Shake Shoppe Arcade

If you keep it simple here you'll be fine. Picnic table seating and a decent burger make the Chop…read moreShop a very smart low-key choice when in the always sketchy Seaside Heights vicinity. Remember to go to the Chop Shop serving food instead of the numerous shops in the area dismantling your 2022 Camry. A very solid burger. Four, very solid stars.

Great food, great service and convenient location attached to the Hershey Motel. They usually have…read morea waitress making rounds at the pool so you don't need to go inside. Their prices are decent and their drinks are good.

Pulled pork sandwich and french fries.

BBQ potato skins, more like a little bowl of deliciousness, crispy yet soft and tasty

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Real fried pickles in a light tempura batter where you can actually taste the pickle

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4.6(184 reviews)

The best cheesesteak. Nice and tender. The roll is fresh…read more Double meat is huge. Tator tots nice n crunchy. Double smash burger is good as well. Service is great.

Down the shore at a hotel 2 blocks away. Last 2 times we ate there the steak was fatty and chewy…read morebut the recent reviews were good so we decided to try again. I ordered online. I wanted a cheese steak with peppers, onions, cheese and mushrooms. There was no way to create that so I ordered a King Louie with no chili peppers and sauce on the side. I also wanted a cheesesteak with just cheese so I had to order a regular one with the onions and peppers on the side. I also checked the box for utensils. I didn't get the sauce, didn't get the peppers and onions on the side, didn't get the utensils. My friend requested a sandwich with lettuce, mayo and cheese. when she opened it, there was no cheese. She said her meat was fatty again. The sandwiches were good, the bread was fresh but it sucks that you pay all this money and the order is wrong.

Cheesesteak Louie's

King Louie

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Stewart's Root Beer Drive-In

3.4(39 reviews)

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Man it was hot out and I needed a refreshing beverage to continue my Boardwalk stroll. I do what…read moreFrank does best and that's look for a cup of Root Beer, however in this case I went to Stewart's Root Beer... I rolled up and placed my order for a large glass of ice cold Rootbeer. She handed a frosty glass of Rootbeer with a nice whiteish foam head layering the top rim of my glass..... Now I placed my lips on the straw and sucked that quenching beverage into my mouth. Oh man was it sublime.... A most refreshing tasty beverage. Next time you're cruising the AC boardwalk and the ocean heat is kicking your butt, I suggest doing what I did and grab a pint of Root beer!

The server was generally polite, I got an egg burger and it was alright. The bathroom was flooding…read more These things alone didn't bother me. But two hours after I left and was eating my burger again after finishing half of it at the restaurant, I realized that under the toasted edges of the burger bun was a patch of mold. Needless to say I am never going here again.

Hot dogs and French fries

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Affordable prices

Klee's Bar & Grill

4.0(288 reviews)

The service here is exceptional. I have never had a bad experience or a bad meal here. The time…read morebefore last, I came with my cousin and we sat at the bar which is extremely large and comfortable. Our bartender was excellent and after hearing I was vegetarian, she recommended the eggplant sandwich. The eggplant is thin and perfectly crisp. I low key wish this was an eggplant parm or dressed with some type of sauce, but it's delicious on its own. Last night we went Klee's and the food was good but the service was exceptional. Our waitress was extremely attentive. I got the eggplant sandwich with fries which I almost forgot about (I don't know how). Their fries are crisp and incredible. My mom got the meatloaf and instead of mashed potatoes got fries. Instead of broccoli, she got green beans. The portions were huge and she was very happy with the substitutions. We also got dessert which we regret not sharing because their portions were huge. She got the chocolate peanut butter pie and I got the apple crisp. The apple crisp was stacked. Both were good! Next time we will definitely split dessert because we were stuffed. I highly recommend checking this spot out. Oh if you are in the mood for lighter food, their nutty pear salad is so refreshing and yummy! I will definitely be back!

Great People and Value…read more Managed to find Klee's on our first visit to Seaside. Had a really nice lunch. Good drinks and good food. Our bartender Kevin was a gem! He made sure we had everything we needed and gave us some tips for our planned walking tour (aka pub crawl) after lunch. We were so happy with the service, food, drinks we went back at night for dinner. Hands down this is the best bar/restaurant in Seaside. We had the crab cakes, philly cheesesteak, fish sandwich and bar pies. Everything was great! If we are back in Seaside this summer and will definitely be back at Klee's. Thanks

Inside

Arugula with watermelon and blueberry salad

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Tequila and club

Steaks Unlimited

3.9(159 reviews)

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Can you truly say you have visited the Jersey Shore if you haven't had Steaks Unlimited? Made…read morefamous by locals and reality tv. Not your normal bread, but that is where it shines. Soft and light bread packed with steak or chicken. Service is fast & friendly. Plenty of seating inside or outside.

