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Yeshivas
BMG- Biggest Yeshiva in the USA and perhaps the world.
https://www.bmg.edu/

Restaurants

Comprehensive list of Lakewood Restaurants here
Entree http://entreerestaurant.com - Best upscale meat place with great food and service 
Revolve- A new small upscale nice and different meat place.
Estreia - most upscale restaurant around but food could use improvement 
Ottimo  https://www.ottimocafe.com/ best and nicest dairy restaurant
cafotteria http://cafotteria.com/ nice dairy restaurant/cafe modern style
www.paninicafelakewood.com nice small restaurant , delicious food
Pizzano- A pizza store with nice sit down area also has a large dairy menu ( served to table )
Upper Crust- A nice sit down area with large dairy menu ( Full waiter service )

Fast Food
Meat
Glatt Bite- Massive menu with fast service and delicious American and Chinese food.
D'LUX- Massive menu with fast service. American, Chinese, and sushi
Yussies- Deli and sandwiches. Delicious fries.
Glatt Gourmet- best homemade take out food (also sandwiches and chinese)
Yapchik- Nice menu great homemade take out, or eat in, best shabbes meat selection
Bun- Nice new place, great burgers
Sushi Express- sushi and Chinese, they deliver 732-901-7874
South Side Sandwich Shop- Fast-food joint Extensive sandwich menu. Has delicious smoked Ribs/Lamb brisket and chicken. Friendly service.
Snaps- Fast food in Westgate
Mikes Chicken Crunchers - variety of fried chicken and sandwiches
Dairy
Circa - Clean pizza store/cafe with large menu + sushi.
Pizza Place- A pizza store with a large dairy menu and very nice setting located in WestGate 732.730.1144
Pizza Plus, 4th st btwn Clifton and Lexington. Original Lakewood pizza store. Foods great. Best pizza around
J2- Pizza and sushi in Shoprite plaza. Pizza is good, great sushi. Service is not good.
Village Pizza (2 locatioons) - Pizza store with a dairy menu

Bagel Nosh - Legendary bagel store, needs no introduction
4 Corners (4 locations) , bagel store+ sushi ]
Coffee
French Press - Freshly Roasted exotic coffee beans. Ground and brewed on demand by the cup. Standard method is pour over, but you can request just about any. Ask which brand are freshest.

Shuls
Kol Shimshon - fixed mincha and maariv every 15 minutes at peak times otherwise every 1/2 hour
West Gate - Maariv every 20 minutes from 8-12
Satmar- Forest and 5th
Chestnut - Another good option for Shachris (until 9) if you're on the South side of the lake (and for shkiya mincha-maariv). 105 Chestnut Street Corner of Tiffany Lane

Kosher Grocery and Supermarkets
Jerusalem Glatt: 515 River Ave  Phone: (732) 370-6695
Kosher West: 136 Hillside Blvd
NPGS  - 152 James Street, 231 Main Street, and 2080 W County Line
Super Stop - 1161 River Ave and 416 Cedarbridge
Foodex -  407 Princeton Ave
Shloimys  - 1750 Clifton Ave
Gormet Glatt - 1700 Madison Ave
Kosher Villiage - 911 E County Line
Jerusalem Glatt  - 515 River Ave
Corner of 2nd - 132 2nd Street
Kollel Food Store - 403 Clifton
Aisle 9 -  951 Madison
Picnic - 357 Squankum RIP 6.20.2021
Evergreen
Gourmet Glatt South
BINGO
Feldman’s
Yankel’s
Seasons
Chick-Chock

Clothing

Men
His Place- 435 Clifton Ave
Emporio- 1700 Madison Ave
Marcy's- NEW LOCATION- 10 America Ave

Women
Girls on Glen- 120 Hillside Blvd
Gowns By Shevy(you can also sell and rent out your sister/mother of the bride gowns here)
Zinelli- 175 E Kennedy Blvd
Heads of Class- 916 River Ave

Periodicals

Newspapers
The Lakewood Shopper

Magazines
The Voice of Lakewood

Advertising only
The Clip It coupon card732-231-2692 - Coupon card that comes in back of the BP

BP weekly

Lakewood weekly

Masa Umatan (Has popular lists like freebay, Rental list http://masaumatan.com/e96_rentals.html, and playgroup list)

Residential Rental listings
http://masaumatan.com/MasaRentals.pdf
rental list http://masaumatan.com/e96_rentals.html

https://www.listingsinlakewood.com/

Keilim Mikva:

11th st mikva, -till 4pm
Hertzberg, 121 E 9th bet. Park and East end. -On left side of house after entrance to shul.
DB Electronics open 24hrs in the back ( Yt seasons only for costumers)
The Westview Shop
Center Of Town (Gourmet Glatt plaza)
Amazing Savings
Yesodei Court


Car Repairs

https://greaterlakewood.com/lakewood-mobile-mechanics-diagnose-and-fix-cars-at-owners-homes/

Betzalel Brezner 845-558-5547
Absolute cheapest prices, great work
@S209: I was very satisfied, used him twice
Tell him you saw it on dansdeals forums! :)

Reuven & Sons Auto Repair
40 Chestnut street
From transmissions to brakes.
Honest prices. Quick service
848-222-1104
New mechanic in town. 25 years experience, moved from Brooklyn.
Tell him you saw it on Dansdeals.

