The Woo Hoo
211 South Bay Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ 08008
(609) 492-5433
Open: Sunday-Saturday 11:00am-12:00am (Please check their website for changes in winter hours)
My review on TripAdvisor:
The Woo Hoo at 211 South Bay Avenue at Christmas time 2023.
If there is any excuse to visit the Jersey shore at any time of the year, the Woo Hoo is it. I came across this little beach drive in restaurant when visiting Beach Haven, New Jersey and it is the classic Jersey beach restaurant with good food, great prices and friendly service. It is the perfect place for a meal after a long day at the beach or on rainy night when you want to get out of the house.
The Woo Hoo in Beach Haven, NJ
There is no inside dining and there are lots of picnic tables around the restaurant to dine. There is a covering in case of bad weather. You order from the extensive menu of burgers, chicken sandwiches and nuggets and freshly made French Fries and onion rings.
When I was talking with the guy who took my order, he said that the owner only likes to use the best quality in everything he serves. Things he would eat himself when he goes out to dine. I thought that was a good philosophy and it shows in the quality of the food.
Another item the restaurant is known for is its homemade ice cream that is made right on premises. There are about twenty-five flavors to choose from and I can see by the wondering eyes on the menu it can be a tough decision for most customers. ($3.95 for one scoop/$4.95 for two scoops/$5.95 for three scoops). There are a selection of sundaes, floats and milk shakes to choose from on the menu.
The Woo Hoo’s Ice Cream menu
I settled on a Traditional Burger ($7.95), which is two nice sized hamburger patties with mayo, lettuce and tomatoes and small French fries and a Coke ($3.00 more from the burger cost for a combination meal). There are different burgers with a selection of toppings for an additional price including crab cakes and seafood and there is a veggie burger as well.
The burgers are rich and juicy and you can really taste the quality of the beef in every bite. The vegetable toppings are Jersey fresh and very good quality. You could tell they were good Jersey tomatoes on top by their sweetness. The French Fries are freshly cut every day and deep fried to perfection. With a little sea salt, you can really taste the fresh potatoes ($4.45). The burgers run in various sizes and toppings from $7.95-$18.95 for the Surf & Turf burger.
The burgers here are amazing!
I was so impressed by the food that after a long walk around the downtown that afternoon, I came back again for the homemade ice cream. I had a scoop of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a scoop of Strawberry Cheesecake ($3.95 for two scoops). It was so creamy and decadent.
The Cinnamon Toast Crunch was loaded with the sweet cereal and cinnamon in the ice cream. The Strawberry Cheesecake was studded with fresh strawberries in the creamy mixture. Both had a nice denseness to them and you could taste the fresh cream in the mixture.
On a recent trip, I had to try the Cinnamon Toast Crunch again with its mix of crunchy cereal and sweet cream. Another flavor with an unusual name was ‘Pillow Fight”, which was a combination of Marshmallow Ice Cream with a swirl in of crushed Oreo cookies and color sprinkles. I have never had such a delicious ice cream before as the marshmallows and the sweet cream married well together in taste and density of the ice cream and crushed Oreos added an extra layer of sweetness and appearance as you bit into it.
The Woo Hoo Sundae
There are other really nice things on the menu like crab cake sandwiches ($8.95), a mahi-mahi sandwich ($15.95) and something called Woo Hoo bowls ($9.95-$10.95) which are a combination of ingredients to create different complexities of flavors.
The one thing I have discovered about Woo Hoo is that they do close their kitchen at some point after Labor Day. It had been open last September but by the end of October, they were closed as they were when I visited in November of 2021. You have to call or check their website on the meals.
The Woo Hoo in the off season is open for ice cream and has ice cream cakes for the holidays.
The service could not be friendlier. The staff is very accommodating and will help you make a selection from the various choices. Not only that but the staff knows the island really well and can point things out for you to see.
Beach Haven Bay at sunset.
It was a nice meal to enjoy after walking on the beach or exploring the island.
Beach Haven, NJ is just beautiful
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