New concessionaire Nikki Glekas will soon open “The Sandbar” at Compo Beach.
She replaces the much-reviled “Hook’d” (which in its final death throe year rebranded itself as something like “Bluestone”).
Hook’d was preceded by the much-loved Joey Romeo, whose “Joey’s by the Shore” spent about 3 decades as everything a beach food stand should be.
Before all those, of course, was “Chubby’s.”
Concessionaire Chubby Lane operated at the beach entrance, where the volleyball courts are now.
You could park in front, without a beach sticker.
The screen doors slammed. The smell of burgers and fries was intoxicating.
Throughout the 1960s and ’70s, this was summer in Westport.
Nikki Glekas stands on broad shoulders. She’s got big shoes to fill.
Here’s wishing her a warm, Chubby’s and Joey’s welcome to Compo.
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