Brakes and Batteries
Moshe Levy will come to you.  848-210-3640
Lipas

Body Work
AllState Collision (Ovadia Levine) 732-730-0220

Plumbers

Zalman Charloff- Z R Plumbing. Six four six-946-2903 (recommended by S209 and by YitzyS)

HVAC
Izzy Zerken - AMZ Heating and Cooling (recommended by S209)

Flowers

White Ribbon Florist - Weddings, events, and stunning Shabbos flowers. @S209

Phone Repairs

Lg Exalt Repairs- 347-201-2501 (Call or Text)
Matis Geesis - 732 523-0033

Note that this list is far from exhaustive.


To Do - Parks & Recreational Ideas:

http://www.oceancountyparks.org/

Transportation
Rockshire Transit - Lakewood/Monsey - 845-352-8543
Midtown Bus - see this post by @Marks
See this post for other options to Manhattan

Auto Sales
Toms River Auto Sales
Lakewood Auto Sales
Priority
iCar
Ami Katz
MY Auto Sales
Auto Discounters
Car Shadchan
Lakewood Car Finder

Author Topic: Lakewood NJ Master Thread  (Read 4343272 times)

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14000 on: August 21, 2018, 12:20:44 AM »

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14001 on: August 21, 2018, 08:50:22 AM »
am a monsey resident and traveling to a wedding in lakewood did some research on Mikva Tahara Available in Lakewood. i was surprised at the congestion and little options there are for weekdays.
In Monsey the total number of rooms from all mikvaos combined are about 200+, versus Lakewood main mikva has 40 rooms + some other small ones in town with an approximate total of 70-90 rooms, and Lakewood as a much larger and younger population
This is a bigger crisis then shidduch crisis in my humble opinion and can cause tragic ramifications.
Lakewood needs some philanthropists to jump in and build a new 100 room facility,
Everyone likes to dedicate shuls etc. but this is crucial for the purity of Klal Yisroel

and booking is only allowed 3 days before, day 1 of 3 2 hrs in to night all mikvas were sold out, Good luck!
welcome to town. many times no appointments. coming from Brooklyn this is a real piss off! we really need some more mikvaos in this town. very uncomfortable for the women to call and beg for an appointment
as it is in many out of town cities. The alternative appears to be 1am mikvah appointments which retarded
this is not unheard of in lakewood
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14002 on: August 21, 2018, 09:36:42 AM »
What needs to be kept in mind is that Lakewood is growing at multiple times the rate of either Brooklyn or Monsey whose mikva age population may not be growing at all. There is construction being done and some projects in the works besides the New Hampshire mikva but the growth of the community is still faster. By the time a project is complete it is already inadequate.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14003 on: August 21, 2018, 09:59:32 AM »
What needs to be kept in mind is that Lakewood is growing at multiple times the rate of either Brooklyn or Monsey whose mikva age population may not be growing at all. There is construction being done and some projects in the works besides the New Hampshire mikva but the growth of the community is still faster. By the time a project is complete it is already inadequate.
Nice to hear a calm voice of reason, backed up with facts
if only @cm would appreciate what you bring to the table 

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14004 on: August 21, 2018, 09:59:43 AM »
What needs to be kept in mind is that Lakewood is growing at multiple times the rate of either Brooklyn or Monsey whose mikva age population may not be growing at all. There is construction being done and some projects in the works besides the New Hampshire mikva but the growth of the community is still faster. By the time a project is complete it is already inadequate.
where?

Nice to hear a calm voice of reason, backed up with facts
if only @cm would appreciate what you bring to the table
explain that to your wife (assuming your a jewish married male ;D) next time she needs to go at 1am
#TYH

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14005 on: August 21, 2018, 10:02:58 AM »


Fake news

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There is construction being done and some projects in the works besides the New Hampshire mikva but the growth of the community is still faster. By the time a project is complete it is already inadequate.

Care to share what projects your referring to?

The current modus operandi of harrasing guys in BMG doesn't seem to be working.. #timeforanewstrategy...

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14006 on: August 21, 2018, 10:09:30 AM »
welcome to town. many times no appointments. coming from Brooklyn this is a real piss off! we really need some more mikvaos in this town. very uncomfortable for the women to call and beg for an appointmentthis is not unheard of in lakewood

It’s not ideal to have to go so late but A) If you know how it works and call in advance you will not have to wait till late. I can’t remember the last time the appointment was anywhere close to 1am except motzai Yom Kippur/ tisha bav when there in double the demand. B) if you dropped the ball and forgot to arrange early there have got to be half a dozen mikvaos within 35 minutes of Lakewood (Deal etc.) where you can get an earlier appointment. For some people living out of town that’s the drive every time. So not ideal while infrastructure catches up to the population boom, but crisis? Hardly.

