Oba Mediterranean Grill (Turkish)

Our monthly lunch with Karin and George took us to Oba Mediterranean Grill, 563 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08108 (856-858-6666), on Thursday, July 9, 2026. We enjoyed a fantastic meal!

We shared the following...

Bread and olives

Butter Pine Nut Hummus with more bread

Fried Calamari, served with tarama sauce and fresh lemon - melt in your mouth perfection!

Shrimp Casserole - oven baked shrimp with garlic and amish butter, topped with puprika (paprika) and oragano (oregano)

Lamb Chops were cooked to perfection

Pastrami Pide - thin crust baked dough topped with pastrami and mozzarella cheese - so good!

Baklava for dessert

Wines enjoyed:

We will definitely return. Everything was so flavorful!

Kunkel's Seafood & Steakhouse

For our monthly lunch, Jay and Ken met Karin and George at Kunkel's Seafood & Steakhouse, 920 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035, 856-547-1225, on Friday, April 24, 2026. We had a wonderful, leisurely, meal.

Carol and Tatihana were so welcoming and attentive!

Shared appetizers:

Fiery Thai Calamari - crispy fried calamari tossed in a spicy-sweet chili sauce with fresh scallions (so good, we ordered another!)

Kunkel's Killer Shrimp - sautéed in spicy killer sauce, served with garlic bread - Wow!

Jay and George shared the Grilled Oysters (New Orleans style) topped with butter herbs and parmesan cheese - yummy!

Jay and George had to get the oysters (Sloop Point and Sweetwater Pearls) - so good!

Entrees:

Jay chose the Day Boat Scallops, which was an appetizer, for her entree. She ate Ken's Steak and Potato soup as well, which was nice and hearty.

Karin enjoyed the Steak Ravioli

George was pleased with his Classic Cheeseburger and fries (so tasty!)

Ken devoured the Pepper Steak Stir Fry Special.

Wines enjoyed:

We need to visit more often! So good!

Ginger Asian Cuisine

Jay and Ken returned to Ginger Asian Cuisine, 7 Wilkins Station Road, Medford, NJ 08055 (609-953-7888) for dinner on Saturday, March 21, 2026. It's always nice to be welcomed back here. Such nice people and wonderful food.

We enjoyed the following:

Ken loves the spicy mustard that comes with the fried noodles...

BBQ Ribs (Ken must have every time that we visit)

Entrees:

Jay couldn't even begin to finish the Ginger Special Dinner Box of Shrimp with Green Curry. It came with soup (she chose hot and sour) plus choice of rice (she chose white), salad, spring roll, and steamed dumplings. Wow! Delicious! A nice portion went home for the next day.

Ken devoured the Korean BBQ Beef (sliced beef marinated in Bulgogi and Kalbi sauce and stir-fried with fresh garlic and onions, served with lettuce and kimchi.

Wine enjoyed:

One of our favorite places!

Black Olive Greek Cuisine

For our monthly lunch, Jay and Ken met Karin and George at Black Olive Greek Cuisine, 910 Haddonfield Berlin Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043-3503 (856-425-5500), on Friday, November 21, 2025. We had a delicious lunch experience. We couldn't believe it's been 3 years since our last visit! Advina was a wonderful server.

Delicious warm bread...

Shared plates (from the lunch and dinner menus):

Calamarakia (fried calamari) - lightly breaded and cooked to perfection

Garides Sharas - grilled shrimp. So good that we ordered another!

Htapodi - Mediterranean grilled octopus with onions and capers, served with hummus

Black Olive Chips - fried zucchini and fried eggplant - crispy goodness, served with tzatziki sauce

Keftedakia - ground beef and pork meatballs, served with tzatziki sauce

Mixed Grill - charcoal grilled lamb chop, loukaniko (sausage), chicken souvlaki and haloumi cheese, served with fresh cut fries

Desserts:

Baklava - layers of phyllo pastry filled with chopped walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, & syrup

Galaktoboureko - creamy custard and flaky phyllo pastry, drenched with lemon infused syrup

Ekmek Kataifi - topped with creamy vanilla custard and whipped cream and garnished with pistachios

Ken enjoyed the Greek Coffee

Wines enjoyed:

We will definitely be back sooner rather than later...

Tres Yan & Wu (Chinese)

Jay and Ken visited Tres Yan & Wu, 3131 Route 38, Bank of America Plaza, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-9757 (856-608-8888), on Thursday, October 30, 2025. We enjoyed a nice dinner.

We shared the Honey Gazed Ribs. Delicious - came with homemade duck and hot mustard sauces.

Ken enjoyed the Grandfather's Chicken - similar to General Tso's. He devoured it!

Jay wasn't that hungry, but almost finished the Mongolian Lamb, which was so flavorful!

Wines enjoyed:

We'll be back. We couldn't figure out why it's been so long...