THE BEST! My absolute favorite food in the area. The Seaside Tony is the way to go, cheesesteak…read morewith cheese balls inside. Such great flavor. Plenty of seating inside and outside. Service is pretty quick and efficient.

Original cheesesteak on fresh bread

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Could have shared a large soda between 2 people.. especially since food was filling

Seaside Bistro

4.0(3 reviews)

0.1 mi

I've been to this restaurant numerous times since it opened. It is awesome! Each meal, lunch and…read moredinners, were outstanding. The flavors were creative and delicious. The menu is diverse so I've tried so many different things, and all truly incredible. The boar chops and lamb chops are unbelievable. The appetizers and sandwiches were great. The service is, without a doubt, on top of things. They are friendly and professional. Thank you so much for your wonderful meals and hard work. I hope this restaurant is successful and stays in Seaside Heights , truly a wonderful addition!!! Oh and btw, the view is absolutely perfect! Casino pier and the ocean!

Much more than a Boardwalk eatery. We tried three appetizers: chicken satay, spinach mushroom…read moreflatbread and the special of the night chili shrimp. The flavors were complex and bold. The ingredients fresh. The attentive waitstaff checked in on us frequently enough and had recommended the special knowing we were using apps as our dinner because of the generous portion. Crisp white tablecloths and a second floor view of the Boardwalk and ocean can't be beat. Open all year. We will come again

Chicken satay

Spinach mushroom flatbread

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The Original Steaks

3.7(23 reviews)

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Got a cheesesteak sandwich with the works.. It was very good. I never had it on this type of bread…read morebefore. For $12 it was priced right!

I came here to relive television history…read more For those who are unacquainted with the arrest heard around the world - Snooki got detained on the beach and was carted away into a Tom's River police car right outside this fine establishment. I briefly remember seeing a sign for a "Jersey Shore Cheesesteak" during the arrest scene and I was immediately intrigued. What is a "Shore Steak" and how would it measure up to its older, more mature, and more famous Philly analogue. For those who haven't been - this is what a Jersey Shore cheesesteak is like. Imagine a hybrid pita-esque pocket filled to the brim with tender beef, perfectly spiced onions and peppers (from a can of course!! You can't have it any other way) and these delicious, crunchy balls filled with sharp cheddar cheese. This is everything a sandwich is supposed to be. I don't care if you have high cholesterol - you NEED this, even if it may kill you. In a way, Snooki being arrested was a blessing because it led me to this place. Everytime I'm in seaside (which is usually once every 3 years) I will be here.

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Jimbo's Bar and Grill

3.1(137 reviews)

0.1 mi

Wifey and I stopped in here for lunch on a hot day in April. We sat at the bar and had a great chat…read morewith the bartender...who was new that day and being trained. We kept it simple for her and ordered a beer and one of their drink specials. We also shared a fried seafood basket with Old Bay fries. The basket was delicious- shrimp were fairly large, the fish was done perfectly, and the fries were well done like we requested. (There was something else in the basket but I don't remember what it was, maybe calamari). You're gonna pay boardwalk prices, but Jimbo's is a great place for a beer and some lunch.

Loved it here! Food was amazing, right on the boardwalk. Service was great! Everything was priced…read morewell and food came out fast

Fried clam strips

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Shore Slice Pizza & Grill

4.1(30 reviews)

0.1 mi

First came here 2 years ago and it was by far the best pizza in the boardwalk. We got it every…read morenight. Last year couldn't tell if it was just diminishing returns or changing. This year it's not even remotely the same pizza. Still ok for boardwalk pizza and reasonable price but they must have changed owners or recipes or something. Had it once then we never went back.

