Shake Shoppe Arcade

I really love the new Shake Shoppe Arcade. After Sandy destroyed the boardwalk this is the only arcade or attraction that rebuilt with a new façade and new games. The arcade is fun and the staff is friendly.
One of the best things about the arcade is the giant ice cream cone out front. It is as tall as the building, I laughed as many people took pictures in front of it and pretended that they where holding it. I believe it is the most photographed icon on the boardwalk today.
Now with the fire that devastated the boardwalk in the Park they are rebuilding everything and the entire place is going to be like new. It is a new era and the Shake Shoppe lead the way.
When you are visiting Seaside Heights the Shake Shoppe arcade is one spot you have to visit.

Waiting for the recovery after Sandy

I must admit if it wasn’t for the show, Id probably would not have visited the shore.
I Live in queens & it is not the easiest place to get to unless you are driving but all in all once u make it here its all good.
U can spend a nice wknd, afternoon or day. Plenty of places to eat, drink & just hang around.
With the boardwalk u have the amusement park here there are plenty of cheese games to play, lots of different rides & plenty of places to eat with the many restaurants to choose from & of course u got the beach, which u need to pay before accessing not terrible its like $ 5 dolllars kinda sucks to pay for the beach since it should be free but at least its reasonable & u can enjoy pretty much the whole day till 6pm.
U certainly do come across plenty of the stereo types that have now made the shore so infamous, the guidos & overly tan people are all over the place but hey what do u expect? its the beach, its the jersey shore !!
even tho u have more than your share of guidos u can also find a very mix crowed of people here, there is plenty of eye candy for both guys & girls.
Assuming the show is filming chances are u will run into the cast, I’ve seem them on the Boardwalk, The Shore Store & Karma.
The show certainly gave the jersey shore a crazy popularity boost but assuming the show was not around it can hold it’s own, U can spend a nice time here there is plenty to keep u busy when visiting, chances are I will probably visit again in the future.

Oh Sleaside… what to say about the place made infamous by Snooki, JWOWW and the MTV producers. When I was a kid, we were warned against going to Seaside. We were told by our parents that you would get robbed, raped, and murdered there (I actually grew up with a kid whose sister was murdered there. shudder). As I grew up, I learned that as long as you stay alert and exert common sense, you’d be ok.
Now as an adult, I head to Seaside every once and a while when I’m in town. They do have some traditional Boardwalk foods that I find myself needing to indulge in (sausage and pepper sandwiches, Kohrs orange and vanilla ice cream cones, a slice of pizza the size of my head). It’s also nice to grab a beer on a lazy summer afternoon at one of the ocean front bars.
If you have kids, I’d recommend the more family friendly Jenkinsons Boardwalk on the other side of the island in Pt Pleasant (about a 20 – 25 min drive north).
As for the beach, avoid the icky sand in Seaside and try one of the dozens of nicer beaches both north and south of Seaside– I’d recommend Seaside Park– right next door to Seaside Heights. The other beaches may not have the attractions on the boardwalk, but you’ll enjoy your beach day better– just make sure to pack your own food and drinks.

Definetly a fun way to spend a beautiful summer day.
The boardwalk is great, you can spend a grip of money on rigges games and horrible looking food but we decided to just go on a stroll and enjoy the sights.
The vendors are pretty persistant and annoying but if you ignore that and move on it is an Jersey experience you won’t want to miss.
Parking is expensive and be sure you don’t let the meter run out or else you will get a $ 55 parking ticket like we did.
Arg…

I’ve always gone to Ocean City and Wildwood whenever I wanted to go to the beach, but I decided to change it up a bit. Bad decision… there were too many bros and guidos here showing off their muscles and girls in skimpy suits all over the Boardwalk. Please take your families to other beaches because this place will not suit them! There are a ton of carnival games and there are amusement rides here too, but Ocean City and Wildwood have more family-​friendly shops and it’s juts a better overall environment in my opinion. And to top it all off, you have to pay $ 5 EVERY DAY that you want to even step on the beach! Or you can wait until after 6pm when the lifeguards are gone to walk along the beach, but this is frowned upon.
Pros:
— Tons of carnival games everywhere!
— Lots of food places, but they all start to repeat after you’ve walked on the Boardwalk for awhile
Cons:
— Bunch of bros and girls in skimpy outfits everywhere! Not my cup of tea
— Expensive, but what do you expect?
— Paying for the beach? No way Jose!
Why I gave it a 3…
There’s a beach, but you have to pay. a Boardwalk with a ton of bros and girls in little outfits, not a place for children. It’s a great place to people watch for sure! Not many souvenir shops, just a ton of T-​shirt shops. Lots of carnival games to test your luck and they do have amusement rides. But bring lots of cash because that’s all some of the places on the Boardwalk accept.

