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Top Jersey Shore football bars

Here's where the best NFL action is

By Alex Biese and Stephen Bove

Metromix
September 3, 2008

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A crowd of football fans at Mad Hatter in Sea Bright. (File photo)

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, the eyes of the state have turned from the beaches and toward the televisions hanging from the wall in their friendly local sports bar for the NFL season.

Whether you bleed New York Giants blue, sweat New York Jets or Philadelphia Eagles green or are simply looking for places where huge and sudden outbursts of emotion fueled by inexpensive food and drink are totally encouraged, here is a roundup of top spots to catch the big football games this fall.

Sawmill Cafe/Green Room

1807 Boardwalk - Seaside Park

732-793-1990

Check out the free huge buffet every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. then enjoy the games with tons of drinks specials. All Miller Lite drafts are 75¢ at all halftimes, 16 oz. Miller Lite aluminum bottles are $2 and MGD 64 and Miller bottles are $1.50, enjoy $2 Mimosas, $2.50 Guinness, Smithwick's and Harp, $2 Bloody Marys, $3 bombs, $2 Jack and Cokes, and whenever a home team scores, shots are $2. Plus there are $4 fruit infused martinis for the ladies and progressive drink specials during the second game. As as added bonus there are prize giveaways every quarter, a dj spinning and several projection TVs and flat screens.

Broadway Bar & Grill

106 Randall Ave - Point Pleasant Beach

732-899-3272

Located a block from the boardwalk and inlet in Point Pleasant Beach, the Broadway Bar & Grill has been around for nearly two decades.

Val's Tavern & Restaurant

123 E. River Road - Rumson

732-842-3452

This lively sports bar has been in business and family-owned since 1942

The Porch

810 Route 71 - Spring Lake

732-449-5880

Game days are bumping at this low-key watering hole

O'Neill's Bar, Grill & Guest House

390 E Main St - Manasquan

732-528-5666

On the cuisine side of things, O'Neill's features a sushi bar as well as a restaurant serving up everything from burgers and steaks to specialties such as veal a la James.

Mad Hatter

10 E. Ocean Ave. - Sea Bright

732-530-7861

Depending on how your team fares, you may come away from a game happy or heartbroken, but the Mad Hatter in Sea Bright will make sure that you never leave hungry.

Fan's Pub and Grill

21 S. Hope Chapel Road - Jackson

732-363-3267

A place for sports fanatics to call their own

High Velocity

226 Atlantic City Blvd. - Beachwood

732-341-1055

While the name may inspire mental images of NASCAR, Beachwood’s High Velocity Bar and Grill knows how to play to the football crowd during the fall, offering a slew of food and drink specials on Sundays and Mondays during the games.

Beacon Street Grille

3205 Route 66 - Neptune

732-918-8711

With trivia contest Tuesdays, Texas Hold 'em Wednesdays, karaoke contests on Thursdays, live music on Fridays and dance parties on Saturdays, it seems there's always something going on at the Beacon Street Grille, and that's just the way owner John Slipek likes it.