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Competitors Hall of Fame
The roster lists the best of the best restaurants that have competed in this greatest food competition that the Jersey Shore has to offer. For twenty years, over a hundred competitors have joined the ranks, but shucking, creating, and serving the finest red and white chowder ever made
| 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 | |||
| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 | |||
| 1989 | 1990 | ||
| Boulevard Clams Buckalew's Callahan's Charles Seafood Garden Crest Seafood Jim Episale Fisherman's Friend Gateway, Best Overall Harvey Cedars Shellfish The Mooring, 1st Place White Nugent's Famous Seafood, Critics' Choice Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Ponderosa Port O' Call, 1st Place Red Seashell Club & Restaurant Ship Bottom Shellfish Starboard Inn Sunset Harbor Realty Surf City Hotel | Boulevard Clams Carroll's Charles' Seafood Garden, 1st Place Red & Critics' Choice Family Restaurant, 2nd Place White Fisherman's Friend The Mooring, 1st Place White Nugent's Famous Seafood Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 3rd Place Red Picadilly Pub Ponderosa Port O' Call, 2nd Place Red Seashell Club & Restaurant, 3rd Place White Stowaway Restaurant Starboard Inn Sunset Harbor Realty | ||
| 1991 | 1992 | ||
| Beall's Food Market Carroll's Charles' Seafood Garden, 2nd Place Red Engleside Inn Foster's Market Gateway, 1st Place White & Critics' Choice Greenhouse Cafe, 1st Place Red (Tie) Mangone's The Mooring, 2nd Place White Morrison's Seafood Restaurant, 3rd Place Red The Owl Tree, 3rd Place White Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Romeo's, 1st Place Red (Tie) Seashell Club & Restaurant | Carroll's Charles' Seafood Garden, 2nd Place Red Country Kettle Chowda', 3rd Place White Engleside Inn Foster's Market Gateway, 1st Place White The Gazebo Greenhouse Cafe, 1st Place Red Griffo's Italian Cuisine, Critics' Choice Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 2nd Place White Romeo's, 3rd Place Red Seashell Club & Restaurant Ship Bottom Shellfish Stowaway Restaurant Starboard Inn Tuckers | ||
| 1993 | 1994 | ||
| American Culinary Federation Barnegat Bay Seafood House Capriccio Ristorante, 3rd Place White Carroll's, 2nd Place White Charles' Seafood Garden, 2nd Place Red & Critics' Choice Country Kettle Chowda', 1st Place White Engleside Inn Jim Episale The Gazebo Greenhouse Cafe, 1st Place Red Griffo's Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Nugent's Famous Seafood Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Seashell Club & Restaurant Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 3rd Place Red Tuckers | Barnegat Bay Seafood House Capriccio Ristorante Carroll's, 2nd Place White Charles' Seafood Garden, 3rd Place Red Chicken or the Egg Country Kettle Chowda', 3rd Place White Engleside Inn Gateway, 1st Place White & Critics' Choice The Gazebo Greenhouse Cafe, 1st Place Red & Critics' Choice Griffo's John Morrell Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Ponderosa Quarter Deck Inn Ryland Mortgage Seashell Club & Restaurant Southern Ocean County Hospital, 2nd Place Red | ||
| 1995 | 1996 | ||
| The Bagel Shack Barnegat Bay Seafood House The Boat House, 3rd Place Red Capriccio Ristorante Carroll's Charles' Seafood Garden Chicken or the Egg Country Kettle Chowda', 2nd Place White Engleside Inn Joe Pop's Luv's Deli * M & M Steam Bar, 3rd Place White Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Quarter Deck Inn, 1st Place White Seashell Club & Restaurant Southern Ocean County Hospital, 2nd Place Red Southern Ocean Center/Genesis Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 1st Place Red Tuckers * Entered red and white chowder | Barnegat Nursing Center The Boat House Buckalew's Carroll's, 1st Place Red Charles' Seafood Garden, 3rd Place Red Country Kettle Chowda', 2nd Place White Engleside Inn Gateway, Grand Prize White The Gazebo Greenhouse Cafe, Grand Prize Red Joe Pop's, 2nd Place Red M & M Steam Bar, 3rd Place White The Marlin Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Quarter Deck Inn, 1st Place White Seacrest Village Nursing & Rehab Seashell Club & Restaurant Stefano's Seafood & Pasta | ||
| 1997 | 1998 | ||