Delicious food. Very kind staff. Love to eat here. Thank you. Clean place to eat…read more My first time here. And will come back. Thank you for your service

Entrance

Pizza

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Seaside Social House

4.1(43 reviews)

0.3 mi

SEASIDE HEIGHTS: Seaside Social House is right in the heart of town and is a great restaurant with…read morea menu known for their unique style of pizza. They also have sandwiches, salads, wraps, and apps in addition to a great cocktail list and full bar. Their outdoor patio is dog friendly and we love that they open the doors between the main restaurant and the patio to feel like you are part of the same space. Most of the outdoor tables are covered by the roof and has Key West themed decor. Tropical and no non-sense vibes make it a great place to hang out. The patio is also home to Conch Corner serving crushes with freshly squeezed juices. We had a fun night at Yappy Hour with Hopey and Marshmallow who explore dog friendly places in NJ! Yappy Hour featured $7 fresh squeezed crushes and a $7 Salty Dog cocktail. Yappy Hour is every Saturday from 5-8pm. We were also treated to live music and free tastings of Long Drink, a gin canned cocktail. Seaside may be strict with the beach and boardwalk rules (no dogs allowed), but there are plenty of fun places to chill with your pup.

Located in center of town with outside patio and rooftop bar. Looks like it coukd be nice spot to…read morehangout for football. Upstairs has nice bar and outside area great for parties. Our 2nd visit this place has nice bar and real identity. We can't figure out what they wanna be. Pizza wasn't bad

Crab cake special !!

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Buffalo Chicken Eggrolls

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Anastasia P.

14 years ago

Seedy, trashy, dangerous, and dirty dirty dirty! This is coming from a 28 year old whose childhood revolved around Seaside Heights. I am from just outside Philly and every summer my parents would take my older sister and I to Seaside for the day. We didn't have money to go on overnight vacations anywhere like all the other kids but this was THE event of every year for me. Other than one beach closure one year due to medical waste washing up on shore (this was a common prob in the 1980s) we always had a great time. In recent years I became accustomed to Wildwood, Cape May or Ocean Grove but decided to go back for the first last summer, since about 2003. It was very disheartening and a actually quite threatening. The town was overrun with very very rowdy, loud, obnoxious drunks all seemingly from every city nearby (Philly, Trenton, NY). I love Coney Island so it takes a lot to bother me when it comes to an inner city vibe but this was just full on trashy and ghetto in a bad way. Upon reaching the boardwalk, which was so mobbed with huge gangs of thugs who pretty much would push you out of the way if you didn't dodge them, I saw two drug deals go down. We walked about two blocks and decided to leave. I decided to go back again last night because maybe that night was just a fluke. Same thing. On top of that, much to utter surprise, practically every parking spot on the street is now reserved for people staying at each address. So you let the town go completely to hell and overrun with crime and scumbags and now you are giving people even less choice about having to pay to be there? Every motel , beach house, apartment building, etc., looks completely run down and frankly? You couldn't PAY me to sleep ANYWHERE in this town now. I bet the exterminators are on call non stop once the season hits. These are the kind of places you KNOW the owners spray the mattresses by hand with pesticides and a bandana over their faces as their remedy to pest control in the rooms. The tenants sit outside in groups yelling and screaming, we walked by one house and one of the brothers called out to me, saying "Hey bitch, what's up?" Another group commented to my fiance about his cigar, yelling how he could fit a bunch of weed in it, and so on. The beach was so incredibly dirty and I remember it as being the best beach in the state growing up. it was always super clean. For $5 a person is SHOULD be immaculate! Instead, it looked like Coney after a busy day with overflowing trash cans and litter everywhere. The boardwalk is covered in spit and food and trash. The food places are not very clean and all run by immigrants now. Where I bought my cheeseburger ( I had diarrhea a couple hours later) they were just standing around talking, one was blowing her nose, another was messing with his hair while handling food. $4.50 got me a slab of burger meat entirely unseasoned, on a cold plain store bought bun with one slice of cheap cheese and that's it. DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY. I was even afraid to sit down, pretty much anywhere. We left after that and drove to LBI to go sit on the beach because it was too dirty. And no, it wasn't because it was a holiday weekend, it was exactly the same year when we went during the week. Sorry to bust the bubble of all those hoplessly wed this place and in denial that is has changed, it has now become a ghetto toilet. 99% blacks which wouldn't be a problem if they were a nice crowd, but these folks were loud, obnoxious, incredibly rude, and apparently eager to prove to all they are very tough. The police presence is super high, cops everywhere both on bike and patrolling in cars on the boardwalk and street, and going to calls all around town Sorry to see my once beloved town become thrown up upon by all the ghetto fabulous trash. It's really sad you have this place look so bad and you have destroyed the town! Am not exaggerating. Unless you go wearing rose coloured glasses, you will see for yourself. Every property is overgrown with weeds and grass, trash on the sidewalks, etc. Nothing glamorous about this place. Wow. read more

helen h.

