  We went with Jim and Jimmie Simon.  They say that sometimes you can see the ponies across the channel - but not tonight.

This is another restaurant that is too dark to read the menu or see what you are actually eating - they must have something against lights, as they did not have the front lights on as we left, so we used our cell phone flashlights.  They noticed and about the time we got to the bottom and they turned them on.

Hush Puppies and Rolls

Fried Green Beans - A new favorite

Cream of Crab Soup

House Green Salad

Stuffed Flownder

Seared Scallops Salad

Crab Cakes and Baked Potatoes


BBQ near Assateague Island State Park

Smoker's BBQ Pit 9711 Stephen Decatur Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842

This was a great stop after visiting the wild horses for Assateague Island State Park.
Amy and some of the wild horses





From the top:  Puller Pork, Cole Slaw, Beef Brisket, Corn Fritters, Hush Puppies, and Sweet Potato Fries

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Rehoboth, DE : The Ice Cream Store

It is hard to imagine 100+ flavors, but they do have them.


One of their flavors is a hot pepper ice cream.  For drama, they insist that you sign a waiver before being given a sample.  As you can see, Amy was not impressed with the flavor or the heat, I was not either,















Fins Fish House and Raw Bar

Fins Fish House and Raw Bar

We found this online as we changed our travel plans.  They have a great happy hour, and a good standard menu!  It is hard to believe that this place has the same door to door travel time as Home to Montauk. Rehoboth Beach, DE
FINS - Fish House & Raw Bar
Fins - Fish House and Raw Bar243 Rehoboth Avenue,
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Raw Clams
The Oyster Well
Steamed Oysters
House Brews -- Good Beers!

Blacked Fish Tacos with Fruit Salsa and Corn Salsa
Baked Oyster Sampler:  2 each, Asiago cheese, Rockefeller, and House

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Happy Hour at McLoone's Hoboken

McLoone's

Happy Hour Menu
A nice dry martini

The big meatball appetizer, with arugula salad
Irish nachos: sliced potato, topped with chili, cheese, onion, and all sorts of other nacho toppings
Veggie flatbread with spinach goat cheese and artichokes, and a wonderful balsamic drizzle
This is the second time I've been to this McLoone's, and we're again amazed at how empty the restaurant is. The food is wonderful, the bartenders are wonderful.

We were talking with the bartender tonight, and he showed as their house made pepper infused tequila, pineapple infused rum, limoncello, brandied peaches, and other various aquavit used for specialty cocktails.

We left about 6, but at 7 there was a free beer tasting. Yes I said the beer was going to be free!