Pic A Lilli Inn -A++++++++++

                  

             The Pic a lili Inn is a South Jersey Staple that is located on route 206 in Shamong N.J, best known for their delicious wings and buffalo tails. The Pic a lili has a neon pink sign on the roof and an old firetruck in the parking lot; Its very easy to see on the extremely dark road that it sits on. My parents used to take me here as a kid, so I wasn't nervous at all about walking in to this bar/restaurant.
                 When we walked in we were greeted by the fiery aroma of the Pic a Lilli's hot sauce, it made our eyes and mouths water. We couldn't just sit at the bar and drink knowing that we could be eating the best wings in South Jersey, so we had to get a table. We were all sat at a big, wooden, round table that had matching chairs. The lights were dim, and there was a man on a stool playing the guitar, covering alternative rock songs from the 90's quite well.Rocking chairs sat in the corner by a fish tank, and a big stone fireplace was in the middle of the room. A family that reminded me of the Cleavers sat behind us, and a group of guys that were dressed in dirty clothes sat beside us. It was funny to look around and see the mix of people in the place. Our friendly waitress was very quick to bring us out a $5.00 bucket of pony rolling rocks, and also to joke around with us and tell us that they ran out of wings! The food was served quickly and it was DELICIOUS! All of us were left licking our fingers, and debating on whether or not to order another round of food. Unfortunately we had to leave, so we split our $50.00 bill between the 5 of us, and we were on our way.
                I don't have one bad thing to say about the Pic a lilli. The food was great, the beer was cold, the atmosphere was relaxed, and the service was excellent. You don't find too many places that have all of this in one place! PLEASE do yourself a favor and visit the Pic a lilli Inn if your ever in shamong NJ. I promise that you will not be disappointed!
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The Town Tavern- B+

                The Town Tavern (a.k.a the Town Toilet) is located on Jackson Road in Berlin NJ. I've passed this bar so many times, and the only thing I've ever heard about it was that the waitresses serve lunch in lingerie each Wednesday. That was never enough to make me go in to the bar, if anything that was more then enough for me to swear this bar off forever. Yet there we all were standing on the front steps of the Town Tavern starring at a sign on the door that said "No Colors". That's usually the point where we get back in the car and peel out, but we were in dive drive mode, so of course we went in.
           As soon as you walk in the door you are faced with a decent size square bar. Neon beer signs, a score board for the NJ lottery, and pictures of historic Berlin grace the walls. A pool table complete with a stained glass light above it was in the far left corner, as well as a pin ball machine and a golf video game. There were also 3 refrigerators that lined the wall, which were filled with 6 packs of beer for take out. The bar smelled EXACTLY like Chuckie Cheese despite the fact that they do not make pizza, and there was no ball pit in sight. We took our seats at the bar and we were greeted by a pretty young bartender who informed me that all domestic drafts were 2.00; I ordered a Miller High Life. The beer was cold, I think it was skunked, but that may have just been Miller High Life's distinct taste..not really sure. As we were sitting at the bar talking Nicole accidentally spilled her beer all over the bar. The bartender cleaned up the beer, broke Nicole's stones for spilling her beer, then refilled Nicole's beer for no charge. We've spilled beer at MANY other bars and the bartenders usually roll their eyes at us and charge us for another beer. It was nice to be in a place where people understood that shit happens
          We couldn't stay at the bar long because we had three other bars to get to, but before we left we decided that we should hit the bathroom because the next bar was about a half hour away. Nicole, Amber and I walked down a dark hallway, tripped over extension cords, and a vacuum cleaner, and eventually made it to the bathroom. This bathroom was plain, and pretty clean. Not too much to talk about besides the awesome fact that the soap dispenser was a ketchup bottle. After a few pictures with the soap dispenser we grabbed our belongings, and headed for the door. Nicole opened up a refrigerator and tried to leave through there but she quickly regained her bearings, and followed the rest of us out of the real door.
          I'm glad that we weren't scared away by the "No Colors" sign on the door. The people were friendly, the beer was cold, and their idea for a soap dispenser was hands down awesome. Rumor has it that the Town Tavern has phenomenal food. I'm thinking that my next stop at this place is going to be for a lingerie lunch next Wednesday. Stay tuned!
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