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| Welcome to Dark Star Cafe Press! Here you'll find what everyone has been talking about! This is the first article written about us, just after we opened. It was published in The Sandpaper on 7/11/07 |
| If you know me, you'll know I am known to miss a thing or two every once in a while.... We were written up in the Sandpaper again for our environmentally friendly packaging & new breakfast service this past summer, but the article was not saved....OOPS! Here is an article published in the Atlantic City Press about our being featured in a novel about LBI and the book signing we did with the author, Lucy Finn. |
| On February 1st, 2008 we were written up in the A C Press for our cub scout event, where each scout made his own pizza! They each got their cooking badge and a good time was had by all! A couple of weeks later the local brownie troup came in & did the same thing! These events went so well that we now offer birthday parties where the kids get to create their own pizza! |
| Here is an article written about us in the AC Press regarding our environmentally friendly packaging. We really try to help the environment for our kids & theirs as well. |
| Here's an article published in The Islander in January '09 featuring us. I thought they did a great job, but you tell us! |
| As mentioned elsewhere in this site, we were named "One of the Best" Delicatessens & "One of the Best" Take-Out Restaurants in the 2007 Islander Readers' Poll.. In 2008 there was no Readers' Poll conducted, but we received Best Sandwich Shop in Ocean County & placed #5 on the whole Jersey Shore in the "Best of the Shore" FoxPhilly Hot List! Thanks for visiting our Press Page! |
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| Customer Reviews Posted by Keith 9/2/09 Awesome Place to go! The chef is Top notch! Posted By BBTank, 6/23/09 Not only is the food as Dark Star Cafe delicious and made from the freshest local ingredients, but the tunes they play are equally wonderful!! Posted by: greyson92, 6/22/09 It has the best sandwiches in the entire Jersey Shore. Posted by: davidfe123, 6/14/2009 excellent food & great people. Top notch!! Posted by: lbi1954, 6/14/2009 The pizza is the best on the Island. The staff is terrific. The Chef exceptional! Posted by: JohnImp, 6/11/2009 Best sandwiches and pizza anywhere.... An unbelievable treat are the chicken pot pies. We usually call ahead, order a dozen, freeze them, and then anytime we want a hazzle free, great dinner, pop them in the oven for 45 minutes or so and they're fabulous. When we're down to 3 or 4 left, we get another dozen! Posted by: 7987, 6/9/2009 THE FOOD IS FANTASTIC, FRESH,MOUTH WATERING, AND ORGASMIC. THE SHEF CREATIVE. HE'S AN ARTIST !!! THE CAFE IS RELAXING AND VERY WELCOMING WE HAVE HAD FAMILY FROM P.E.I. AND WHITEHORSE YUKON VISIT THERE AND IT WAS THE BEST PART OF THEIR TRIIP. SARAH BAKER SUSAN MALCOLM ADINA MALCOLM TONY MALCOLM ANN NOURSE JAMES BAKER PAT BAKER KATHLEEN BAKER T.J. BAKER Posted by: bfbug, 6/9/2009 My husband and I love Dark Star. We recommend it to all our friends and Dark Star is always a stop for our summer company. They love it, too. The food is always fresh and it's gourmet food at great prices. Once you try Dark Star, you will always go back. We special order chicken pot pies and they are fabulous. They also have the best pizza not just on the island, but for miles around. You can get the basics, and you can also get special dishes like broccoli rabe, sauteed in olive oil and garlic. YUM! The food at Dark Star is as good as you can get. And, Tony and the staff are always friendly. Try Dark Star. You won't be disappointed. Posted by: Donald09, 6/8/2009 The owner is a true Chef! Pays attention to detail and takes pride in his work. Posted by: vfeola, 6/8/2009 Most delicious food & welcoming staff. A true neighborhood treasure! Posted by: Shayne123, 6/8/2009 Was on LBI visiting family. Had a few great lunches there. Returned again when visiting family in Toms River & made the ride over. Loved the broccoli rabe' & sausage pizza & best cheese steak sandwich!! Took home Pot Pies as treats for another night to the Toms River family, all enjoyed very much. Wish we had a local place like this in our FL neighborhood. Hope to visit them again this summer!! Owner is a great human being. Hope they can hang on in this economy because they food is great. Posted by: LIFF, 6/8/2009 Tony is phenomenal. Everything in his cafe is carefully created, perfectly fresh, and a delight to the senses. LBI is very lucky to have him! Try his fresh mozzerella- it is out of