The Maples

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  Went for the first time yesterday afternoon for their BBQ Competition/Fundraiser. There was a nice breeze hanging around the place but it got a little too hot for most people. They started to leave around 4pm (guess they too were wondering where the samples were?) The Food Network guy was nothing special (no one that has a show. He had an annoying college kid attitude and his jokes were lame as the chicken on the plate). When I was there, I wasn't hungry because the bbq smell kept me full. (The vendors prices were ridiculous!) As soon as I hit the expressway, I was in trouble. I wanted some bbq. So, I headed home and made my own food. To end on a good note, the car show was pretty good. I saw a lot of Chevy's, wish more than the two Ford Mustangs would've been there.

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  Posted on 08.05.12 John D.

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  Older crowd, as it always has been. Decent beer, decent prices, great jukebox. Fridays you can swing by a bit later on for some happy hour leftovers (hero, etc) and some competitive pool. Not for a young crowd unless it's just that, a crowd who doesn't mind the stares. Proximity is the only reason I've been and am constantly dragged to return. The land on which the bar is located provides a nice space for a weekend gathering or party, and the interior is a hodgepodge of FD & PD patches complemented by complimentary beverage-brand decorations. Set alongside the extinct LIRR station, Maples is stuck in time, in a good way. Since my first trip when I turned 21, I've made several doomed and triumphant returns with varying closing times. While I still typically sneer at Maples weekend nights in the summer when friends ventured down Dune Road and its environs, 50-cent billiards and a respectable jukebox (Fridays) & live music (Saturdays) aren't terrible options in the other seasons.There's a new Quick Draw TV that puts the tiny old box awkwardly located in the corner to shame. Head outside and around back during the day and at night for some real Manorville kickin' it. Bartenders are nice enough to their older regulars, but expect some derision and sidelong glances if you're even suspected of being under 35 and/or from over 5 miles away at Maples.
  
  But 22 & Bangin' 'Round In Restaurants ain't much prettier than hangin' 'round in bars.........
  
  Likely the only bar in its category (in the area) that could inspire a song (scour YouTube if you wish).

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  Posted on 12.28.09 Harry H.

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