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Restaurants

Entree - An upscale meat place but great food and service  (Moved to 4th and Monmouth)
Ottimo- Dairy, upscale, great reviews, great lunch special
Estreia - upscale meat restaurant, a little noisy. Opens at 5:00pm
Pizzano- A pizza store with nice sit down area also has a large dairy menu
Upper Crust- A pizza store with nice sit down area also has a large dairy menu
Sushi Nation - Exclusive sushi spot. They also sell sushi in some other stores. Closed down
Kava - Nice Cafe with a drive-thru, they do events as well.
French Press - Niche coffee store
Cafoterria - Dairy place at the Avenue Shoppes at New Hampshire, also delivering to the business district
That Sushi Spot amazing sushi on Clifton Ave and they offer curbside pickup
Kalamata - upscale dairy cafe attached to pizza store. Has Simcha room.
Lamp Post - upscale meat restaurant in Toms River
Loft - on the 70 in Toms River
Tomahawk - Upscale NYC style steakhouse. Extensive menu. Simcha room.
Sugo - Upscale cafe on Lakewood/Toms River border. Now Giddy’s.
Smokey Joe Order only, WhatsApp 347-743-5648. Amazing smoked meats by custom order for Shabbos and Yom Tov, fantastic cholent/kishka etc. on Thursday night/Friday as well.
Smokey Hill BBQ BDE
Seared Very upscale\Very expensive Closed down
Taquito - Authentic mexican food. Behind Eat-a-pita
Char Q - An upscale steakhouse & bar, CHAR Q overlooks the beautiful & secluded Eagle Ridge Golf Course
Ishtabach Tom’s River, branch of a store in the Shuk in Yerushalayim

Fast Food

Meat

Glatt Bite- Massive menu with extremely 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
Bun- Nice place, great burgers
Authentic Kosher Chinese- Chinese place on Clifton, recent change in ownership/name. Small, cheap, good food
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 and chicken. Friendly service. Located on Cedarbridge between Martin Luther and Arlington Ave. (Changed Owners - Different Vibe)
Snaps- Fast food in Westgate
Glatt Gourmet- Down the 9, across from Bun. Good food, jammed Thursday nights
Pita Hut [PH Modern Grill] - (3 locations) Only 1 location Spruce & 9. Awesome Israeli food, free cholent on Thursdays with your purchase
Eat-A-Pita - Nice schnitzel/schwarma place, now with a hot dog bar, on Clifton
Keepshuto - (2 locations) On South Clifton Ave; On County Line.
Hamisada - Upscale Middle Eastern cuisine on the 9 just outside of Lakewood in Howell, Olympic Pita style
Flysh
Lipa's Munch
Mike’s
Burger Bar Located in Jackson co-op plaza
Teyavon Chinese, located near Chick Chock in Jackson

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.
J2- Pizza and sushi in Gourmet Glatt plaza. Pizza is good, great sushi.
J2 south - Pizza in the Evergreen plaza
That Sushi Spot- Clifton and Third.
Village Pizza (2 locatioons) - Pizza store with a dairy menu
Village Pizza South - Near Bais Shaindel, south side of the lake
Bagel Nosh - Legendary bagel store, needs no introduction
4 Corners (4 locations) , bagel store+ sushi ]
Out To Lunch - Nice, upscale dairy cafe across the street from Circa on Cedarbridge
Panini Cafe - Nice, new, sit-down place with iPads for ordering :)
Pop Up Pizza in Jackson Crossing (next to the WaWa outside Westgate)
Bagel King Great bagel store with drive-thru in NPGS Jackson plaza
Esty’s Bestys Milchigs in Jackson next to NPGS
Hot Bagels 3 Locations. Spruce & 9, 2nd bet Clifton & Lex, Drive through on Kennedy Blvd. Great breakfast special & place is packed on friday for sourdough Challah.
Toast Manchester. Breakfast and Dairy cafe.
Rosemary Jackson. Bagel store.
[/b]Avo Cado[/b] Dairy Cafe in Seagull Square.
Say Cheese in Jackson near NPGS
Fialkoff’s in Jackson near NPGS
Tuscany Cafe and next door pizza shop, in Howell on the 9
Panini Cafe in Jackson on New Prospect, reopening under a new name by Chef Ari G
Milk Crate Dairy cafe next door to Loft on the 70 in Toms River
Pies on Deck Pizza store in Yitzy Nussbaum Plaza in Toms River
Lutali Dairy Italian restaurant opening in Toms River


