Thereâs something about that local watering hole that is just irresistible.
Sometimes, itâs about the food, whether itâs your go-to place for a set of greasy wings or homemade mozzarella sticks.
Sometimes, itâs about the drinks. Maybe they have that hard-to-find beer on tap or that cheap domestic you never stray from, or maybe they make a mean old fashioned or use fresh-squeezed juices in their cocktails?
But itâs always about the atmosphere and the people who go there. It could be a dingy dive bar or a legendary bar that never goes out of style, just like the awesome people who go there night after night and work behind the bar.
Hi Point Pub
One of the only spots currently operating at full steam 24/7, Hi Point Pub in Absecon seems to employ the philosophy that sleep is not only overrated, but downright uncalled for. The vibe here is always lively especially in the middle of the night and the crowd is chatty and will soon make you feel at home, no matter where you stumbled in from. Stop in literally anytime for a full menu of pub grub, complete with sandwiches, pizzas and a long list of top-notch burgers. They even have a full breakfast menu, should the sun start to come up. But whatever you do and whatever time it might be, don’t miss their legendary crab bisque. Hi Point Pub is located at 5 N. Shore Road in Absecon. Go to HiPointPubAC.com.
25 N.J. restaurants we can’t afford to lose to COVID
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 10, 2021
Baguette Delite (top left), Star Tavern (top center), The Pub (top right), Hobby s Delicatessen (bottom left), Spirito s (bottom center) and White House Subs (bottom right), among the 25 restaurants New Jersey cannot afford to lose. (Pub photo by Avi Steinhardt, Hobby s photo by Ed Murray, White House Sub s photo by Peter Genovese. All other photos by Jeremy Schneider)
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It’s been a brutal 10 months for Garden State grub.
New Jersey has lost dozens of restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. Some stood for decades, others were just starting their culinary journey neither could make ends meet amid the crippling shutdowns and restrictions.
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I like taking photos of my food as much as I enjoy eating it. It’s part of my job, sure, but there is something about bringing a big, fat, juicy burger, a nice greasy slice of pizza, or a gooey Taylor ham/pork roll, egg and cheese sandwich to life.
I take pride in my food photos; well, most of them anyway. Let’s face it: Most Facebook food photos, even those in food groups where you’d expect better, look like they were shot at the bottom of the ocean. If I post, say, a burger photo, I want that photo dripping with greasy goodness. I want it to look