| Buckalew's The Bulkhead Restaurant Carroll's Charles' Seafood Garden, 3rd Place Red Clayton's Log Cabin Country Kettle Chowda', Grand Prize White * Gateway, Grand Prize Red, 2nd Place White Greenhouse Cafe, 2nd Place Red The Marlin Montarusso's, 1st Place White Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 3rd Place White Seashell Club & Restaurant Shop-Rite of Manahawkin Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 1st Place Red Tuckers * Entered red and white chowder | Beacon Street Grill Buckalew's, 1st Place Red Carroll's, 2nd Place White Charles' Seafood Garden, Critics' Choice Red Country Kettle Chowda', 1st Place White Engleside Fabian's Gateway, The Gateway The Grapevine Il Giardino Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 3rd Place White Picadilly Pub Seashell Club & Restaurant, Grand Prize White & Critics' Choice Ship Bottom Shellfish Shop-Rite of Manahawkin Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 2nd Place Red Tuckers, 3rd Place Red | ||
| 1999 | 2000 | ||
| Barnegat Light Deli Buckalew's Carroll's Charles' Seafood Garden Country Kettle Chowda', Grand Prize White Fabian's, 2nd Place White The Grapevine, 2nd Place Red Marino Russo, 1st Place Red The Mooring, 3rd Place Red Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Picadilly Pub Seashell Club & Restaurant Shop-Rite of Manahawkin Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 3rd Place White * Surf City Hotel, Grand Prize Red, 1st Place White Tuckers * Entered red and white chowder | Buckalew's, Grand Prize Red * Carroll's * Country Kettle Chowda', 1st Place White & 1st Place Red Fabian's, 3rd Place White Four C's Sons, Grand Prize White * The Grapevine Great Bay Nursing & Rehab Morrison's Seafood Restaurant * Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 2nd Place Red Seashell Club & Restaurant, 2nd Place White Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 3rd Place Red Surf City Hotel * Tuckerton Seaport *Entered red and white chowder | ||
| 2001 | 2002 | ||
| The Boat House, 3rd Place Red Buckalew's, 2nd Place Red Carroll's Coastal Learning Center Country Kettle Chowda', Grand Prize White Fabian's, 1st Prize White The Grapevine, 2nd Place White Great Bay Nursing & Rehab The Mooring Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 1st Place Red Pinziminio Trattoria Sea Oaks Golf Club Southern Ocean Center/Genesis Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, Grand Prize Red Thristy Mallard, 3rd Place White | Basil's/ Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 1st Place White Buckalew's Carroll's, 2nd Place White Chicken or the Egg, 3rd Place White Coastal Learning Center Country Kettle Chowda', Grand Prize White Creevy's on Atlantis, 2nd Place Red Dartcor Management Services The Grapevine Holly's Deli, 3rd Place Red Marina Russo The Mooring, 1st Place Red Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Skeeter's Seafood Cafe Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, Grand Prize Red Surf City Cafe | ||
| 2003 | 2004 | ||
| Basil's Italian Grill/ Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Carroll' Restaurant, 1st Place Red Chicken or the Egg, 1st Place White Country Kettle Chowda, Grand Prize White Creevy's on Atlantis The Gazebo Howard's Restaurant, 2nd Place White Long Beach Cafe Kubel's/Kubel's Too Morrison's Seafood Restaurant, 3rd Place Red Plantation Restaurant, 3rd Place White The Porch, 2nd Place Red Sea Oaks Golf Club Stefano's California Grill & Pizza, Grand Prize Red Surf City Bake Shop Surf City Cafe Restaurant | The Beach Plum Cafe at Southern Ocean County Hospital Bistro 14 Black Dog Cafe & Deli Black Whale Barge The Boat House Restaurant, 3rd Place Red Buckalew's Restaurant And Tavern Chicken or the Egg Country Kettle Chowda, 2nd Place Red Creevy's on Atlantis, 1st Place White Greenhouse Cafe, 1st Place Red Howard's Restaurant Long Beach Cafe Kubel's/Kubel's Too M & M Steam Bar, 3rd Place White Morrison's Seafood Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 2nd Place White Plantation Restaurant, Grand Prize White Sea Oaks Golf Club Stefano's California Grill & Pizza, Grand Prize Red Sweet Vidalia | ||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Bayside Dinner The Beach Plum Cafe at Southern