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Word is certainly getting around about this place. I've received numerous emails urging me to visit, and one of my cherished columnists right here on RehobothFoodie.com is a regular customer. It seems like no visit to the Delaware Division of Read more... Comments (2)
When Ed and Lauren Cox-Ristenbatt announced their plans to reinvent the food, the room and the concept, I decided to wait and see. And I'm glad I did. (Goodness knows there was enough in 2011 to The Foodie has added updates to the following reviews: Pickled Pig Pub, Kindle, Fins, Victoria's Restaurant, Abbott's Grill in Milford, Nage (including Sunday Brunch), Henlopen City Oyster House, Po'Boy's Creole and Fresh Catch, Saketumi, Dos Locos, Back Porch Cafe, Jake's Wayback Burgers, PrimoHoagies and Shorebreak Lodge. Check 'em out.
On our first visit, it was a blistering hot day, but the deck bar was overflowing with patrons, music and good cheer. Our most recent visit was on a cold winter's evening in mid-December. The deck bar was enclosed, but (you guessed it), it was
So I'll start on an up note with one of the hits: The Sweet Corn and
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By 1973, the operation had grown to 1000 restaurants all over the world. In 1977, PepsiCo purchased the business, and by 1986 had expanded it to over 5000 stores. There were 10,000 Pizza Huts by 1994, and PepsiCo sold the chain to Tricon Global Restaurants which eventually became Louisville-based YUM! Brands, owning and operating 36,000 Pizza Huts, KFCs and Taco Bells in over 117 countries and territories. Hopefully mom got a return on her $600. It's no secret that the Rehoboth Beach Pizza Hut is getting a little long in the tooth. I always worried a little when I'd
Open? The place was packed! People were crowded around the door waiting for tables or to be served at the deli counter. In fact, I had to push them out of the way just to get inside. Was this Katz's or Carnegie Deli in New York? Was this Zabar's on the upper West Side where you have to fist-fight your way to the
Now keep in mind that it's my obligation to be critical and ferret-out things that you might not like about a restaurant. I'm fortunate that most of the places around here are at least OK, but I'm always on the lookout for careless slipups and missteps. So if it was my job to find any substantial fault with the Grove Market, then I did not do my job (I did have one gripe--I'm saving that for later). What I DID do was have one of the most delightful and delicious evenings I've enjoyed in a long time. The Grove Market was converted from a bait shack (wait 'til you see it) into a restaurant in 1987, and head chef John McDonald joined the crew in '93. He is the very knowledgeable wine critic for the
It doesn't matter, because owners Mark Hunker and Jeff McCracken cleverly moved the sadly subterranean JAM across the street into the bright, amply windowed building that was once home to the storied Camel's Hump restaurant. The attitude, the surroundings -- and the food -- instantly improved. Operations manager (and pastry chef extraordinaire) Danielle Panarello hit the
The covered porch wraps around the side of the building. On a warm summer's night, it's the perfect place to see and be seen (don't worry--the inside is air conditioned). All in all, Planet X is the most creatively appointed eatery in Rehoboth Beach. The servers are casual and easygoing, often taking orders without writing anything down. (This can sometimes invite
I was a little surprised that their prices on |
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Patty Jacobs has been in the restaurant business all her life. When she and her husband emigrated southward from New Jersey, she wanted to open a place where she could serve her tasty sandwiches, salads, cheeses and prepared goodies year 'round, but still be sort of "beachy." Georgetown, the County Seat of Sussex, seemed like the perfect spot.



