Ice Cream

Yismach Yisroel Westgate Westgate plaza
CREMEThe Avenue Shoppes, 12 America Ave
Sprinkles Gourmet Glatt plaza
Rita’s Open Spring/Summer, in the same plaza as Village Pizza South
Rita’s North in the same plaza as Staples in Howell
Sprinkles South In the Closeout Connection strip mall, with Bun
Yismach Yisroel 4th and Lexington
Ice Cream House on Route 9 in Toms River

Takeout

Aisle 9 (grocery)- Nice fleishig selection, arguably best sushi in town, now with a Jackson location as well
Seasons (grocery)- Good fleishigs and bakery
Gourmet Glatt (grocery) Just about everything, North location is on County Line in Gourmet Glatt plaza next to Chase Bank and South location is in Seagull Square
Evergreen


Catering

R&S - Probably the oldest establishment in town. Most famous for their liver.
Simcha Caterers -
Greenwald Caterers - They have a sort of monopoly on large events/Simchos

Bakeries

Gelbstein’s - On Clifton, next to His Place
Hershey’s in Amazing Savings plaza
Sesame In Mike's Chicken Plaza

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1460 on: January 08, 2025, 01:16:46 PM »
Entree is gorgeous

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1461 on: January 08, 2025, 01:21:44 PM »

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Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1462 on: January 08, 2025, 01:31:32 PM »

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1463 on: January 08, 2025, 02:12:43 PM »
Yup. Unrecognizable
What about the prices, did they renovate that too?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1464 on: January 08, 2025, 02:25:26 PM »
What about the prices, did they renovate that too?
Seemed relatively normal

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1465 on: January 08, 2025, 03:49:23 PM »
Seemed relatively normal
Normal as in seared or normal as in the original prices for entree?

And did the large portions stay the same?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1466 on: January 08, 2025, 03:57:10 PM »
Normal as in seared or normal as in the original prices for entree?

And did the large portions stay the same?
IIRC the prices seem similar or perhaps just slightly higher and portion sizes are good and unchanged. It is designed nicely to accommodate both those who enjoy a nice room as well as for those who want something more private.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1467 on: January 09, 2025, 10:12:30 PM »
* *CBN. LAKEWOOD RESTAURANT NEWS*

These are food establishments opened in the past couple months, Changed hands, Renovated, expanded or opening soon.

Dairy
   1.   Tuscany pizza just opened there sit down restaurant, the left store is just counter service pizza.
   2.   Fialkoffs pizza in Jackson across from Bagel King.
   3.   Panini cafe Jackson closed and was sold to Chef Ari G opening a dairy restaurant.
   4.   Ice cream house or Rt9 in toms river (dairy cafe).
   5.   Dairy Cafe next door to loft on 70 “Milk crate״ From NY.
   6.   “Just Say Cheese” pizza  on county line in Jackson.
   7.   A new pizza in Toms River, “Pies on Deck” (in Yitzi Nussbaum’s plaza)
   8.   Lutali (Italian dairy restaurant) opening in Toms River.
   9.   La Mossa Pizza Romania in Toms river on Rt9 next door to Mielle Gelato)
   10.   Miele gelato in Toms river on rt9.
   11.   Breakfast place in Yitzi Nusbaum’s Plaza.
   12.   Dairy Restaurant on Vermont across Belz (next to nutmeg).
   13.   salad place next to Aishtabach.
   14.   Dairy restaurant next door to teyavon in Jackson by Greenwald & Sruly Burstine
   15.   Sugo in toms river is now Giddys pizza
   16.   Peyrot salads, smoothies, acai next to pizza on the 9 in Lakewood (Rt9 south)
   17.   Playabowls in Toms River next to seasons Express
   18.   Rosemary Bagel on ave of America.
   19.   Krispy cream Doughnuts on Rt70
   20.   Bravo pizza Coming soon 1020 river ave Tom’s river
   21.   Edge in Jackson is becoming a dairy restaurant.
   22.   Taam Eden (next door to bun)