15 years ago

As a resident and taxpayer of Ocean County I was astounded to see that the folks who run Seaside and proud of themselves for banning smoking anywhere at all in the place of amusement. Moderate accomodations could have been made by allocating a portion of the beach for those who want to smoke and certain restaurant and fast food areas could have done the same with those high suction fans that instantly remove smoke. But no, I would have to walk with a bad ankle at least half a mile to have a cigarette. Do note that smoking is legal in this nation and if your holier than thou position is to to take force, this family will find the 9 other top ten beaches in NJ or just use our little beach in our back yard on the bay. Bad new for those who promote selective rules. The President in an effort to get re-elected has changed his mind about American businesses hiring illegal aliens so Seaside Heights where Spanish is the language of the workers may have to back down and go back to hiring local kids who need those jobs if they are to get to and through college. So those formerly ignored federal laws will now be enforced while town created laws will keep those guys in blue busy. And heaven forbitd, the government has check in places for the boardwalk or the beach, beacuse as the years have gone by Seaside Heights has become filled with illegal aliens as their customers as well. And while I am not asking that smoking be promoted, I think it's fair to ask for some reasonable consideration. Liquor is served all over the place and can lead to more trouble than a cigarette on a beach with wind blowing like crazy. Drugs are illegal and there are tons of summer cops looking for them but the kids seem to know how to outsmart their elders routinely. So Seaside which has declined substantially though it's prices for food are ridiculously expensive and often lead to stomach ailments, is an experience that will stoke fond memories of what it was ten or twenty years ago. The cute old houses have been replaced by tacky condos and with that and other population changes, this is less and less a family resort town. It's nightclubs and a beach that isn't huge and a boardwalk that is about half the width that is needed given all those strollers and double strollers that along with fun loving teenagers set the bizarre pace. Try the State Park down the road which is gorgeous and clean and a place that people take care of on their own and which is a whole lot more fun because it isn't stuffed with endless rules and parking meters that demand so much money that Seaside Heights and its town fathers ought to be embarrassed. Their clientele is lower middle class and poor and yet they have made a visit to their tacky place cost a family of four way too much money for what they get in return. Several years ago whoever was directing the Amusement area made a good effort to try to turn it around. Unfortunately it didn't work and won't until those town fathers wake up and smell the roses. Ugly, poorly constructed condos and tacky boardwalks and expensive but not too fresh food and hundreds of cops are far from inviting. And if you are a big fireworks freak you can see them from anyplace almost within a five mile radius. And for those after prom kids, buy a little more gas and go over to Jones Beach on Long Island. It is paradise compared to junky Seaside Heights. read more

Kyle K.

15 years ago

It is horrible. Except for Rush- a custom t shirt shop, with great services. I hate the beach, its always cold. There are constantly fights and people trying to fight you. People there are mainly from NY. I am not trying to be stereotypical. I just hear their accent and observe. The one nice person we met got beat up badly the next late afternoon. The people down their think their feces don't stink. It's crowded. The boardwalk is so uneven to walk on, I got Tendonitis in my knee and foot. It is not for the family. I am 16 and I never liked the shore, but I have been here for over 6 years and it never changes. My dad almost got arrested for drinking coffee. One last thing, the food is great. I am afraid of going this year since I am pretty overweight, and I go on runs a lot. The boardwalk may once again give me tendonitis. Oo and the hotels are mainly poorly managed. read more

Tim G.

15 years ago

Stay away from Seaside if you have teens!. Perhaps because of the "show" the local police are harrasing teens. My son was charged $250 for kicking a discarded child's plastic bucket while on the boardwalk. We researched the ability to fight this ridiculous charge only to find that one would likely be forced two return to NJ for a full day or two and likely have to pay the fine anyway. We were told that the local patrols would be challenging any group of more than three teens. In fact the four boys were stopped four times during our stay for doing nothing These are four responsible 20 year old college students who were doing nothing other than walking together. Check the other posts read more

Lydia B.

10 years ago

We ordered a burger, chicken tenders, the chicken sandwich, hot dogs and fries. Other than the fries, everything was mediocre at best. But the fries were hot and fantastic. read more

Stephanie M.

14 years ago

Love the beach, clean area. Young crowds. Salt water taffy YUM

Jessica M.

Elite 21

199

13 years ago

Waiting for the recovery after Sandy

Wendy P.

578

3414

15 years ago

fun place, kids love it.

Brandon R.

14 years ago

Jersey shore!!!!!!

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