Portuguese Pocket Pleaser

Hello my friends and welcome. I know it's been quite a while since we last spoke and that would be for two reasons , one would be my lack of having anything of great import to relate and second my obsession with writing country songs. Apparently being a little old man from New Jersey who doesn’t know one end of a horse from the other does not preclude me from writing heartfelt tunes about life on the range  with a country twang. Anyway , now that I have your attention (yawn) I gotta ask you, “What the heck is going on with restaurant prices nowadays”. $80 entrees, $23 martinis , yikes. It is almost enough to stop  you from going out completely, not really. I tend to think that restaurant dining should be kinda  fun, and not trigger a catastrophic financial collapse.Now I would normally tend to keep a secret like this to myself but you guys are my  peeps and you've earned my trust by  putting up with all my stupid nonsense over the years. So here goes: how about if I tell you about a place where you can get your choice of a full size  NY stripsteak , Ribeye or Filet which is totally satisfying and delicious, complete with sides for $30 bucks. Do I have your attention now? You, my friends, need to make it over to “Steak Night “, on Wednesdays to  Mar Bello (611 broadway)  in Long Branch. Those in the know, get there early to this Portuguese owned mecca  for a very tasty garlic shrimp appy, a great dinner  and something else even more unusual , change in your pocket. Just so you know, for those of you who wish to imbibe ( da) , the drinks are full price ( though honest)  but you can always opt for a nice half  pitcher of Sangria ($18)  not too shoddy.Now for those of you who are shunning red meat for either dietary or humane reasons ( goody two shoes) I also got you covered. You can switch Wednesday for Thursdays  and opt for Lobster Night instead. Here you get two 1 ¼ lobs for $39.  Heck why not just throw caution to the wind and have a total, “Surf and Turf” week. As an added perk, there is something very satisfying about knowing that you are not paying through the nose for your dinner that makes everything a lot more enjoyable.  So when your friends tell you all about that $300 wallet raping dinner at bla bla steakhouse , you can silently smile and nod, knowing what you know. You either share my recommendation with them ( not recommended) or keep it  to your sly self. If you do opt to tell them , though, it is incumbent upon you to mention that you obtained this vital information through reading  Harry’s super informative and  amusing newsletter.