The Seaside boardwalk post-​prom and mid-1990’s is long gone. LONG LONG gone. While seaside was always divey, the boardwalk maintained its’ charm. It was benevolent and a fun place to go.
The boardwalk has changed (of course, to be expected). The crowd was diverses, which was nice, but it wasn’t my type of crowd.
Still managed to go to Midway and Kohr’s which was the point of our trip. However, I have no reason to return.

Having spent most summers at Ocean City, MD, I was looking for a short trip with friends to a closer beach (I’m from PA). I heard good things about Seaside, so we gave it a try.
I was not impressed.
I am not a fan of paying to get in the beach, since I love going for random walks. I was disappointed that I could only get on beaches during designated times, since I love watching the sunrise and going for late night walks. I was disappointed that when the weather was crappy, you weren’t allowed on the beach at all. Not my idea of a vacation to the beach. Also, you aren’t allowed to drink or play with any sports balls in the beach. They didn’t overly enforce the ball rule, but still, no drinks…
Compared to Ocean City, it was small. There weren’t as many nice restaurants that offered seafood. The bars were cool, but most of them had the club feel, as opposed to the beach feel. I would’ve liked more of a variety.
Overall, I wasn’t impressed. I definitely won’t plan another vacation there.

So this is the place where the infamous show «Jersey Shore» was filmed heh? I needed to get out of the city on my day off and decided to drive to Seaside Heights with my cousin and sister in law. The beach and boardwalk definitely reminded of Coney Island. The boardwalk has an amusement park called Casino Pier and the surrounding areas have many restaurants, trashy bars, clothing stores, arades, body piercing stands, tattoo parlors (henna mostly) and many stands and booths with carnval games with prizes. Many eateries here sell LOTS of Fried foods from Funnel cakes to Deep-​fried oreos and pickles, you name it, it’s here! lol. It’s supposed to be «family-​oriented» but unfortunately too many careless adults drinking till death or till they throw up at the restroom or «sh*t» on the toilet seats! Gross~
The beach itself was pretty dirty, shady, and filled with «White Trashes» and many Hispanic people (mostly Dominican and Puerto Rican descent). You can definitely feel and experience the entire «Jersey Shore» vibe as soon as you get on the Boardwalk. Over-​tanned people, people making out and touching each other (I’m serious I saw this guy reaching into his girlfriend’s bikini and grabbing her breast while French kissing like if they were in their bedroom or something +_​+) many many Slutty and Guido types, Drunk people, and super arrogant men trying to out-​do each other and be all tough for no reason… in front of their girls… of course LMAO
As we were unloading our stuff from the car, we even got to see a mini fight of this Semi-​drunk White guy telling the employee at the Parking Lot «Yo~I need the keys to ma car!) and the employee tells him «Don’t call me YO ok?» And then the White guy says «Whatcha say? You want a piece of me HUH???») and all the bullshit mess.
On the other hand, this place do have its charms just like Coney Island does.
***TIPS***
To access the beach, you need to pay $ 5 and will be given a wrist band.
The beach closes at 6pm (you can stay at the beach/​sand area but cannot enter the waters).
There are lifeguards on board for safety reasons.

I love seaside, I grew up going to this beach and still go every summer. Last summer i went and got to see jersey shore cast. it was a lot of fun. Seaside boardwalk is pricey but its well worth it! It is a great spot for nightlife also.
Everyone who is bad mouthing seaside because of the jersey shore show makes no sense. they have no bnearing on the beach and board walk!
I loveeeee seaside beach and boardwalk! wildwood sucks compared to seaside. Rides are amazing, its worth getting the wrist band cuz some rides add up to like $ 5 a person