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14007 on: August 21, 2018, 10:14:10 AM »
where?
Care to share what projects your referring to?
Not at liberty to discuss at this time but I am personally involved. They won't solve the problem but will help.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14008 on: August 21, 2018, 10:31:56 AM »
where?
explain that to your wife (assuming your a jewish married male ;D) next time she needs to go at 1am
never had that problem be"h

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14009 on: August 21, 2018, 10:32:37 AM »
Not at liberty to discuss at this time but I am personally involved. They won't solve the problem but will help.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14010 on: August 21, 2018, 10:33:43 AM »
It’s not ideal to have to go so late but A) If you know how it works and call in advance you will not have to wait till late. I can’t remember the last time the appointment was anywhere close to 1am except motzai Yom Kippur/ tisha bav when there in double the demand. B) if you dropped the ball and forgot to arrange early there have got to be half a dozen mikvaos within 35 minutes of Lakewood (Deal etc.) where you can get an earlier appointment. For some people living out of town that’s the drive every time. So not ideal while infrastructure catches up to the population boom, but crisis? Hardly.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14011 on: August 21, 2018, 12:33:48 PM »
where?
explain that to your wife (assuming your a jewish married male ;D) next time she needs to go at 1am
if you are a responsible person who knows to call as early as possible it shouldnt happen that you need to go at 1am
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14012 on: August 21, 2018, 03:59:23 PM »
if you are a responsible person who knows to call as early as possible it shouldnt happen that you need to go at 1am
not if its a specifically busy day.
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14013 on: August 21, 2018, 04:10:43 PM »
not if its a specifically busy day.

I guess in 15 years I just never encountered a “specifically busy day”...

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« Reply #14014 on: August 21, 2018, 04:19:22 PM »

I guess in 15 years I just never encountered a “specifically busy day”...
lucky you :)
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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14015 on: August 21, 2018, 04:34:15 PM »
It’s not ideal to have to go so late but A) If you know how it works and call in advance you will not have to wait till late. I can’t remember the last time the appointment was anywhere close to 1am except motzai Yom Kippur/ tisha bav when there in double the demand. B) if you dropped the ball and forgot to arrange early there have got to be half a dozen mikvaos within 35 minutes of Lakewood (Deal etc.) where you can get an earlier appointment. For some people living out of town that’s the drive every time. So not ideal while infrastructure catches up to the population boom, but crisis? Hardly.
For most women, anything less than a drop dead gorgeous mikvah and going (i.e. time and place) is very convenient, is a crisis. I'd venture to say that any Rabbi that's in touch with reality would say the same.

Besides for the fact that the anxiety  and stress of having to call 3 days before 7 in the morning itself is a crisis..

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14016 on: August 21, 2018, 04:54:37 PM »
For most women, anything less than a drop dead gorgeous mikvah and going (i.e. time and place) is very convenient, is a crisis. I'd venture to say that any Rabbi that's in touch with reality would say the same.
given the state of some of them that's hardly true

Besides for the fact that the anxiety  and stress of having to call 3 days before 7 in the morning itself is a crisis..
some what true
then again maybe every bedika is as well, then what

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14017 on: August 21, 2018, 05:29:06 PM »
given the state of some of them that's hardly true
some what true
then again maybe every bedika is as well, then what

Where do you want to draw the line? LMaybe it’s a crisis that we don’t have concierge service with the Rav coming to you for the Shaylah. How about limos to wish people to the mikvah in style. I’ll bet you’d get a lot of people who wouldn’t go otherwise. At some point we have to stop being hyper focused on peoples fragility, and turning todays luxuries into necessities, and the lack thereof on into crisis.No we don’t have to have mikvaos where the ice must be broken as in Europe, but we don’t have to be hyper sensitive to people’s fragilityto be able to function....

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14018 on: August 21, 2018, 05:37:09 PM »
Where do you want to draw the line? LMaybe it’s a crisis that we don’t have concierge service with the Rav coming to you for the Shaylah. How about limos to wish people to the mikvah in style. I’ll bet you’d get a lot of people who wouldn’t go otherwise. At some point we have to stop being hyper focused on peoples fragility, and turning todays luxuries into necessities, and the lack thereof on into crisis.No we don’t have to have mikvaos where the ice must be broken as in Europe, but we don’t have to be hyper sensitive to people’s fragilityto be able to function....
exactly my point which brings us back to
To spend 200k to service 2-3 women a night and do that in 20 developments sounds like money spent very inefficiently.

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Re: Lakewood NJ Master Thread
« Reply #14019 on: August 21, 2018, 07:14:05 PM »
Will the new extension of New Hampshire opening solve the problem?