We spent a couple of days in Cape May. I’ve never been to the Jersey Shore before. Jersey often gets a bad rap for being an ugly state. I think that’s not fair to say. Esp. after seeing the Jersey Shore. Cape May is one pretty town. I know some other parts of Jersey can be pretty dreary BUT what city doesn’t have it’s depressing areas?
We stayed with some of my cousins and their kids in a condo they had rented near the beach. Being a block from the beach and a block away from Washington Square (where all the shops were) was great.
We got there late on Wednesday night and apparently all the restaurants pretty much stop serving food at 10 pm- well, all except Jackson Mountain- they go until 11:30 pm. Thank goodness.
The beach was nice and not too crowded. There was a $4 daily fee to go onto the beach. We didn’t pay on our second day there- hey, not our fault that the attendant stepped away from their post. The season pass seemed like the best deal – I think $25 or $28 for the season. Too bad we were only there for a couple of days.
We also rented bikes and rode from one side of town to the other side. Fun.
Across the street from the park was this amazing hot dog stand – Tommy’s Hot Dog’s – he had these hot dogs in bad dog size (larger than your usual frank) or lean sized (teenier than your usual frank). The toppings for the hot dogs were what made this frank stand out. (I am a hot dog connoisseur!) They had all the usual toppings plus more- like mashed potatoes, buffalo sauce, special bbq sauce, etc. that they also threw on or under the dog. Good stuff. The frozen cokes and other slushy drinks were quite a reprieve from the hot sun.
We also ate breakfast at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House. Good solid breakfast food. I never tried the Scrapple that was listed on the menu. I’m not sure what Scrapple is exactly- but the gist of it seemed to be some kind of canned meat similar to Spam. I like Spam (yes, I just admitted that- have you ever had it fried and with eggs) but I wasn’t ready to try Scrapple. Not when I had my choice of bacon or sausage. Uncle Bill’s Pancake House didn’t make wearing a bikini easy but it sure brightened up my mornings.
We had brunch at the Mad Batter which is supposed to be one of the best places for brunch and lunch. It delivered although our waitress was spacey and sucked. The omelettes and breakfast items were all tasty.
We had dinner at Pilot House one night. The service was good and it was one of the few places in town that took dinner reservations. The food isn’t anything to expound upon though.
We also ordered pizza one night from Tony’s Pizzeria. Tony’s Pizzeria won the Best Pizza award in Cape May. The buffalo chicken wings and steak pizza are worth trying.
I went to the Fudge Kitchen to buy some fudge for my office mates. Apparently the Fudge Kitchen has won awards for their fudge. At less than $10 bucks a pound the fudge was quite a deal. It came in some cool flavors. I purchased vanilla coconut, Rocky Road, chocolate peanut butter, and Cookies -n- Cream. But the best item to come out of the Fudge Kitchen is their $1 custard! Stores across the street were selling smaller custard cones for triple that amount.
I’m definitely going back to Cape May next year.