Seriously? Another beach that I have to pay to play? I apologize for my gripe, but I’m a Cali girl NOT accustomed to paying for beaches. Well, with so much to do on the boardwalk and piers, I guess there’s plenty to keep me busy until the beach is free.
I know this place can get packed, but coming on a weekday, it was actually pretty dead. I love it this way! No crowds, no lines, yet everything was open for business as usual so I’m not missing out on a thing! I love all the games, the arcade, the fun house, the rides!!! Nothing else here really stands out… typical boardwalk activities with typical boardwalk fare with typical boardwalk merchandise. Nothing wrong with that! We know exactly where to go for our deep fried pickles, deep fried Oreos, and Snooki-​pride gear! Not a fan of the Jersey Shore show, but I love the way they capitalize on that Jersey Shore Pride and straight up Jersey Pride, period (including some Mafia Pride)!
Oh, they do boast having the ONLY real tattoo shop on a NJ boardwalk. I guess that’s something that stands out. There were a ton of people in line, getting their appointments, but not one customer in that line requested to see portfolios. How do you blindly set appointments with an artist if you have no idea how good they are?! I asked for portfolios! Personally, I wasn’t impressed by any of their portfolios and there was only one artist I would even allow my GF to consider getting work from.
* ** *** I LOVE JERSEY BEACHES! *** ** *
We have gorgeous beaches in California, but I just LOVE Jersey waters! It’s a lil’ more shallow, making it easier to play. The waters are warmer (at least for this season), making it easier to play. The beach with boardwalk combo means these beaches DO get cleaned. GF says that’s what we pay for. I get it! I love it!

I was at Seaside Park for Labor day weekend and I was at the boardwalk everyday. There’s so much to do!
The few food places I tried were 3 brothers pizza, steaks unlimited, kohrs custard, and waffle ice cream from some place I can’t remember. They have 20+ choices of fried food. Anything you can imagine they have it!
They have lots of rides and various thrill-​seeking rides. I tried the slingshot and that thing was scary! I was such an adrenaline rush. It cost $ 20 per person. For the carnival rides i paid $ 25 for 45 tickets. 45 tickets seems like a lot, but it wasn’t. For 2 people we were only able to get on 3 rides.
There are plenty of shops, but most of them are tee shirt shops. There are a couple of shops where they sell other clothes besides tee shirts.
This is a definite when your in Seaside Heights or near by towns.

I had such an awesome time at Seaside.
Avoid the reviews of people complaining about the type of people who come here. it’s the best part about coming to Seaside. The people watching.
If you’re on a diet. avoid this place like that plague. all you want to do is eat! Every step there’s pizza, fried oreos, fried twinkies, pried pickles, fried fried fried fried!!! I think they’ll fry anything if you want them too.
And if you don’t want fried food — go to Beachcombers and have some sushi. That’s what we did and it was actually pretty decent quality.
The amusement park is fun for the kiddies and the beach is awesome to lay out and get some sun. The water is much too cold for me, but I’m not coming here to swim.
Don’t buy your t-​shirts at the Shore Store just because that’s where the Jersey Shore Cast worked. There are much more shops to buy t-​shirts at a lower price but it was fun to stop in and take pics of the place and Tom.
Good times!!!

The best place for people-​watching on the planet.
Creaky, fun, cheap rides — Musik express is a crowd favorite.
Fried oreos. 3 Brothers pizza.
Yummy custard and orangeade at Kohr’s.
You’re hoping for a Jersey Shore spotting.
It never changes.

DAMN «SITUATION» STOP RUINING MY DAY!!!
Haha ok seriously,
The beach is beautiful the sand is very clean, Better than Atlantic City any day.
The seagulls are vicious though, saw a pack of 20+ seagulls rip through fellow beach goers bag of chips in seconds (it was closed!!!)
The only downfall is all the Guidos and Guidettes that are here. Especially those people are jersey Shore… like seriously all you do is walk down the boardwalk and do stupid shit… like throw a football.
— In return i get to have a hard time walking down the boardwalk because you decide to mess around all over it and do stupid shit. thanks for taking up the whole damn place to throw a ball… cause you cant get into a bar fight.
Sorry i just don’t like them, otherwise this beach is nice if it wasn’t for those two things.
(if i had known they film and reside here i would’ve went somewhere else.)

We stopped by on a Friday and didn’t have to pay, although I’m not sure if this is the case for every Friday.
So on this particular Friday, Pauly?, Richie?, and two chicks from the show Jersey Shore were prancing around the boardwalk, which caused quite a stir. I don’t follow the show, so I had no idea that this was their HQ (should’ve read Unilocal reviews prior to this, shame on us). They were literally walking from one end of the boardwalk to the other, so fans were running all over the place trying to snap a picture of the crew and have their babies. I don’t get what’s the big fuss about? This is pretty much equivalent to a camera crew and groupies following me into the bathroom to watch me scratch my behind. But whatever, I’m just jealous that these guys get paid for doing absolutely nothing, I guess…
Anyhow, Seaside Heights is a clean beach with hungry, vicious seagulls who love to harass you and steal food (if only they could get arrested for this). There are various restaurants, snack stands (funnel cake!), gift shops, piercing shops, arcades, and games. I don’t think it’s anything special.

