In 1977, Hubberman and his late wife Jackie came to Ocean City and opened The Potato Shack on 3rd Street and the Boardwalk. The Potato Shack wasn’t just a French fry stand, it was a one-of-a-kind establishment that served a uniquely prepared baked potato cooked in rosin.
“I remember seeing the machine and telling Jackie this is going to knock people’s socks off,” Hubberman said.
When The Potato Shack opened, Jackie would work the day shift from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Hubberman would work the evenings often until 2 a.m. to cater to the growing crowds.
The couple continued their culinary explorations and set out to open a full service, specialty restaurant featuring baby back barbequed ribs. They did their research and traveled to Texas, Florida and Virginia to learn about cuts of meat, cooking techniques and to gather the secret ingredients that became their signature barbecue sauce. They opened J/R’s, The Place For Ribs in the summer of 1980 at 62nd Street and Coastal Highway. Due to its popularity, JR’s opened a second location at 131st Street.
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11 comments:
Went there once it was overpriced bland food.
did he sell or is closing?
I also went there once and that was enough for me, had to find an atm and left hungry
Great person. Sold to Jack for 20 some years when I owned Mason Paper.
Maybe now the childish vendetta to compete with the Crab Bag via parking meters will stop. The Crab Bag is simply a better alternative.
Adam's Ribs is a much better offering. They only have a single location in the North.
Overpriced crap.
There used to be one in Rehoboth too where cracker barrel is. Surprised that wasn't mentioned in the article.
get a life people , if you liked every place to eat you would weigh 1000 pounds , friggin whiners.
The potatoes were unique and really tasty. The commercial rib sauce came in 5 gallon buckets, not so special.
Maybe a real UP TO DATE restaurant will open there.
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