Airport Diner

So in order to kick off this Memorial Day Weekend/start of summer, we decided breakfast was in order. We decided to go to the Airport Diner located next to the airport and golf course around 26th and Bay. Once again, another dive looking place with a not too appetizing name, but it's pretty good. I've been there before and have ordered out breakfast sandwiches there before. It's little dinner that serves just breakfast and lunch and if you're in the mood, check it out.

John ate:
Western Omellette: B, "it came with homefries and toast, but had to add american cheese to it for like an extra dollar. It was pretty good though"



Lauren ate:
Pancake with bacon: B, "It was very satisfying, but not spectacular"




BTW....GO FLYERS

Grilled Cheese & Crab Cake Co.

One of the best places we tried is a little place right before the parkway entrance in Somers Point called the Grilled Cheese & Crab Cake company. This place looks like a dive from the outside. Even though it's right off the parkway, it's in a little shopping center that's in a residential area. The name isn't too appealling either. Grilled cheese and crab cakes? That's it? It sounds like some kid asked his mom if he could open up a grilled cheese and lemonade stand and his mom said sure and put up the money.

Anyway, we passed it one day on our way to parkway and decided to give it a shot. It is actually very nice inside with a boating and beach theme. They had soup which was excellent and low priced, grilled cheeses which were more like tuna and crab melts, and crab cakes. It was excellent and probably one of our new favorite places to eat. It is perfect for lunch and would be epic if they opened one up on the boardwalk.

John ate:
Cream of Crab Soup: A, "awesome for such a low price"
Crab Melt: B, "very good, but the soup is better"

Lauren ate:
Cream of Crab Soup: A, "the soup was awesome, very filling!"
Fried Shrimp Grilled Cheese: B, "much better than expected"

Prep's Pizza and Dairy Bar

Prep's Pizza and Dairy Bar is a pizza place practically right next to Playland. It's been there forever and has the cute little Alligator logo holding a pizza and ice cream cone. We had never gone there, and nothing beats a pizza and ice cream holding alligator, so we figured we'd try it out tonight.

It was pretty nice inside, but it wasn't too good. You can find better food elsewhere. The alligator tricked us. On the bright side, it was one of the nicest nights ever on the boardwalk.



John ate:
2 slices of plain pizza, C

Lauren ate:
French Fries, C

Clancy's By the Sea

Located on the southern end of the boardwalk, Clancy's By the Sea is a new restaurant that looks like a really nice place when you pass by it. Since there aren't too many really nice sit-down restaurants in OC, we were hoping that Clancy's would be great restaurant actually on the island that we have been looking for.

The food was very good, but we were a little disappointed. We went on May 21, 2010 and ate outside on the boardwalk. The atmosphere was perfect because it was beautiful night outside. However, we were hoping for a nicer experience. They didn't have real menu's and they had paper place mats instead. They also didn't hand out bread until your entrees came. We both liked our food a lot and would definitely go again, but we were just hoping for a nicer sit-down restaurant.

John ate:
Ravioli with crab meat, A- "it was excellent, it had a tomato cream sauce and was topped with a lot of crab meat, I would love to get it again sometime"

Lauren ate:
Southern Flounder, B+ "It was good but not great, I wish they would have given you a choice of vegetable, but I was stuck with broccoli"


In conclusion, if you're looking for a really fancy, sit-down restaurant on the island in OC, this isn't quite it. If you're just looking for something nice on the boardwalk with good food, this place will be perfect for you.

Curly's Fries on the Boardwalk

Everyone loves boardwalk fries, and Curly's fries has some of the best. They have many locations on the boardwalk, but the one we stopped at is across from the Ocean Colony (in between 9th and 10th street). We got them on April 2, 2010.

John ate:
Curly seasoned Fries, B+, "Great fries, I would absolutely get them again"

Lauren ate:
Fresh-Cut Fries: A+, "Best fries on the boardwalk, hands down"

Crab Trap

Located right off the circle in Somers Point, NJ, the Crab Trap is one of the nicest and classiest restaurants in the Ocean City area; that is why it is the first entry on our blog. Typically, there is a very long wait to get in and they do not take reservations. The food is excellent and until we find otherwise, we find that it is the best sit-down restaurant in the Ocean City area.

We went in early March 2010 to celebrate Lauren's birthday.

John ate:
Crab Bisque: A, "excellent soup, but I would have rather had the stuffed onion ring as an appetizer!"
Crab Cakes: A, "some of the best crab cakes I have ever had"

Lauren ate:
Crab bisque: A+, "the crab bisque is the sole reason that I go to the Crab Trap!!!"
Fried Flounder: A-, "It was very good, nothing out of this world though"


Other Comments: Lauren is obsessed with the bread they serve and they always bring you out more if you ask.

Greetings from Ocean City, NJ

Hi!!! We are John and Lauren, a couple in their early 20's that met in Ocean City, NJ and have been spending our summers there for the past 5 years. We love Ocean City and we love eating, so one of our summer goals was to try as many local restaurants and eateries in Ocean City as we could. We want to find out what the best restaurant is in OC so we decided to write a blog rating each restaurant. We hope you enjoy and we hope we help you find the best Ocean City restaurant!