*Meat*

   23.   The old mentost next to Wawa is now open as  “Yerushalmi” (Israeli style calzones and shawarma)
   24.   The Loft restaurant on Rt70
   25.   Upscale “Israeli style” restaurant in Howell “Zeit” by Motty Stern.
   26.   Ramada rt70 a meat family restaurant & Simcha Hall“Beru Grand”. -
   27.   New restaurant coming to “the Row” in Toms River.
   28.   Exxon on 9 and county line a sandwich counter “ Teyavon 2”? opening by Greenwald & Sruly Burstine,
   29.   Teyavon Chinese & takeout restaurant in the “Chikchok” plaza in Jackson by Greenwald & Sruly Burstine (open)
   30.   Joseph dream burger by old dlux (Gourmet Glatt Plaza)
   31.   Eigner’s pastry shop opened by the row in Toms river
   32.   Aishtabach meat calzones in Tom’s river
   33.   Sushi & Chinese Express on 2nd st Rebranded to “NIKI’S” with a new menu.
   34.   Satmar Flysh Butcher by the row
   35.   The new Entree on 4th street opening shortly.
   36.   New Sit down burger place by RT 70 & rt 9.
   37.   Stage Coach Bistro on 5th st (used to be Falafel & Chips) 2nd owner Bubba Edelman.
   38.   New chinese on rt9 in Toms River.
   39.   Bolo (meat bowls, salads & Sandwiches) located in Gourmet Glatt south.(available on Uber Eats)
   40.   Dips from BP taking over crunch time.
   41.   Nivelle, a new hall & caterer coming to chestnut & RT9 
   42.   Sushi restaurant by Finnigans Lanes Bowling alley.
   43.   Crave beef Jerky by Bin Mandel on rt88
   44.   Ossies fish by Gourmet Glatt South
   45.   A Sushi place coming to Toms River by Yitzi Nusbaum’s plaza
   46.   The new Fishing Line & Sushi by the pond in howell
   47.   Snaps in westgate is changing to Agrippa’s Street
   48.   Mazon opening where eat a pita is on Clifton ave (Eat A Pita Closing, was sold to Taquito)
   49.   Just hot dogs (kosher new hotdog chain)
   50.   Thursday night Chulent spot in the old nostalgia.
   51.   Bordeaux taking over seared!

•Groceries•
   51.   Seasons Express in Toms River.
   52.   Manko grocery in Manchester.
   53.   KRM/Moshes coming to Howell by stop and shop.
   54.   Ouris market purchased the old Lidel in Howell.
   55.   Nutmeg grocery on locust st across from belz.
   56.   Seasons of Toms River on Rt9.
   57.   Aisle 9 taking over old Breadberry on county line.
   58.   Stop and shop in Jackson on county line in talks with a kosher grocery (Bingo?)

Recently closed

   1.   Crunch time
   2.   Nostalgia
   3.   Panini Cafe Jackson,
   4.   Estreia (temporary closed?)
   5.   Breadberry
   6.   Patis (filed bankruptcy now reopened )
   7.   Seared
 
Unfortunately many more struggling and on the verge of collapse.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1468 on: January 11, 2025, 10:57:26 PM »
Anyone been to Agrippas Street?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1469 on: January 11, 2025, 11:04:18 PM »
Anyone been to Agrippas Street?
Efraim Feder has


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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1472 on: January 12, 2025, 04:14:09 PM »
Made some updates to the wiki, will try to get to more later.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1473 on: January 15, 2025, 12:55:24 AM »
Is the ice cream house  planning on opening?
Been a long while

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1474 on: January 15, 2025, 11:26:09 AM »
Is the ice cream house  planning on opening?
Been a long while
I see them working every day, I guess it keeps on melting

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1475 on: January 15, 2025, 10:24:23 PM »
Any reviews on Tapas Toms River?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1476 on: January 15, 2025, 11:27:19 PM »
Any reviews on Tapas Toms River?

I've been a few times in their Deal location, before they moved to TR, and the food was amazing.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1477 on: January 15, 2025, 11:54:22 PM »
Any reviews on Tapas Toms River?
Delicious food and quick service!