WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOMETHING COOL…
This week’s edition of What’s For Lunch takes us to the Ocean Café in Red Bank for some cooling, guilt-free fare. Click here for a PieHole plateful. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A DIP IN THE OCEAN CAFÉ
Seared tuna in a rice-paper wrap and a mixed fruit smoothie for lunch, with a picture-window view of Monmouth Street thrown in, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)
By SUSAN ERICSON
It’s the first week of September, but still hot as blazes outside. So the fun, beach-themed mural seen through the floor-to-ceiling front window of the Ocean Café in Red Bank beckoned us to chill out and take a little extra time for lunch.
Overindulging during the month of August, PieHole was looking for some dietary balance, and the menu here skews to healthier fare such as salads, wrap sandwiches, soups and sandwiches on reliably good French bread. Deciding to go all-in with a lighter, cooler, less-fattening lunch, we found a myriad of options at this Monmouth Street getaway.
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And when the Düsseldorf-style mustard’s gone? Well, a little beer might be nice. (Click to enlarge)
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RED BANK: PHO LE ROLLS INTO SUMMER
Vietnamese eggrolls deliver desired crunch from Pho Le in Red Bank. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)
By SUSAN ERICSON
In a rare moment of culinary indecision, a recent PieHole conversation ran to a “What are you in the mood for?” theme.
The overwhelming desire for something different led us to the Vietnamese restaurant Pho Le on Broad Street in Red Bank.