Out Of Time, from the Target's notebook.

Sundown, swell down. Mushburgers on 67th and Holidays. 9/19/2018

   Once again I waited. While it may not matter in mid-summer, this time of year every minute counts. Before you know it the sun is down, and you are out of time. Too make the whole waiting game more elevated, this week's event had been changed to Wednesday to help with the Watts' conflicted schedules. So I waited, and paced as the sun sank ever quicker into the bay. Once they arrived Wattman was quickly into surf mode, and as we crossed the dune he was paddling out into the mush that would make up the majority of the evening's surf conditions. As me and LWatt set up our chairs I could not help but notice that no one else was even trying to catch a wave anywhere within our line of sight. In fact, it may have been the most junk we'd seen all year. It was fortunate that I had brought the M&Ms. It was that time of year again, and those small individual packages of colored, candy coated chocolate helped to ease the pain of watching Watt's struggle. The search for any kind of ride; with the light quickly receding, Wattman's urgency was apparent as he tried his luck with any wave that even looked like a possibility. A quick backside turned into a nifty little juicer, and then a few small rights that closed out the night. The M&Ms worked. At least for the spectators.
   Tonight, a new local place. Albertino's on 131st street. After last week's daft folly, I was looking forward to a better food experience. Upon entering we took an instant liking to the look of the place. A nice bar in the front with tables filling the rest of the place. Now this being the off season and all, a Wednesday to boot, the place was pretty empty with just a few customers scattered out and about.

Aaay, Mikey!

Our barkeep Mike, was very attentive and talkative as we settled in. Watt ordered a local brew and I got an ice tea. The negative point here is the glasses they were served in were at room temperature. And no attempt was made to chill 'em before the pour. Our barkeep gave us a complete run down on the menu, homemade items from scratch. We sided with the Crab Balls and a Chicken and Banana Pepper Brick Oven Pizza...all with fresh and/or house made ingredients. As we waited for our food our barkeep, bored with the slow evening, kept us entertained with a variety of topics. During the conversation Watt noticed some serious classic one and done Rock playing in the background. Soon enough, we had the groove goin' on as the food arrived. I went straight for the crab. LWatt wasn't much for the sauce provided, I always judge crab first naked without any additions (these had a nice flavor but could have been slightly larger), and Wattman...he downs most anything. I believe he enjoyed them also. The pizza was the house specialty, and it showed. While we ordered the small, it was a large that was delivered. It was unanimously agreed...this was one of the best pizzas we had ever had in this area.
The crust was thin, but not too thin, and baked to perfection. The fresh slabs of mozzarella cheese and red sauce made in house were a fantastic mix. The chicken we was cut to just the right size, a perfect balance to the rest of the ingredients. In addition, we had three types of dipping sauces for the crust. Though a large, it was not difficult to finish off. Albertino's was not cheap, however with off-season specials starting up over the next week it will definitely be on the Patrol's radar to revisit. And, we are sure in-season will provide opportunity as well.

THE RATINGS-

Lump Crab Balls: B

Brick Oven Pizza: A-

Beer: B

Atmosphere: B+

Value: B

Overall Score = 3.20