New Jersey
The New Jersey restaurants we miss the most
As onerous sufficient as it’s to open a enterprise in New Jersey, double that once you open a restaurant. I’ve owned two espresso homes on the Jersey Shore and I can positively see why 60% of eating places fail throughout the first yr. Once you consider a pandemic and additional powerful restrictions, these numbers get even increased.
It is one factor when a restaurant fails within the first yr as a result of we hardly received to know them, it is one other when long-established locations like Spirito’s in Elizabeth closed their doorways after practically 100 years.
Among the many victims of the pandemic was the landmark Hearth Restaurant in Paramus, which had been opened in 1956 solely to shut its doorways final yr. We additionally bid farewell to 2 Ruby Tuesday eating places, together with the one within the Monmouth Mall.
When locations like these shut they take slightly piece of us with them. So many household dinners, celebrations, first dates, milestone moments have taken place there that these reminiscences shall be embedded in our brains lengthy after these institutions have bid us farewell.
In fact, let’s not overlook the meals that we’ll miss as properly. What I might give for an genuine slice of Yankee Tower meatloaf! Luckily, comic Julia Scotti who grew up in Fairview gave me the recipe.
However the Yankee Tower was extra than simply the meatloaf. It was the place my father and I might eat each Friday evening and discuss soccer. It was these conversations that happened once I was in eighth grade and highschool that I see now once I discuss soccer with my sons.
So I requested my following: In case you may carry again a New Jersey restaurant and maybe a imply there, which would it not be and what would you prefer to eat?
Gail Morrone
Cristina’s Pizzeria in Union Metropolis
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Jimmy Givens
Peterson’s Sundown Cabin in Lakewood. Has been closed for about near 50 years. EXCELLENT meals and their steaks to die for!
Giulio Poli
Yankee Tower/ meatloaf
Neil Oleary
Mastori’s Diner
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Linda Lee Lucas Huston
Cinelli’s
Marylouise Henning – Kizis
Howard Johnson’s, All you may eat Fish Fry
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Vini Lopez
Mothers Kitchen in Neptune. Pizza
Chrissy B Harris
Buddies Cabin West Orange
In case you like mushroom soup that they had the perfect. I cherished their hamburgers.
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Lisa Egan
Clam Hut within the highlands!!
Wealthy Gunning
The previous Olga’s. 73 & 70
Deborah Mai
Bennigans
Tom Barney
Once I was stationed at FT Dix for primary we received paid as soon as a month ((1968) we at all times celebrated by going to Genos. Significantly better than Mcdonald’s.
Steven Keller
My spouse and I agree… Tracey’s 9 Mile Home in Little Ferry. We would each order the Steak Sandwich with French Fried Onions. We have been additionally married there.
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Lynn Miller
BT bistro. Route 1 south. West Windsor. Bobby Trigg was the chef. His crème Brule was the perfect.
Jane Marks Biunno
Larison’s Turkey Farm in Chester, NJ. I might order my favourite meal of the YEAR…Turkey dinner & Larson’s made it Splendidly.
Jean Marie Costigan Kreitz
Spiritos , Elizabeth !
through Google Maps
Lucille Marie
Coach and 4 at exit 8 entrance to NJ turnpike. ..Hightstown had scrumptious London broil..
Keith Vena
Hearth Restaurant (Paramus NJ) – Charcoal Broiled Cheeseburgers and Sliced Steak sandwiches
through google maps
Wealthy Carucci
Previous Choose In S . Hackensack
Helen Khorosh
Steak & Ale! Miss that place.
Kelly Shannon
Casa Dante in Jersey metropolis. I miss the veal franchise
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Tony Pasqua
THE FLAGSHIP, RT 22 Union, NJ. I’d Order the Prime Rib !
Lisa Egan
Mayfairs pizza in Woodbridge I feel it was! Omg the perfect ever! I feel Mulberry Avenue is there now
Va Nessa
The ORIGINAL – Olde Silver Tavern!
Olde Silver Tavern through foursquare
Lucille Marie
Mothers restaurant rt 33 Hightstown scrumptious lasagna additionally the place I first met my husband to be for lunch…
Michael G Davis
The lamp publish diner Anglesea, NJ.
Erin Murray Hunt
The Circus Drive-in in Wall. A real CLASSIC
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Jill Zutty
Tre Piani, Princeton Forrestal Village
Jerry Rubino
Dish in Passaic Park.
Mike Darkwater
The Thirsty Mallard in Waretown N J great spot with nice meals, now vacant after being bought out to an Irish restaurant that didn’t make it very lengthy in that space. Finest spinach salad and steamed clams, and good menu, additionally had vintage duck decoys and sneak field boat. Very cool setting inside .
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