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| - We finally took the endeavor to the Boardwalk to try Ninety's. I love the concept of this place: sandwiches and novelty ice cream stuff.
First, for a Sunday evening, I was shocked at how packed it was- the line was out the door. Wasn't sure if this was a staffing issue or if t just took forever to make the orders. The line moved at an ok pace.
Second of all, and I feel like this was glaring... THEY WERE NOT PLAYING ANY 90s MUSIC!!!! Also no 90s decor whatsoever. For a #beninetiescool they kind of drop the ball on that. The sandwich menu (which should be placed on the incoming side of the line instead of the far end) were all 90s themed names, so they committed there. But I'm not sure why that was the extent of the theme. The rest of the decor was lacking too. They had valentine's day decorations up which was nice. But low tile ceiling and tile floors made it feel cramped.
As far as the actual food...
- Reuben: not too bad. Nice and warm, great thousand island sauce.
- Ice cream shake: got the choco lotta coconut. Was hoping it would have more of the caramel, coconut and shortbread cookies mixed in. Also, the ice cream was Hershey's. I'm not against it, but it was just average.
- Yummee Buns: okay these were DELICIOUS. Perfect hunny buns, and the perfect amount of toppings and ice cream. These are basically ice cream sandwiches with a hunny bun as the outer part. We got the OG (vanilla with strawberry shortcake spread and sprinkles) and the peanut butter chocolate one with chocolate ice cream and Reese's. Both delicious!!!
- Ice cream macaroons: also pretty good. The macaroons were perfect. Again I wish the ice cream was a little better than Hershey's, but the toppings were nice. I didn't get these, but I did have a bite.
So 3 stars due to long line and lack of decor (really selling themselves short on this- could be an easy fix). The sandwiches were pretty good, and the desserts were good, but had a little to be desired. I would definitely drive up there again just for a Yummee Bun again though!!!
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