Theres a boardwalk.
Theres games [Yes, they are rigged and steal all your $ and you walk away with a crappy, cheap teddy bear that sheds]
Theres food galore [Mostly fried and fattening and will clog your arteries by the time you reach the end of the boardwalk]
Theres the beach [Clean, but not free]
Theres bars for all [And yes, that includes the cast of the Jersey Shore who you will definitely see if you plan on going down there in the coming weeks]
There are stores that sell clothing [cheap, some cute, some corny… a lot of «Jersey Shaw sayin’s”]
But WHAT FUN WOULD THE BOARDWALK BE IF IT DIDN’T HAVE ALL THIS STUFF?! I LOVE IT AND I LOVE EVERY STUPID THING ABOUT IT!
THATS WHAT MAKES IT FUN…
ITS GREAT FOR THE KIDS, COUPLES, GROUPS… THERES SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE.
THE CLUBS HERE USED TO BE FUN BUT NOW I’M 27 AND I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ALL IN THEIR EARLY 20S SO I FEEL A TAD OLD TO GO TO THEM, BUT THE BARS ON THE BOARDWALK ARE JUST AS GOOD.
[SEE MY REVIEW FOR THE BEACHCOMBER BAR & GRILL]
The beach is nice, clean water, too… so grab your towels, chairs, and sunblocks and go get tan Jersey SHAW STYLE! [Ok, ok I’m pushing it now] LOL :)

The «show» gives this place a bad name I’ll admit. Yes you’ll definitely see your fair share of guidos, guidettes, and other tackiness made famous on TV. However, what the show does not mention is that the Seaside boardwalk is actually pretty nice.
The beach here is pretty clean (although not free), and there were lots of families out and about for Memorial day weekend. The boardwalk itself is pretty impressive — about a mile long with an overhead cable lift running the length. One carnival pier is not good enough for Seaside, so there are 2 big carnival piers filled with rides like roller coasters, Ferris wheels, and other adrenaline pumping activities.
There are carnival barkers galore with every rigged game you can ever imagine. There are also a myriad of restaurants, bars, arcades, and other attractions to see.
This place is packed day or night, and it is a great place to go with a family or if you want a late night snack after partying.
Definitely a must see on any Jersey Shore trip!

i abandoned this place once i turned 20 and realized what a crap-​hole it was… i remember coming for memorial day weekend when i was home from college and of course it was a great time bc i was young, didn’t mind the crowds or guidos (i thought it was funny and made fun of them) and had an awesome drunken time with my friends for a long weekend. that was the point. back when we went, it was pretty trashy on the weekends, but we didn’t really care. my fake ID worked and we could go out dancing and drinking all night at the trashy clubs. then i grew up a little bit and spent my summers at pt pleasant with a different crowd of drunken strangers at jenks. my fake worked there too, and pt pleasant was slightly LESS skeevy. afterall, seaside was known as SLEEZESIDE.
however, times have changed. when i first started dating MR he said he likes to go to seaside. he’s the least sleezeside kind of person i ever met, so i was shocked. when he offered a spur of the moment day trip there one spring, i gave it a shot. it was cleaner and better than i remembered. we enjoyed the beach and the bars, and walked around taking in all the tackiness that makes up the boardwalk stores. i fell in love again, but now for different reasons.
we went last july 4^th, and rode the sky car ski lift type thing to watch the fireworks. it was amazing watching the fireworks surround us while we were up in the air. we could see them from all the surrounding towns. seaside means something different to me now. you have to take what it is with a grain of salt, and yes it is the home of the «jersey shore» tv show, but there are some really nice things about seaside. i love the tackiness of the «shore store» with those loud «jersey shore» sayings printed on tanks and tees. i love the boardwalk bars and all the little cheesy shops along the way. it’s colorful, a little wacky n tacky, but it’s all part of being from jersey… and i’m proud dammit!

Hellllo underage drinking of my youth. This was the hot spot for after-​prom to (for those of you who went to prom… some of us didn’t get asked. yeah, high school was rough.)
I used to have a beach house in South Mantaloking, so the Seaside boardwalk was our nightly destination for skee ball and Kohr bro’s custard. (Orange and white, rainbow sprinkles!). I have a lot of fond memories of Seaside… but it has gone downhill in the past decade. The people who frequent the boards now are a little… different. So basically, I wouldn’t go here at night. If I’m in Seaside post-​9pm, it’s for Karma, Bamboo or Hemingway’s. If you want a more family-​friendly boardwalk, Point Pleasant isn’t far and they have an aquarium :)