I noticed that myself when I was there last week too. The corn we had last year was about as good as I can remember. This year there was none to be found on the menus.
Of course, the worst shock was the price of a dozen crabs and what passes for Jumbo/Extra Large/Colossal these days. Even at those prices, good sized crabs were difficult to find. Even a bucket of Thrasher's fries is almost $10.00. Something's not right.
Ya need to get away from the boardwalk :) just kidding.....to a point.
Lots of people don’t want to pay the prices the establishments in OC would charge and so that is why they don’t have them, because people aren’t buying them.
I buy my clams from the same guy that supplies a lot of the restaurant on Chincoteague, and I pay the same price as the restaurants. I know all about market up and profit, etc....but I sure as heck am not going to plunk down 10 bucks a dozen for steamed clams when I know they are only paying $20 per 100. None of us had a problem with $6 a dozen, now only tourists are buying them. Places only charging $5 or 6 are getting all the local business.