THE BOONDOCKS

Last summer, Kelly Ryan opened The Boondocks Fishery on the water in Marine Park where sittin’ on the dock watchin’ the tide roll by is a great way to take the pressure off, kick back and enjoy life. Add good food, great water views, friendly smiles, a nothing-fancy attitude and you’re in The Boondocks again this summer. “If you find us, we’ll feed ya” —seven days a week, for lunch and dinner, from eleven in the morning until eleven at night. And Monday to Friday, between 11am and 3pm, they’ll deliver.
Kelly owned Spanky’s, a bar in Manhattan’s upper eastside and saw a need in Red Bank for a good fish restaurant. “I wanted a place where people could relax, have fun, get good food and not have to pay a lot for it.”
It’s BYO at The Boondocks, a name that catches the hidden-away-from-the crowd location, tucked into Irwin Yacht Works in Marine Park. Fresh, fresh, fresh fish (flounder, haddock, shrimp, scallops, grouper) sandwiches or platters — fried, cajun or blackened are regulars on the menu. Tuesday is Lobster Nite — two for only $22.95 served with roasted potatos and corn. Steamers, Cajun grilled tuna bites, U-peel shrimp are also featured or mix it up with hamburger and grilled chicken.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there’s live music with Gary Philips, Dave McCarthy, and Rob Dye mixing it up on acoustic guitar with a Jimmy Buffet sound. “It’s good food …and it has to be fun,” says Kelly, with a smile, “That means for everyone.”

THE BOONDOCKS FISHERY
on the water in Marine Park 732.747.7177

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