[BBQ Catering]

Are you looking for a place you can just pick up an order, or are you looking for private on-site catering? Dave "Fink" Finkelstein does do private catering... and he is not currently working on any projects. (If you search the NJ Restaurant Forum, you'll find that he has been discussed on these boards quite a bit.) You can contact him, if you like, at finksfunky@optonline.net. Right now, he's based out of Teaneck.

(Disclaimer: I AM married to the guy... so I am definitely biased. But I think one or two people here might back me up on this.)

[LBI]

Unfortunately, you don't say which end of LBI you'll be staying on... And its a long island when you're hungry. My family has a house on the south end/Beach Haven area - we've eaten at all these places numerous times... As soon as you get there, pick up the 2 free local papers - check those out for ideas.

Keep in mind - it's a family destination - there's nothing hugely spectacular about any of these, even the ones that claim fine dining. (Although Roberto's is a favorite of mine & Fink's.)

For Breakfast:

Uncle Will's Pancake House

3 South Bay Avenue

Beach Haven, NJ 08008

Bayside Diner

2404 Long Beach Blvd

Spray Beach, NJ 08008-4258

For Lunch:

Chicken Or the Egg

207 N Bay Ave

Beach Haven, NJ 08008

M & M Steam Bar

Delaware Ave & Bay Ave

Beach Haven, NJ 08008

For Dinner:

Roberto's

130th St & Long Beach Boulevard

Beach Haven Terrace, NJ 08008

Bisque Restaurant

79th Street & Long Beach Blvd.

Beach Haven Crest, NJ 08008

[Salty Snacks]

from Wikipedia ...."Sisig as is popularly known today is actually sizzling sisig, a Philippine dish made from parts of pig’s head, liver and usually seasoned with kalamansi and chili peppers."

All I know is that my husband made me try it, and now I crave it pretty much all the time. The Filipino cooks claim it is "drinking-beer-food", not a real dish.

Salty, tangy, fatty... everything you could ask for in one plate. Like pork rinds, or chicharones, but moister, spicier....