Big River Brewery March 15, 2010

Traveling to the East Coast can be brutal. You pretty much lose a day since you're flying in the opposite direction of the sun. I checked into my hotel at around 7:00pm and immediately walked around looking for a place to eat. Surprisingly all of the restaurants in/near my hotel and on the Boardwalk were crowded despite being a Sunday evening. I was attending a conference and had a feeling that a lot of the people there were also attending the same conference. I finally decided that the line at the Big River Brewery was the shortest, so I walked up, place my name on the wait list with the hostess and sat down to do a little people watching. For those of you who normally spend a day a Disneyland or Walt Disney World trying to fit in as many attractions as possible, I've always found Disneyland to be a great place to people watch.

After waiting for about 10
minutes, my name was called and I was seated outside where I could do more people watching. My Gadzooks Pilsner was a nice flavorful pilsner with a nice crisp taste.










Before my trip, I promised myself that I would attempt to eat a healthy balance of food, so I started off with a dinner salad. I try to order my salad dressing on the side as I find that many times they slather my salad in dressing, but this time I forgot and got my money's worth.















My main dish was the Shrimp and Scallop Penne Pasta. Sauteed shrimps and scallops in a pesto sauce all ladled over penne pasta. The pesto wasn't as strong as it could have been, which leads me to think the sauce probably was packaged and simply heated and then pour onto top of the shrimp and scallops. I was happy with the number of shrimp and scallops that my dish included. The penne wasn't as al dente as I would have preferred, but overall the dish wasn't bad.

















If I had to drive to get food from Big River Brewery, I wouldn't drive more than 15 minutes away. I also don't see myself craving it anytime soon.