2020 PEC Challenge Tournament 1st ROUND: Exotics Region

We aren't going to be talking about how basketball games should be starting at noon.  Instead, I'll have the greatest chicken delivered to my door (Cluck U Chicken), crack open a 40, and watch Return of the King to distract me from that fact.  Today is our final day of round one and it should be an absolute doozy. It's time for our Exotics region.  Wondering what in the hell I mean by "exotics?"  Glad you asked.  Better Bagels Boston referred to pork roll as "exotic meat from NJ" in their menu. These are the pork rolls that came outside the box.  Many are from outside New Jersey or outside my home county of Monmouth.  One (Fredy Jeremy) is from a pupuseria in town.  They are led by, perhaps the overall number one, Summit Diner but also include food truck classic Jersey Roll (Seaside Heights) and a surprisingly decent Outer Banks pork roll in Lighthouse Bagels.  

#1 Summit Diner (Summit, NJ) v. #16 Brooklyn Water Bagels (Framingham, MA)

Summit Diner might be the most classic pork roll, egg, and cheese in the entire state of New Jersey while Brooklyn Water Bagels in Framingham might have been the most offensive to me.  You know what to do.  Summit -1,000

#8 Gambler Ridge Golf Course (Jackson, NJ) v. #9 H&H Bagels (New York, NY)

A pre-round PEC against a legendary New York City bagelry. This will be an absolute scrap.  H&H -3.5

#5 Jimmy's Place (Belmar, NJ) v. #12 King of Bagels and Subs (Howell, NJ). 

Jimmy's Place was a surprisingly good greasy spoon steps away from the Belmar coast.  King of Bagels was just an OK bagel of I-195.  Jimmy's -10.5

#4 Fredy Jeremy (Red Bank, NJ) v. #13 Bloomin Bagels (Bloomsburg, PA)

I didn't know what to expect from a place that wouldn't typically offer a more American breakfast but they did an amazing job.  Boomin Bagels did their best.  Fredy Jeremy -15.5

#6 Lighthouse Bagels (Corolla, NC) v #11 Township Bagel Cafe (Sewell, NJ) 

Lighthouse Bagels really surprised me, or I was just caught up in the bliss of being on vacation, I can't really tell.  Township Bagel was good but I'm not sure if it warranted being in the top 33 list of NJ.com.  Line EVEN.

#3 Dom's Deli (Shrewsbury, NJ) v. #14 Bethesda Bagels (Arlington, VA)

 When I lived in DC Bethesda Bagels is all I had but now that they're playing in the big leagues it's no contest. I'm expecting a huge DC voter turnout for Bethesda Bagels so an upset isn't out of the question. Dom's -2.5

#7 White House Subs Hard Rock (Atlantic City, NJ) v. #10 Better Bagels Boston (Boston, MA)

Better Bagels Boston named this region when they referred to pork roll as "exotic meat from NJ" in their menu but White House Subs in the Hard Rock cured a pretty mean hangover and their pork roll didn't look like it came from a McDonald's.  White House Subs -7.5

#2 Jersey Roll (Seaside Heights, NJ) v. #15 Moody's Deli (Boston, MA) 

No contest, Jersey Roll should run away with this one. Jersey Roll -25.5.