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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 - coming soon
Tomahawk - Upscale NYC style steakhouse. Extensive menu. Simcha room.
Sugo - Upscale cafe on Lakewood/Toms River border.
Smokey Joe Order only, WhatsApp 347-743-5648
Smokey Hill BBQ BDE
Seared Very upscale\Very expensive
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.
Avo Cado Dairy Cafe in Seagull Square.
Say Cheese in Jackson near NPGS
Fialkoff’s in Jackson near NPGS

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

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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Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« on: October 26, 2018, 02:01:26 PM »
As per @nafnaf12 suggestion..
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2018, 02:24:43 PM »
As per @nafnaf12 suggestion..
thank you! Over the zman I hope to keep updating the list as I try them out
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2018, 09:42:41 PM »
Glatt bite is always consistent food is solid
Entree is well priced and the food is always great
Bunn has some solid options the appetizers are good as are the burgers

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2018, 02:52:11 AM »
Kepshooto
Sushi Nation
Ottimo second location is supposed to open any day now on New Hampshire. It'll cater to the lunch clientele. Don't know if it'll have a different name.
Eat a Pita
Pita Hut 3 locations
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2018, 03:47:27 AM »
thank you! Over the zman I hope to keep updating the list as I try them out
And please update us as they open and close down.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2018, 04:52:58 AM »
Best option for inexpensive sheva brachos catering? Either in-house or drop off...

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2018, 10:08:37 AM »
Best option for inexpensive sheva brachos catering? Either in-house or drop off...
Besides for "there are still some good people in the world", I believe r&s is the cheapest. Glatt bite is a good relatively inexpensive option with a nice Simcha room.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2018, 10:15:05 AM »
Besides for "there are still some good people in the world", I believe r&s is the cheapest. Glatt bite is a good relatively inexpensive option with a nice Simcha room.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2018, 10:31:53 AM »
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2018, 11:46:49 AM »
Best option for inexpensive sheva brachos catering? Either in-house or drop off...
There is some discussion of that beginning here:

Trying to figure out all options of places to make a Sheva Brachos in Lakewood. What am I missing? I don't want to deal with more than one person(Hall, caterer, waiters) I want a one stop shop.
Estreia
D-lux
Glatt Ambiance
Ottimo
Westgate Pizza Place
Circa
Does Yapchick still do private events?




Also, both Shloimy's and Simcha caterers have a "simcha in a box" option. I have recently done some research on this myself and some results are below:

Prime 95 $32pp+18% gratuity=$38 min 30
Glatt Bite $38 pp min 40
Dlux $37.50 pp min35
Yapchik $35 pp +250 min 40

Milchigs:
Pizza Place $35pp min 40       buffet style-pay for food minimum $450 plus I think $100 for room
Circa $30pp+80 min 45
Out to Lunch $35pp min 40
Ottimo $40pp min 30 or $35 pp min 40
Greenhouse Cafe $35pp min 30         Buffet $29.30 min 30
Kava $38pp min 30      Buffet $30 min 30
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2018, 11:57:02 AM »


Glatt bite is always consistent food is solid
Entree is well priced and the food is always great
Bunn has some solid options the appetizers are good as are the burgers
Glatt bite=fast food
Entree=full on proper restaurant.
Bunn=still not sure, but amazing eggrolls.

Dlux is a slightly more expensive and not as good glatt bite.
Prime95 is a proper restaurant more expensive than Entree and arguably not as good
Sushi nation is amazing sushi and everything is buy 2 get 1 free, so pricing comes out good.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2018, 12:11:04 PM »
Prime95 is a proper restaurant more expensive than Entree and arguably not as good
IMHO The two are diffent types. Prime 95 is a more upper class style of food but not lower quality of it while Entree is a lower style but a better job of it.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2018, 12:12:07 PM »
IMHO The two are diffent types. Prime 95 is a more upper class style of food but not lower quality of it while Entree is a lower style but a better job of it.
Agreed.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2018, 03:43:06 PM »
Best place for a coffee in the next couple hours?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2018, 03:52:53 PM »
Best place for a coffee in the next couple hours?
French press. Starbucks.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2018, 03:53:30 PM »
There is a new place opening soon in the mentoast location. Same owner. A dairy version. Israeli style

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2018, 03:59:32 PM »
There is a new place opening soon in the mentoast location. Same owner. A dairy version. Israeli style
I can’t keep up with that place

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2018, 04:29:03 PM »
Ottimo's new place on New Hampshire is called Caffoteria I think. Not sure if it's open yet.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2018, 09:03:20 PM »
Dlux is a slightly more expensive and much better than glatt bite.
In my experience. I know many people say otherwise. I just never had anything that wasn't mediocre in Glatt bite.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2018, 09:28:35 AM »
There is some discussion of that beginning here:

Also, both Shloimy's and Simcha caterers have a "simcha in a box" option. I have recently done some research on this myself and some results are below:

Prime 95 $32pp+18% gratuity=$38 min 30
Glatt Bite $38 pp min 40
Dlux $37.50 pp min35
Yapchik $35 pp +250 min 40

Milchigs:
Pizza Place $35pp min 40       buffet style-pay for food minimum $450 plus I think $100 for room
Circa $30pp+80 min 45
Out to Lunch $35pp min 40
Ottimo $40pp min 30 or $35 pp min 40
Greenhouse Cafe $35pp min 30         Buffet $29.30 min 30
Kava $38pp min 30      Buffet $30 min 30
Estreia starts at 35 pp I think, less if you do 70+ people. They have a basement hall as well that is very nice