Ocean County Hospital Chicken or the Egg, 3rd place white Bistro 14, 3rd place red The Boat House Country Kettle Chowda, Grand Prize White Creevy's on Atlantis Greenhouse Cafe, Grand Prize Red Howard's Restaurant, 2nd Place White LBI Surf & Turf Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 2nd Place Red Plantation Restaurant, 1st Place White Stephano's California Grill, 1st Place Red Surf City Bakery Sweet Vidalia | Arcadia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center The Bayside Diner Bistro 14, 1st Place Red The Boat House Restaurant Chicken or the Egg, 1st Place White Country Kettle Chowda, Grand Prize White Creevy's on Atlantis Greenhouse Cafe, 2nd Place Red Howard's Restaurant, 3rd Place White Panzone's, 3rd Place Red The Plantation Sea Oaks Golf Club Stefano's California Grill, 2nd Place White Stefano's Seafood, Grand Prize Red Surf City Bake Shop & Catering Sweet Vidalia | ||
| 2007 | 2008 | ||
| Bistro 14, Grand Prize Red Buckalew's Restaurant Country Kettle Chowda, 2nd Place Red Creevy's on Atlantis Daddy O The Gazebo Greenhouse Cafe Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, Grand Prize White Pinziminio Marketplace The Plantation, 1st Place White Skeeter's Crazy Water Cafe, 3rd Place White Stefano's California Grill & Pizza, 2nd Place White Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, 1st Place Red Surf City Bake Shop Sweet Jenny's, 3rd Place Red TGI Friday's | Bistro 14 Raw Bar & Restaurant, 1st Place Red Buckalew's Restaurant & Tavern California Grill & Pizza, Grand Prize White Country Kettle Chowda. 1st Place White daddy O/Plantation The Gazebo Greenhouse Café, 2nd Place Red Howard's Restaurant, 2nd Place White Marlin 308 Deli Merri-Makers Caterers Mud City Crab House, 3rd Place White & Rookie of the Year Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, Critic's Choice White TGI Friday's Sea Oaks Golf Club Stefano's Restaurant, Grand Prize Red & Critic's Choice Red Surf City Bake Shop & Catering Sweet Jenny's, 3rd Place Red | ||
| 2009 | 2010 | ||
| 217 East Main Almost Famous Chefs Antoinetta's Bistro 14, 2nd Runner Up Red Black Whale Bar & Fish House, 1st Runner Up Red California Grill, Grand Prize White The Chicken or the Egg, 3rd Runner Up White Country Kettle Chowda Dock Road Crab Shack, Critics' Choice Red Greenhouse Cafe, Critics' Choice & 2nd Runner Up White Howard's Restaurant, 1st Runner Up White Joey's Pizza & Pasta, Rookie of the Year Red Mud City Crab House Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Sea Oaks Country Club, 3rd Runner Up Red Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, Grand Prize Red Sweet Jenny's TGI Friday's | Beachside Shore Café, Rookie of the Year Bistro 14, 1st Runner Up Red Black Whale Bar & Fish House, 2nd Runner Up Red * The Buck Tavern Chicken or the Egg Country Kettle Chowda, 2nd Runner Up White Dock Road Crab Shack Greenhouse Café, Critics' Choice White & 1st Runner Up White Howard's Restaurant Joeys' Pizza & Pasta Key West Grill Mud City Crab House Panzone's Pizza & Pasta, 3rd Runner Up White The Sandpiper Restaurant Sea Oaks Country Club, 3rd Runner Up Red Stefano's California Grill, Grand Prize White Stefano's Seafood & Pasta, Critics' Choice Red & Grand Prize Red TGI Friday's *Entered red & white chowder | ||
| 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Beachside Shore Café Bistro 14, 2nd Runner Up Red Black Whale Bar & Fish House, 3rd Runner Up Red Chicken or the Egg, 1st Runner Up Red Country Kettle Chowda, 1st Runner Up White 4 C's Sons, 2nd Runner Up White Greenhouse Café, 3rd Runner Up White Gourmet Deli, Rookie of the Year Howard's Restaurant Longshots Sports Bar & Restaurant Panzone's Pizza & Pasta Phillips Seafood, Critics Choice White Southern Smoke Cajun & Caribbean BBQ Stefano's California Grill, Grand Prize White Stefano's Pasta & Seafood, Critics Choice Red & Grand Prize Red TGI Friday's | Bistro 14 Black Whale Bar & Fish House Buckalew's Restaurant & Tavern Chart House Chicken or the Egg Country Kettle Chowda The Four C'Sons Gourmet Deli & Catering Greenhouse Cafe Howard's Restaurant Lefty's The Maine Course Phillips Seafood Sea Oaks Country Club Southern Smoke Stefano's Seafood & Pasta TGI Friday's | ||
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