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    Summer Salts Beach Grill

    3.9 (136 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American
    Open 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Tatiana W.

    Busy Friday night in a noisy environment. We were seated right away. The have at least 7 TVs and all had a different sports showing. So great for watching your games. I ordered a cup of the soup of the day, mushroom, when it arrived it could have been a bit warmer in temperature but the amount of salt in it was high. I also had the Caesar salad with grilled chicken added. I asked for the chicken to be well done it was cooked but only lightly grilled on one side? The salad amount was plentiful but again it was so salty tasting. Yes I know, Caesar dressing can be salty but this was over the top and I like salt. I had to rinse off the chicken breast when I brought it home for the puppies. Cook needs to back off on that one seasoning! The most concerning issue was a DJ setting up his equipment at an Exit door. This left one door at the front accessible. Scary! TIP: they really live up to their name!

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    Kelly D.

    I'm keeping the 4 stars, BUT last night was the first time in our regular experience going to Summer Salts over the last 10+ years. I decided to try a burger for the Thursday night special. I've never had hamburger here, but as I've said many times, everything here usually is great; however last night was a big disappointment with the Black & Bleu Burger. Burger itself had no flavor, dry and hardly any blue cheese on top which resulted in having that "bite" you'd expect from the Blue Cheese. The sandwich was served with ketchup which for this type of burger is almost sacrilege. Once I saw that I asked for blue cheese dressing to use as the condiment. I would have needed 2 little cups as I used the full cup I received and just didn't help the dryness or flavor. But, the addition of the sweet potato fries were heavenly. Just like "candy". That was my joy for the meal and my dessert. Hubby got his usual chicken sandwich and I looked at it with envy.

    Dara R.

    Food was fine. We called ahead for carry out which was prepared in a timely manner. Had we walked in to sit down we would have walked right out. The giant cut out of Trump/Vance was distasteful and offensive. The owners are entitled to their own (racist/misogynistic) political beliefs but should know that decor makes half the population lose their appetite. Will not return.

    Grilled chicken club
    Theresa S.

    Literally never heard of this place before, it's actually located behind sea colony so it isn't far at all. We decided to try it the other night for a light dinner before seeing BARBIE. We got the Grilled Chicken Club and Southwest Burger. I will say the southwest seasoning in the burger was delicious. They also cooked the burger to a perfect medium. For sides we did the coleslaw and pasta salad. My overall assessment was that it's fine. The food didn't come looking stellar but tasted fine. Pasta salad isn't your traditional pasta salad. The coleslaw was pretty good and creamy. They didn't have a super long wait time for carry out which was ideal for the beach dinner rush. Definitely a good spot to get food when in a pinch!

    Kim H.

    Ahi tuna wrap was delicious! Buffalo chicken sandwich was great! Crab cake sandwich tasty! French fries were amazing! Service good. Atmosphere was just fine but no music. We were in and out quickly and all pleased with our meals!

    Crabby Burger and Chicken Cheese Steak
    Margret D.

    We ordered a Crabby Burger and a Chicken Cheese Steak. The portions are big and the food was delicious. The servers were kind and attentive. It is definitely a place all the locals went since I went during off season. Overall a great experience other than the food coming out a little slower. Would definitely go back again!

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    Christopher P.

    3.475 That was the average score from 4 diners... I am kindly rounding up because of the superbly friendly service from our Nashville based college server and also tempered expectations in general. Put another way, this is a solidly average meal but probably above average for Bethany Beach. Big portions but short on original flavor. The cream of crab soup scored 3 stars because it was mostly cream. Our server recommended the seafood quesadilla and it did not disappoint- filled with scallops, shrimp, and fish. Pretty tasty. The chili cheese burger and (yummy) fries scored 3.7 with a lack of flavor. "An average burger," said our 16 year old. Our other 16 year old had the chicken pasta Alfredo (massive portion) but also concurred that it could have used more pizazz. As for me, I had the mahi mahi tacos which were disappointing. They need some onion or garlic or some cilantro or something remotely ethnic in there to give it some taste. And, they arrived in flour tortillas despite being advertised with corn tortillas (c'mon chef - there is a big difference). So....go in with eyes wide open and you should be fine. Amazing cuisine it is not. But it's a solid beach restauarant -- and maybe one of the better options around.

    Cream of crab soup was very good
    Mel L.

    This place looks nice on the inside. We were greeted by the hostess who didn't seem very happy to be there.. she seated us at the window along with a hoard of flys that were all over the table, windows, ceiling, etc. I had to use the bathroom when I got there. It was hot as hell in there like a sauna. Before using it, I checked for toilet paper- they were out. I told our waitress, who was happy I told her but then I checked two more times throughout the night and they never replaced it. I resorted to using paper towels. We tried to order zucchini fries which was what attracted my friend to the place. They were out, of course. In my opinion, the only redeeming part of the night was the cream of crab soup which was really fantastic. Pay the extra $2 for a bowl and not a cup. The cup is way too small for the price, but the bowl portion to price made more sense. I ordered a chicken rice bowl. Chicken was fresh, everything else was pretty bland. Nothing special. I could have gone to chipotle for half the price and been happier. My boyfriend ordered the chicken chesapeake which was really good. The group wanted me to rate this 3 stars since they enjoyed their food but I don't believe it deserves 3. We all agreed we wouldn't go back. We should have known by the lack of wait time that this wasn't a good spot.

    Crazy kids with chicken tenders & fries
    Aly N.

    I just got some quick bites from here but everything was great and tasted amazing. The server was also very nice. Despite the town not being diverse at all. They were very welcoming and that was greatly appreciated. I highly recommend and will likely be returning before the end of my trip.

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    Great food, great drinks, and friendly staff... It's one of my go to places in Bethany!

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    I got the cream of crab soup and it looked and tasted like a bowl of crab dip. Very very thick, definatly not soup! I could not eat it.

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