Revival, notes from the Target

Knee-high meat 'n potatoes. some mashed, some not. 66th street side of Holidays, the OC. 6/1/2017

   Time for a revival. That's right, a foot stomping, hand clapping, jumping up out of your chair, old fashion revival. For even the worst offenders can come home. All they have to do is humbly ask. We the good people of the Eastern Shore are a forgiving group. So even after 20 months away we welcome the Watt back home. And while we may forgive we do not easily give full citizenship to those now known as "Come To-er's." He must earn his "Down Home" status back. But, this week is really about more than just DWatt's return to the Shore. Its about seeing if the Crew has run its course or if it still has the legs to carry on. We have changed multiple times over the years. From the eleven hard drinking Crew members that worked together to just two guys who enjoyed keeping the ethic of the Crew over the last couple of years. Now we must restart the process of deciding where to go. Those heavy decisions will come. This evening we celebrated. 80 degrees on the beach, the sun was out. Dead low tide. Small but rideable knee to thigh waves. Everything just seem full of stoke in the world. That is if you discount the Watt being a hour late. And, picking a bar that was not open.

But, as I settled in on the beach none of that mattered. For the next hour or so as Wattman slowly got his surf back on catching several small rights, I relaxed and spent the time talking with his Wife and being at home in the sand. The crew is back. What the final form will be...to be decided later.  As I said, we are back.

   As if giving a push, we exit the beach on the heels of a sudden wind change and a 10 degree drop in temperature...Mother Nature's boot off the dunes. We paid it no mind as we headed to 58th and the Bad Monkey Bar & Grill. Crew reviewed this joint a couple of years ago when the Monkey first opened, same time of year too. Never know what type service or type of crowd you will get. However, a decent number of people were present and our lady barkeep ran an efficient ship. While DWatt and Lisa chose local craft brews, I took the opportunity to savor my first Leinie Summer Shandy of the year even if it poured from a can. Nice. With 40 plus brews available in cans, bottles, and draft it's kinda hard to go wrong.

Tossed the orders in as follows...the Blackened Mahi Fish Tacos were good but needed more fish and less veggie filler; the Old Bay Wings- nice flavor, just small in size and a tad peppery. And this year, we've decided to add a new element to our reviews. Value. Bring in a correlation between price and the level of score. A chunk of our best Joints have been some of the smallest tabs. And there it was. Call it what you will. A Crusade. A Journey, An Expedition. Or a Revival so to speak. We did our parting gestures. Until next week...

THE RATINGS-

Blackened Mahi Tacos: B

Old Bay Wings: C+

Beer: B

Atmosphere: B

Value: C

Overall Score = 2.65