this world! mobile review by Deb May 15, 2009 - Likes it - Excellent sandwiches--super fresh--everything is top notch. This is where we head for great hoagies; a family favorite for take-out Year Round Food. February 28, 2009 by - Melinda R Dark Star Cafe is a great place on LBI for a casual meal. Food is made by hand and always fresh. The reuben is excellent! Take home some chips and salsa - they are great too Cheryl M. Cherry Hill, NJ 12/25/2008 I stumbled upon Dark Star a little more than a year ago when it opened in place of a small pizza place on LBI (Long Beach Island) because it was winter and nothing else was open. I found a gem and it's now become one of my favorite places to eat while on LBI. Executive Chef Tony Salzarulo is amazing. Everything in the place in hand-prepared. He has a great sense for flavors and textures that go together and everything I have tried there so far is exquisite. My all time favorite indulgence is the fresh fried mozzarella medallions with pesto and fresh tomato- basil salsa - absolutely to die for. After visiting the Dark Star Cafe several times and having take out from there as well, we decided to talk to Tony about catering a party for us for our daughter's college graduation. He was wonderful in suggesting the dishes he thought would be appropriate for a party on the beach and was honest about the ones he didn't think would travel well (the aforementioned mozzarella). Everything he made, from the jambalaya to the BBQ chicken was wonderful and people couldn't stop talking about it all. Tony delivered everything, set it all up and made sure everything was perfect, even returning to the restaurant to fetch something he had forgotten, without a moment of hesitation. The portions were plentiful and there was more than enough to go around. The price for the party was crazy reasonable!! If you ever find yourself on LBI, I highly recommend that you go by and visit Dark Star. It will surprise you just as it did me. Dark Star Cafe By Sarah D. The Dark Star Cafe has a wide variety of food. From pizzas to sandwiches to fabulous desserts, there is something for everyone and everything is delicious. A New Favorite LBI restaurant A new entry to our family favorites would have to be the Dark Star Cafe in Ship Bottom. Everything is homemade, fresh and delicious. Their sandwiches are so good, I had to go to them two days in a row! They offer Mojo to Go, and the food is fantastic! diablo Mar 03, 2008 03:38PM Try the Dark Star Cafe in Ship Bottom. It's relatively new and the food is very good. The owners are quite accomodating when it comes to special requests for catering. www.darkstarcafe.com “definitely coming back” ilovelbi Hamilton, NJ Mar 15, 2008 I stopped here when i was checking on my beachhouse in the winter. I had never tried it before, and since there was nothing open my dad and i went to eat there. We each ordered a cheesesteak+fries. It was one of the best cheesesteaks and fries i have ever had. the role was soft and it was perfectly cooked. For the ride home i got a scone, which was also one of the best scones i have ever had. I am definitely going back in the summer when im at my beach house! Posted by: tlm28, 5/1/2008 An incredible experience in every way. The hardest thing was deciding what to order. There are so many beyond delicious possibilities. Quality and service is unsurpassed. Love you Dark Star. Wish we lived closer. Posted by: amott, 4/14/2008 We love the new look, and the great food! It's affordable- and you will have enough for a doggie bag! Dark Star Cafe 2901 Long Beach Blvd Dark Star Cafe offers all homemade food. If it's not made here, it's not sold here. Their sandwiches were so good, I had to come here 2 days in a row! They offer chef prepared pizza, sandwiches, specialties and more. EVERYTHING is homemade. Price: $-$$ Posted by: bfbug, 3/20/2008 The food here is terrific. It is gourmet quality and affordable. The staff is great also. Shore to Please If you spend your summer days at the beach and need a bite for breakfast or lunch . . . If you spend your days at the beach and then don't want to cook when you get home. . . Dark Star is the place - laid back atmosphere that appeals to casually dressed beachgoers, home made food of all sorts and great options to go! If you never leave the beach - shop local - the owners are friendly. Check it out. |
| Here is the latest article written about us in The Sandpaper. Mentioning our support for the Green-Up Clean-Up on April 25, 2009 and showcasing our environmentally friendly packaging. We really try to help the environment for our kids & theirs as well. |