Monday, September 9, 2013

Brass Balls Saloon




The Brass Balls Saloon, with indoor seating (with air conditioning!) and outdoor seating on a patio overlooking the Ocean City, MD boardwalk, was a great stop for lunch on our trip.

We ordered the Avocado Chicken "Samich," which had a nice moist chicken breast and was topped with a very tasty, but spicy, pepper jack cheese and served with the chipotle mayo on the side. The avocado was a nice cooling flavor among all the heat. This is served with chips, but unless you have a real hankering for chips, upgrade to the fries. They are seasoned waffle fries and worth the upgrade cost.

We also ordered the chicken and cheese quesadilla - which was huge, but still light enough to not feel stuffed after lunch.

Traveling with a 6-year-old, we also ordered the chicken finger meal from the children's menu. The children's meals are served in a take home beach bucket, which is a cute idea, however, impractical for eating. The chicken fingers were served on top with a bucket full of fries. A pickle was stuffed in on the side and all the way on the bottom of the bucket was carrot sticks. By the time we realized there were carrots in there, everyone was done eating. We did ask for an additional plate, but there was still a lot of fries to dump out before getting to anything on the bottom.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

De Lazy Lizard Bar & Grill

 Chesapeake Mahi
 Pulled Pork BBQ Sliders
 Lizard in Paradise Cruzan Bucket
 Kid's Zone
 Sunset at De Lazy Lizard
 Sunset at De Lazy Lizard
Sunset at De Lazy Lizard

We were so excited to find this place - De Lazy Lizard Bar and Grill on the bay side of Ocean City, MD. De Lazy Lizard has two locations, a brew pub and the bar and grill.

The bar and grill has three distinct locations within the restaurant. The indoor dining area and bar, the outdoor tiki bar, and the Kid's Zone. Traveling with a 6-year-old, the advertisement of a Kid's Zone drew us to the place, the menu, food, drinks, and service kept us there.

The Kid's Zone, secluded to one side of the outdoor portion of the restaurant, featured a plastic play area and a bounce house for children, which is monitored by parents. Tables in this area are filled with families and the wait staff is not afraid to ask if you want to order for the kiddos early.

The adults in our party ordered the Chesapeake Mahi, which was cooked with Old Bay (a Maryland shore staple, if you ask me) and garlic and served with two sides. The fish was cooked perfectly - moist, but had a meaty quality to it and the seasoning was done well, not too heavy on the Old bay, which can be overpowering.

We also ordered the Pulled Pork BBQ Sliders: Four sliders topped with sweet, moist, barbecue and served with chips.

The adults also ordered two of the Cruzan Buckets - a 32 oz. bucket of adult summer drink happiness. We tried the Lizard in Paradise, a variation on a rum punch, and Drunken Lizard, a summery lemonade style drink topped with ginger ale. Both delicious, but we suggest ordering one each and not trying to share.

For the kiddo traveling with us, we ordered the chicken finger meal, which was served with french fries. The "plate" that the children's meals are served on are frisbees that the little ones can take home.

There is free parking here, but it is limited.  Be aware that you may need to park on the street, which is all paid parking, if you don't get here early enough.