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There's a lot of restaurant competition here in Rehoboth Beach. Some places are just OK, most are pretty good, and a few are exceptional. I promise you honesty and objectivity, so check out the reviews and ratings, then feel free to post your own opinions. Click here to see how we determine the Ratings at a Glance.

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The Latest Restaurant Reviews

La Quetzalteca

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Other Area Reviews - Millsboro, DE

How we figure the ratings I've received several emails about a Mexican joint that's a little off the beaten path ("beaten path" = Rehoboth Beach, of course). It's called La Quetzalteca, and it's on Rt. 24, just east of Millsboro, about 15 minutes west of Coastal Highway. And like most "Tex-Mex" places, it's informal with a fairly typical menu. Let's face it: There are only so many "standard" Tex-Mex dishes, so the differences come down to spice, execution and style.

Speaking of style, the festivities begin with an interesting twist on the standard salsa and chips. The salsa is presented in a

JAM Bistro

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Rehoboth Beach Reviews - American/Traditional

Jeff McCracken and Mark Hunker took over Eden restaurant about 5 years ago, and have so far managed to preserve the Rehoboth Beach fine-dining icon as the go-to place for a quiet, romantic dinner. JAM Bistro (Jeff And Mark...get it?) is located directly across Baltimore Avenue in the old Epworth Church complex (and former home of the short-lived "Ovations"). JAM's menu is less pricey than Eden, and contains some interesting hits--and some misses.

The evening jump-starts with fried flour tortilla triangles paired with a softly sweet tomato jam. Both are made on the premises, and both are

Half Full

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Other Area Reviews - Lewes, DE

Half-Full is the most recent (and smallest at 500 sq. ft.) brain-child of Matt and Ali DiSabatino, Ian Crandall and Joanna Goode. They also own (in various combinations) Kindle and Striper Bites restaurants in downtown Lewes.

You go to Half Full for the pizza--which works out just fine, since that's all they serve. You're on your own when it comes to starting a tab and ordering: Just belly-up to the counter, give 'em your name, order your wine (they pour it for you right there), a cold beer and your favorite pie (watch it being constructed just 3 feet away), then jockey for a table (there are 5--count 'em) in time to be served. You can also plop at

Atlantic Jazz Yard

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Rehoboth Beach Reviews - American/Traditional

As a musician and a lover of jazz, I hope that Atlantic Jazz Yard doesn't end up just another one of the ill-fated eateries to parade through that location on Wilmington Avenue. On the bright side, if the weeknight crowd during our last visit was any indication, then the evil curse that befell Yum Yum ("pan-Asian bistro?" Really?) and the bad-review magnet Shag, has indeed lifted.

This is the third installation for co-owners Matt Scheller and Matt and Colleen Swartz, who also own places in Allentown and Bethlehem, PA. I arrived early and plopped at the bar. I was fortunate to spend some time talking to Chef Patrick DiLullo (of course, I never disclose my reason for being there) while I watched the bar manager train a