Ocean City pit beef mainstay closing 2nd Street location, hunts for new boardwalk spot

Bull on the Beach — a mecca for pit beef and steamed shrimp in Ocean City for 42 years — is closing its 2nd Street location this month, with plans to relocate the restaurant to another spot on or off the boardwalk. “We’re down but we’re not out,” General Manager Brad Wells said on Tuesday. “We’re looking for another spot to build our brand.” But Wells acknowledged that finding a new location of about 2,000 to 3,000 square feet on the boardwalk, which he dubbed Ocean City’s “Times Square,” will be a challenge because of the rising real estate prices in the resort town. But Bull on the Beach didn’t really have a choice but to make a move. The boardwalk location closes on Oct. 23.