Atlantic Stand — Restaurant in Ocean City

I've been going here since I started going to Ocean City. Every year we would go to Ripley's and then meet afterwards for a bite to eat here--we still do. Its basically your stereotypical food shack making American classics right on the boardwalk. We liked to grab a table with an umbrella, but instead this year we ate on the diner bar because all of the umbrellas were gone (why?). Service isn't as fast as it could be, nor as slow. The location is key, as its right by Jolly Roger amusement park and right in the mix of people walking around in the boardwalk. Read: great people watching. The burgers here taste fresh and are made well, even if they're just plain hamburgers otherwise. Their fries are good, but of course they don't measure up to Thrashers right down the boardwalk; but then again, their prices on fries don't start at $5 for a small bucket. Their milkshakes are thick and flavorful. They seem to try to ration you on ketchup packets, but that seems to be an old Ocean City thing as I've seen it elsewhere. There is vinegar readily available though, another local thing. All in all there isn't anything else to say: this is classic Americana and its where I go every year. Give it a shot if you're hungry...

While A Stand Grill (Atlantic Stand) is located on the boardwalk in Ocean City, yesterday it failed to deliver. Mayhem and confusion ensued as people didn’t receive what they ordered or food was delivered cold and/or overcooked. My family wasted $60 only for one person to receive their food 15 minutes before the rest of the meals. The wings were lukewarm and flavorless. The fish and chips were burnt and the smothered tater tots were over fried with very little cheese sauce. The entire ordeal took nearly 40 minutes just because there was zero organization. A senior lady asked about a hot dog and hamburger she ordered 30 minutes earlier and she simply had to wait for it to be prepared. In the end, we ate a little and threw the rest in...

I paid 38.00 for 2 crab cake sandwich and fries. This was the worst crab cake I ever had. The waitress was very nice. A younger kid started. Wrapped my crab cakes to sit atop of the fryer station. The kid took care of people beside me and my son and gave them there burgers. Mind you I was there several customers before them. The young lady islander gave me and my son our crab cake sandwich, after she noticed they were still sitting there. The worst greasy hard fried dry crab sandwich. No lettuce no tomato no tartar sauce, until I asked for it from the younger gentlemen who catered to the people aside of myself and my son. Never again. The cooks need to do better for what you are paying. Nothing fresh about this...