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STILL A FAMILY ROSTER!
FROM 1972 UNTIL LATE 2018, ESSL'S DUGOUT WAS CAPTAINED BY BILL ESSL, ORIGINAL FOUNDER OF THIS HIDDEN GEM IN SOUTH JERSEY, NESTLED ON THE SIDE OF THE WHITE HORSE PIKE BETWEEN ATLANTIC CITY AND EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP.
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SHARON, BOB, AND THE ENTIRE ESSL FAMILY MADE INCREDIBLE TRADITIONS AND HEARTY PLATES FOR OVER FOUR DECADES, LEAVING BEHIND AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY OF FOOD, FUN, AND FAMILY MEMORIES THAT WILL LIVE ON FOREVER!
IN THE EARLY WINTER OF 2018, BOB HANDED OVER THE SPATUAL AND KEYS TO THE HETTMANNSPERGER FAMILY WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE. WITH DECADES OF COMBINED CULINARY EXPERIENCE AND A PENCHANT FOR KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE, CAREY, BOB, AND ABBY ARE NOT ONLY COOKING THE FAVORITES YOU KNOW AND LOVE SUCH AS THE MESSL AND SIGNATURE BREAKFAST PLATES, THEY ARE ADDING NEW SPECIALS EACH WEEK, OFFERING WEEKLY MEALS, AND EVEN CATERING!
THE HETTMANnSPERGER FAMILY WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS INTO THEIR QUAINT NEW HOME ON THE BLACK HORSE PIKE FOR A WARM, HEARTY BREAKFAST OR LUNCH, AND AN EXPERIENCE FOUND IN FEW PLACES AROUND ATLANTIC COUNTY. WE PLAN ON KEEPING THAT ALIVE FOR DECADES MORE!
TO KEEP WITH HAPPENINGS ON OUR PLACE, PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK PAGES WITH DAILY SPECIALS AND NEW MENU ITEMS!
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
-Carey, bob, Bobby and abby
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