"Nino’s is everything you want in an Italian restaurant at the beach: red-gravy-doused entrees and sides of spaghetti, served to a soundtrack of Sinatra. The early bird menu starts at 3pm, which means you can get a trio of parm (chicken, eggplant, and ravioli) for the same price as a few cones of soft serve at the boardwalk. Don’t wear white and don’t skip the complimentary starter: a garlic-infused tomato dip served with slices of seeded bread." - regan stephens, candis mclean, sydney mcelwee, tonya russell