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A gluten-free crab cake is one of the highlights at Ellis' Chicken & Crab Cakes in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island.
A gluten-free crab cake is one of the highlights at Ellis' Chicken & Crab Cakes in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island.Read moreCraig LaBan / Staff

Ellis’ Chicken & Crab Cakes

Seafood, Fried Chicken$-$$

Take that title to heart; this LBI eat-in/take-out spot specializes in crispy fried chicken and jumbo lump crab cakes (from Mud City Crabhouse in Manahawkin). But Ellis’ menu is full of hands-on crowd pleasers, including a “lightly smashed smoosh burgers,” a Cubano stacked with rum ham, and a thick spicy tuna roll sandwich.

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