Ocean City Restaurants
Of course it's open, it's Harpoon Hanna's: Happy Hour Adventures
By Tony RussoFebruary 9, 20173 min read
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The view from the deck at Harpoon Hanna's is just as spectacular during the winter as it is the summer. And there are more places to sit.
Open for business. For Real.
Outside on the deck, Kelsey was talking about why they stayed so busy all year. The Happy Hour crowd already had started to trickle in as we left the bar. By the time we checked back in there weren't many seats at the bar and many if not most of the surrounding tables already were full. Harpoon Hanna's is open 365 days a year. It always has been. One of the tough things about resort restaurants is that a lot of them have different days they are closed during the off season. I know when I'm trying to choose where to go for Happy Hour it can be a trick trying to remember who is open when. There is no such problem at Harpoon Hanna's. If it is an afternoon during the year, then Happy Hour is on at Harpoon Hanna's. Off season Happy Hour prices are comically low, but they're still inexpensive in season. Kelsey showed off Harpoon Hanna's pretty extensive complex (in case you've ever been, the place is enormous) including the restaurant's event room and the main dining room. What was fun about the dining room was there was a fire place. If you never have been in the winter, there's a Great Room-style aspect to the dining room. It was a warm afternoon and Kelsey was mentioning that they often have the fire going the whole time the dining room is open in the winter, but since it was unseasonable warm, they decided to leave the hearth cold.
Hanna's Hideout is super quiet during the winter, but that's a bonus.
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Hanging out on the deck at what (come summer) certainly will be the packed Hanna's Hideout made me not only wish for summer but plan to return. The best part of living in (or visiting) a resort off season is that you get to test drive the best places while they still are easily accessible. That way, come summertime you know which places are worth the effort to go to and which are, frankly, not. If you can't cut for me in the winter, there's no way I'll have the patience for you come summer. The folks at Harpoon Hanna's clearly know what they're doing. The place has been open more than three decades. It's always been massive and always been open all year. That isn't a sign of a place that doesn't take excellent care of its people at all costs.About Tony Russo
Tony Russo has worked as a print and digital journalist for the better part of the 21st century, writing for and editing regional weeklies and dailies before joining the team that produces OceanCity.com and ShoreCraftBeer.com among other destination websites. In addition to having documented everything from zoning changes to art movements on the Delmarva Peninsula, Tony has written two books on beer for the History Press. Eastern Shore Beer was published in 2014 and Delaware Beer in 2016. He lives in Delmar, Md. with his wife Kelly and the only of his four daughters who hasn't moved out. Together they keep their two dogs comfortable.
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