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Who doesn't love a Nathan's hot dog or a cold, creamy cone of Kohr's custard?
Boardwalk food is a staple of American summer eating, and from coast to coast, both sweet and savory treats line the country's shores, Womansday.com reported.
What are the best boardwalk bites?
If you're at New York's Coney Island, Nathan's Hot Dogs better be on your menu. The seaside hot dog joint was founded by Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker in 1916 and has been drawing in hot dog lovers ever since. Today it sells more than 360 million dogs a year, Womansday.com reported.
Atlantic City's boardwalk strollers should try the salt water taffy. The city is even called "The Saltwater Taffy Capital of the World" -- named for its early taffy entrepreneurs, Joseph Fralinger and Enoch James, taffy-making rivals in the early 1900s who would hawk their wares to beachgoers. The James family still sells thousands of pounds of the candy each year, Womansday.com reported.
For those with a sweet tooth who want to cool down in the summer's heat, hit up the Jersey Shore's Kohr's Frozen Custard in Seaside Heights, a staple since the 1920s with flavors like butterscotch and bubblegum. (You can also try the deep-fried Oreo on the Jersey Shore.)
If you can't choose between the sweet and savory, try California's oldest seaside amusement park at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for some chocolate-covered bacon. Traditionally the go-to place for garlic fries, the chocolate-covered bacon has become a local hit at Marini's, a sweet shop that's called the boardwalk its home since 1915.
Other boardwalk must-haves include Thrasher's fries in Ocean City, Md., Jane's Corndogs in Newport Beach, Calif, and the Zweigle's "white hot dog" -- a combo of uncured pork, beef and veal -- on the Ontario Beach boardwalk on the shore of Lake Ontario in upstate New York.
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8-17-2010 @10:34PM muzicman82 said... My vote would have to go to Curley's Fries in Wildwood, NJ. The best boardwalk fries ever.
They are delicious with salt & vinegar. Just salt. Old Bay. Ranch dressing. Or even Old Bay & Ranch Dressing. I'm not a huge ketchup fan myself.
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8-18-2010 @11:52AM Morey's Fan said... Dittoes on the Curley's fries! I only read the (skimpy) article in anticipation of finding a mention of them. A true Wildwood tradition! And Wildwood itself, is the quintessential American boardwalk w/ a huge free beach to boot!
8-19-2010 @12:21PM Joy said... 100 percent absolutely correct!! SO happy someone said it. Curely's Fries are the best around. I wait all year for them. Though a little hot sauce on them is awesome as well as the malt vinegar.
What's up with Seaside being recognized over Wildwood. The Wildwood boardwalk is the best boardwalk in NJ. It does not get the recognition deserved. The beaches are some of the nicest in the world. The sand is so soft it is powder under your feet. And as Morey's Fan said FREE! One of the only beaches in NJ that is free and you don't have to deal with rocks under your feet and crazy undertows. There is a reason that in 2009 Wildwood and Wildwood Crest were named the number one and two beaches in NJ and North Wildwood snagged number four. For a real traditional family experience it is the place to go!
8-19-2010 @3:52PM Al Schrader said... That's all the old stuff, the new stuff is in Florida. What I had for lunch today, you can't get in the North. It was crispy fried chicken fingers on a toasted hero roll with home fries & tomato slices.
Imagine crispy chicken, bacony potaoes, juicy tomato. Well, you get the idea.....Al-
8-19-2010 @11:45AM Mary said... Did you check out Britt's Doughnut on the boardwalk @ Carolina Beach, NC???? Check out their Facebook Account. People from all over the country love them.. I am a really big fan myself!!!
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8-19-2010 @1:50PM Laura said... I have to agree with you on the Britt's Donuts, they are the best in the world. We live here in Carolina Beach so we are always hitting them up for a dozen or TWO !!
8-19-2010 @11:56AM Richard said... No disputing Nathan's, But you better have money in your wallet.
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8-19-2010 @12:34PM RONNIE said... I MUST SAY KOHR'S FROZEN CUSTARD @ JENKINSON'S BOARDWALK ,POINT PLEASANT'S IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE,,, ALBEIT, MY WIFE AND ME HAVE HAD THE FRIED OREO'S,NOT AT KOHR'S BUT DOWN FROM THEIR NEAR THE KIDDIE RIDES ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO,," AGITTA ",ALL DAY LONG.. IT'S A COOKIE ZEPPOLI,AND BELIEVE ME ,YOU DO NOT NEED ANYTHING OTHER THEN THE DOUGH ,PERIOD....
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8-19-2010 @12:34PM notgay said... You sure left off a lot of good stuff to be found in Ocean City, MD. What about Ponzetti's Pizza? What about the Caramel Corn? And they have frozen custard to die for...Oh well...guess there was only so much room in the article...
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8-19-2010 @12:43PM Dee said... Ditto on the OC, MD! And how about the deep fried Oreos? YUM!
8-19-2010 @12:41PM cager97 said... Thrasher's French Fries are the BEST!!!
They have been there for decades, always a long line, no matter what month, summer or winter!!
They only serve them with salt and vinegar!! NO catsup! Nothing else!
Once you've tasted them, you are hooked!!
GO THRASHER'S!! OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND!!
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8-20-2010 @8:00PM JANIE said... I REMEMBER FRENCH FRIES AT THRASHER'S IN OCEAN CITY. CRISPY BROWN WITH VINEGAR! YUMMY.
8-19-2010 @3:16PM ravensfan said... I agree, Thrasher's is the best!!!!!!
Go Thrasher's!!!!!
8-20-2010 @12:42AM Linda said... Thrashers french fries are the best in Ocean City, Maryland, always a long line and worth the wait/weight, the best ever, just keep them away from the sea gulls............
8-19-2010 @12:44PM john said... I love O.C Md.. Great place to go to the beach.
Rehobeth De has the best carmal corn.
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8-19-2010 @9:30PM L. said... And TRAHSER'S BOARDWALK FRIES in OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
8-19-2010 @1:29PM Riley Greyhound said... Everything and anything that you get at Snow White's on the boards at Wildwood, NJ, is delicious and REASONABLE.
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8-19-2010 @1:40PM Sandy said... Ocean City, Maryland's Boardwalk fries, pizza and of course the frozen custard and frozen flavored ice...
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8-19-2010 @1:47PM dave said... Kohr's Orange aide is really good also!
My favorite's are big, greasy, slabs of NY style thin pizza on the Seaside Heights Boardwalk. You need to hold it with two hands and it comes out so hot it burns the roof of your mouth...MMMMMM Good!
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8-19-2010 @10:58PM Christine said... Love the NY style thin-crust pizza and all the grease that goes with it, but am surprised no one has mentioned the peppers, onions, and sausage sandwiches on the Boardwalk (not to mention the SMELL! YUM!)