Max's Bar & Grill
Bar & grill · Long Branch ·
Legendary shore joint serving footlong hot dogs, burgers, & seafood
Legendary shore joint serving footlong hot dogs, burgers, & seafood
"No eatery better captures the Jersey Shore feeling than Max’s, a Long Branch fixture since 1928. Take, for example, the hot dog called Jersey Shore: a beef-pork weenie grilled, split down the middle, and sluiced with yellow cheese. As if that weren’t enough, the thing is heaped with strips of Taylor ham (aka pork roll), which adds another porky element and makes it irresistible." - Robert Sietsema
"Cased meats, particularly hot dogs, are often overlooked in the discussions around New Jersey food lore, which is dominated by diner and pizza culture. Max’s Bar & Grill, the most recent version of Max’s Famous Hot Dogs, is the best of the bunch. The Bar & Grill in Long Branch pairs a wide variety of local beers with their custom blend of beef and pork foot-long frankfurters. Whether you’re looking for a classic with kraut, a statewide favorite Italian hot dog (topped with peppers, onions, and potatoes), or something more out there, like a pork roll-topped Jersey Shore dog or a lobster topped surf n’ turf, you’ll pretty much find anything you’re looking for here. If someone in your group is not into dogs, Max’s offers a full menu of burgers, sandwiches, fried fish platters, and salads. " - Michael Sinatra
"Often overlooked in the discussions around New Jersey diner and pizza culture is the important place that cased meats - particularly hot dogs - hold in our hearts. Most people have their favorite spots and the Shore is no exception. Max’s Bar & Grill, the most recent version of Max’s Famous Hot Dogs (which is slowly inching itself towards its centennial anniversary), is the runaway best of the bunch. The Bar & Grill in Long Branch pairs a wide variety of local beers with their custom blend of beef and pork foot-long frankfurters. Whether you’re looking for a classic with kraut, a statewide favorite Italian hot dog (topped with peppers, onions, and potatoes), or something exotic like a pork roll-topped Jersey Shore dog or a lobster topped surf n’ turf, you won’t go home hungry. If someone in your group isn’t into dogs, Max’s offers a full menu of burgers, sandwiches, fried fish platters, and salads too." - Michael Sinatra
"Often overlooked in the discussions around New Jersey diner and pizza culture is the important place that cased meats - particularly hot dogs - hold in our hearts. Most people have their favorite spots and the Shore is no exception. Max’s Bar & Grill, the most recent version of Max’s Famous Hot Dogs (which is slowly inching itself towards its centennial anniversary), is the runaway best of the bunch. The Bar & Grill in Long Branch pairs a wide variety of local beers with their custom blend of beef and pork foot-long frankfurters. Whether you’re looking for a classic with kraut, a statewide favorite Italian hot dog (topped with peppers, onions, and potatoes), or something exotic like a pork roll-topped Jersey Shore dog or a lobster topped surf n’ turf, you won’t go home hungry. If someone in your group isn’t into dogs, Max’s offers a full menu of burgers, sandwiches, fried fish platters, and salads too." - Michael Sinatra
"Founded in 1928 in Long Branch, the franks at Max’s are a quarter pound and nearly a foot long, made of 80 percent beef and 20 percent pork and griddled until the skin crackles; seven variations are offered, and the Jersey Shore version I tried was split, stuffed with American cheese and topped with shards of grilled pork roll (Taylor ham), which added a grainier, saltier, pleasantly chewy contrast to the frankfurter forcemeat." - Robert Sietsema