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Carlitos Tequileria held its grand opening September 18 at 185 River Road in North Arlington: a 150-seat flagship with an agave-driven bar, nine years after Carlos Castillo started with a food truck.
Millburn Deli holds the grand opening of its new Westwood shop at 301 Center Avenue this Saturday, September 26, its second Bergen County location in a single summer.
The group behind 618 and Elizabeth's Italian just opened Luckies Bar and Grill in Farmingdale: cowboy saloon up front, full sushi bar in back, opening today. Here is what is on the menu and when to pull up.
Sinner's, the dramatic church-styled steakhouse from Point Pleasant Beach, opens its second location in Kenilworth on September 26 — walk-ins only opening weekend, reservations from Sept 29.
7 Brew opens in Flemington on September 28 with free drinks all opening week (Sept 28–Oct 2) and Swag Day on Oct 3 — after a pay-what-you-want soft opening that gave back to first responders.
Mambo Cuban Restaurant + Lounge celebrated its grand opening Friday at 412 Bloomfield Avenue — the group's third New Jersey location.
Sushi BBY Omakase is a 12-seat, no-menu counter in Scotch Plains with $80 and $120 tastings — and it's already booked through October.
A 56-year-old Toms River woman was killed and seven others injured Saturday morning when an SUV plowed into the outdoor dining area at Meg's Grill in Lavallette.
Eight slices worth driving across the state for — from Jersey City wood-fired pies to Trenton tomato pie country. The ultimate NJ pizza guide.
Bobby Flay says Razza Pizza Artigianale makes “some of the best pizza in the world” — and owner Dan Richer taught him the dough recipe.
Carlitos Tequileria held its grand opening September 18 at 185 River Road in North Arlington: a 150-seat flagship with an agave-driven bar, nine years after Carlos Castillo started with a food truck.
Millburn Deli holds the grand opening of its new Westwood shop at 301 Center Avenue this Saturday, September 26, its second Bergen County location in a single summer.
The group behind 618 and Elizabeth's Italian just opened Luckies Bar and Grill in Farmingdale: cowboy saloon up front, full sushi bar in back, opening today. Here is what is on the menu and when to pull up.
Sinner's, the dramatic church-styled steakhouse from Point Pleasant Beach, opens its second location in Kenilworth on September 26 — walk-ins only opening weekend, reservations from Sept 29.
7 Brew opens in Flemington on September 28 with free drinks all opening week (Sept 28–Oct 2) and Swag Day on Oct 3 — after a pay-what-you-want soft opening that gave back to first responders.
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Mambo Cuban Restaurant + Lounge celebrated its grand opening Friday at 412 Bloomfield Avenue — the group's third New Jersey location.
Sushi BBY Omakase is a 12-seat, no-menu counter in Scotch Plains with $80 and $120 tastings — and it's already booked through October.
A 56-year-old Toms River woman was killed and seven others injured Saturday morning when an SUV plowed into the outdoor dining area at Meg's Grill in Lavallette.
Eight slices worth driving across the state for — from Jersey City wood-fired pies to Trenton tomato pie country. The ultimate NJ pizza guide.
Bobby Flay says Razza Pizza Artigianale makes “some of the best pizza in the world” — and owner Dan Richer taught him the dough recipe.
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Eight slices worth driving across the state for — from Jersey City wood-fired pies to Trenton tomato pie country. The ultimate NJ pizza guide.
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Two new concepts just opened inside the old Better Days space at 143 Newark Avenue in Jersey City: Bembe, a casual steak and raw bar, and Chef D. Harmon's Steaks Shakes + Harmony — cheesesteaks and poundshakes.
Mambo Cuban Restaurant + Lounge celebrated its grand opening Friday at 412 Bloomfield Avenue — the group's third New Jersey location.
Bobby Flay says Razza Pizza Artigianale makes “some of the best pizza in the world” — and owner Dan Richer taught him the dough recipe.
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Sweetgreen just opened its 10th NJ location at MarketFair in Princeton — with a Fall Harvest Menu, free entrées for the first 50 students in line, and a meal donated to Share My Meals for every meal sold on opening day.
Sushi BBY Omakase is a 12-seat, no-menu counter in Scotch Plains with $80 and $120 tastings — and it's already booked through October.
A 56-year-old Toms River woman was killed and seven others injured Saturday morning when an SUV plowed into the outdoor dining area at Meg's Grill in Lavallette.
Red Bank's first omakase counter opens this fall at Anderson Market, plus a new lobby bar and vinyl listening room.
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South Jersey
The Collingswood Italian restaurant filed Chapter 11 — but it’s open, the staff is there, and gift cards are still good.
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