Viking Fresh Off the Hook

This takeout and patio-dining operation serves up seafood from the commercial fisherman who sail out of Barnegat Light, at the northern end of Long Beach Island. Scallops are a specialty, and wonderfully fresh, but at lunchtime a picnic box (not shown, $9.95) held just five, buttressed by a small serving of cole slaw and a hefty heap of fries. Roughly equivalent in bulk and price, and more delightful, was this Wednesdays-only special that adds a cool white loaf of shellfish to a classic sandwich: a scallop BLT.

Viking Fresh Off the Hook
20th St. and Bayview Ave. (in Viking Village), Barnegat Light, New Jersey
609-361-8900
www.VikingOffTheHook.com

Comments

[Ed. Serban]

Just had their fish 'n chips.
Don't bother. Fishy and mushy. You might want to try
Scojos or Harvey Cedars Shell
Fsh...much better.

Ed. Harvey Cedars

[Richard J. Fitzgerald]

I find myself here a few times each summer. Way overpriced, and the staff is truly uninformed. But the fried scallops and Manhattan chowder are the best around. So, I gotta put up with the frustrations.