OBA Mediterranean Grill

 4 of my dearest friends and I returned to downtown Collingswood for dinner last night for a unique Turkish flavor experience. OBA Mediterranean Grill restaurant is located at 563 Haddon Ave. Collingswood, NJ: www.obagrillnj.com. Formerly Centanni Pizza and Italian Grill, OBA has a family-friendly environment; the food is top-notch, freshly prepared by experienced and passionate chefs, and you can't go wrong with their desserts. 

      Their menu is fantastic for starters; they gave us olive oil with fresh olives to dip our Lavash (puff bread), Rustic Hummus, and a lovely cheese platter. The main course was lamb shish, lamb chops, and shrimp casserole.   For dessert, you have your choice of Kadayif, a sweet pastry made of shredded wheat, chopped nuts, and honey syrup, Kunefe a shredded wheat layered with melted cheese in between and soaked with syrup, and chocolate soufflé with ice cream.

  The restaurant is a BYOB, and the staff is lovely. They make sure you have an excellent dining experience.         

 The chef also makes a cutely fresh fruit plate of oranges, apples, and strawberries.

It's a must-go for family and friends for lunch and dinner. You won't regret it!

Where will I go next for my day trip adventure???  Only time will tell. 

Enjoy life, New Jersey peeps,

Jerzy P🚗🍷🍴

Tribute : A final fling with Forgtten Boardwalk Brewery

  Like the song from Boyz to Men, "It's so hard to say goodbye," as of February 29th, Forgotten Boardwalk Brewery will say goodbye to Cherry Hill for good. FB (not Facebook) had been a Cherry Hill woman-owned institution for 10 years in fine craft brews, located at 1940 Olney Ave Ste 100, Cherry Hill, NJ.  It's a tiny microbrewery with amiable staff and a fun atmosphere of a mini-Asbury Park carnival feel of Arcade games like Skee-Ball, Pac-Man, and many others.  The place was once owned by Flying Fish Brewery back in 1995. They moved to Somerdale, NJ, in 2012. By the end of this month, FB has lost its lease to another company next door. The property owner doesn't want to negotiate with FB owner Jamie Queli. So, in January, FB posted a sad letter on all social media platforms that sent everyone into a tailspin!  This was the post they sent via Facebook, Instagram, etc.:

     But if you want to say your final goodbyes to FB, they have a few more events up their sleeve, like yesterday's Cake Over, which includes dessert-flavored craft beers like Fireball, Blueberry Pancake, Peach Pie Crumble, Apple Turnover, Vanilla Nutella, S'mores and Cinnabon.  I loved all three beers myself, and I'm returning next Sunday. 

                                                    

   To the Staff of Forgotten Boardwalk, we will miss you terribly, and I wish you all move to a new, bigger, and better location and keep creating new and exciting brews for everyone to enjoy for years to come. So long you WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! 

JerzyP 🍻🍻🍺