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Virginia Beach Oceanfront Seafood

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oceanfront_restaurantThe #Virginia #Beach #Oceanfront is teeming with sun, fun, and #fresh #seafood. Caught right here in Lynnhaven Inlet, the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, you can sample incredible shellfish up and down one end of boardwalk to the other.

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And one Virginia Beach Oceanfront Restaurant where you can get an incredible selection of seafood and shellfish is Abbey Road right on 22nd Street.

    Gluten Free Seafood

Many people think that coming to Virginia Beach means they will be unable to order their favorites due to gluten intolerance. At Abbey Road the only thing missing from our #Gluten #Free #seafood #dishes is…gluten. The flavor, all the flavor, stays.

Bisque

A good lobster, crab, or seafood bisque can be a real treat. The combination of shellfish with sherry, cream and seasonings make this as much an art as a local dish.

Steamed Shrimp

This dish is simple and delicious. A boat of seafood caught by local fisherman brings in bay shrimp.  We steam them. And then throw on the Old Bay. Yum.

Fried Shrimp

The perennial favorite of Virginia Beach Tourists and locals alike, fried shrimp is a favorite. We batter them here and fry them up fresh and you can taste it in every bite

Fish

Lots of choices here from fried to gourmet fish dishes like:
• Mahi Mahi
• Fried Fish Filet
• Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips: A Taste From An Olde English Pub

Get ready to enjoy fish and chips like you are at avirginia_beach_mahi_mahin old English seaside pub. Hey wait a minute, this is an old style English Pub. Its just located on 22nd and the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. But we have the brick interior, craft beer, and hearty food to “transport” you to a pub you might find in Liverpool or London. A few minutes inside and you feel like you are in a pub near Abbey Road. This is especially true when you eat the fish and chips.

Oysters

Crackers, lemon, cocktail sauce and ocean to table fresh oysters make this a perennial favorite among seafood aficionados who visit us while in Virginia Beach.

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#Lump #meat #crab only. No excessive breading. These are hallmarks of the ultimate #crab #cake. Many crab cakes are nothing but frozen crab flavored bread filler. Not here. We have two varieties:

1. Homemade Crab Cake
2. Homemade Gluten Free Crab Cake

seafood_jambalaya_oceanfront_virginiaSeafood Jambalaya

A creole favorite combining Bay fresh seafood with broth and seasonings.

Seafood Pasta

For some the choice is to much. Do I get pasta or seafood. Well don’t choose. Enjoy Ocean fresh seafood mixed into a delectable pasta dish.

Surf and Turf

We have incredible steaks. Why not pair one with some fried shrimp, crab cakes, or even fish!

Seafood with live entertainment

Enjoy our live bands while you enjoy your seafood favorites. We offer live entertainment just about every week. Just like the seafood, we like to keep it fresh.

Near 24th Street Park

Perfect when you are at a concert or festival. We are the perfect carryout option if you are staying near 24th street park. Enjoy the local entertainment while you munch on some comfort food from Abbey Road. Or you can come visit us after and relax in our air conditioned pub. We are the perfect place for the whole family.

Dog Friendly

Abbey Road allows you to bring man’s best friend to the table. We invite dogs on our outdoor patio.

Decking

Enjoy the cool sea breeze from our patio.

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Best Cheeseburger in Virginia Beach

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Making the perfect Virginia Beach Cheeseburger

 

Our cheeseburger is one of our most popular items at Abbey Road Restaurant. Our Virginia Beach burger customers, like any Americans, seek out the most flavorful creation to satisfy that craving for a burger. We pride ourselves on our burgers and it is a staple for Virginia oceanfront tourists and Virginia Beach locals alike.

Like so many quintessential American creations, there are lots of ideas on how to do it. These range from how to choose the meat, to dimpling the burger to allow it to cook properly. Here are a few tips to get you on the right path to burger bliss.

The magic is in the meat

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Tasty #Virginia #Oceanfront #Burger

Well the right meat is a huge part of a stellar cheeseburger. That is universal, whether you just walked over from the Marjac to enjoy a bacon burger or you live in Alaska. The meat gives the aroma, the texture, the flavor. One unknown trick of great burger making is:

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Virginia Beach Burger

Use multiple cuts of beef

 

Yes this is time consuming and expensive but it is the blend of cuts of beef that move you from average to great Abbey Road quality burger. These include:

 

  • Brisket
  • Sirloin
  • Chuck
  • Short ribs

and don’t forget to leave it a little fatty because fat= flavor. You will probably have to ask the butcher for help with this blending but it is worth it.

The preparation

 

Indent. No this is not an editor note that didn’t get erased before being published. Always indent the patty. This will help your burger keep its shape when it is cooking. Indent does not mean smash the patty into a pulp. With that kind of smashing you can kiss the flavor goodbye.
Here in Virginia Beach the art of making Hampton Roads Best Cheeseburger is not lost. At Abbey Road it is one of our more popular items. Very much for some of the reasons mentioned above, many of which are guarded secrets.

Burger Pet Peeves

 

Here is a list of things we do not do and you shouldn’t do if you want a great cheeseburger. I call these the beach burger unthinkables

The Beach burger unthinkables…

Meat that comes from a tube

that sounds disgusting. Don’t even think about it. I doubt it is all real food anyway

Cheese that is just placed unmelted on the burger

Cheese has flavor and if you melt it that flavor is released

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Abbey Road Cheeseburger

Neglecting bacon as one of your favorite add ons

This really isn’t anything bad but bacon makes anything better

Grilling into a char crisped brillo pad

A little pink in a burger is flavor. Grilling the life out of your burger will leave it flavorless

Using the cheapest pre made patties you can find

Garbage in, Garbage out. Cheap meat is never a good tihng

Don’t mash that patty

Grease could splatter and all the flavor gets pressed out when you do this

Try The Best Cheeseburger at Abbey Road Restaurant in Virginia Beach

 

You can of course go to your Virginia Beach Food lion, Farm Fresh, or Harris Teeter and the ingredients mentioned. You can spend hours seasoning and pressing the meat. You can use a digital thermometer to make sure the meat is the right temperature or you can visit us on Pacific avenue on the Oceanfront and let us do the work for you at Abbey Road.