Shore Eats In the Kitchen
Prep’s Pizzeria & Dairy Bar You don’t have to go far to get the best of both worlds (and a whole lot of love, too)
“When we put out any food its done with love” -Sandy Colao
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HIS SUMMER is going to be an interesting one, to say the least. With wearing masks in addition to the usual summer heat, it's going to be hard to breathe in the hot summer air of the Jersey Shore. Almost smothering at times. If the summer goes that way, it will not be much of a change for manager Sandy Colao and her crew at Prep’s Pizzeria and Dairy Bar at 10th and the Boardwalk. No matter the heat or
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the season, mask or no mask, Colao makes sure every summer her staff and customers alike are smothered – with love of course. “We smother every customer with love when they come in here. When we put out any food it's done with love,” says Colao. “You smother these customers with love. If I have five people working when you walk in, I expect five people to say hello to you. That’s how I run the store. I know customers see it and do not feel rushed.” The love is something ingrained in the
employees. Darren Burke, a 27-year employee for Prep’s, says he feels much better when he comes over 9th Street Bridge to come into work. “I live in Vineland, but when I come over the bridge to come in here…” Darren says, throwing up his arms to the kitchen he works in. Unable to describe the joy that his workspace brings him, he simply smiles. Prep’s first shows their love for their customers by giving them a presentation, making the
