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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 - 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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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1320 on: November 12, 2024, 11:22:17 PM »
cy??

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1321 on: November 12, 2024, 11:41:00 PM »
cy??

I don't think that's doable..I think the batter is made in a factory
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1322 on: November 13, 2024, 04:55:20 AM »
cy??
No.
Do you eat at stores under KOA hashgacha?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1323 on: November 13, 2024, 09:04:59 AM »

Heard its reopened under new owner

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1324 on: November 13, 2024, 11:00:44 AM »
No.
Do you eat at stores under KOA hashgacha?
I've never heard of KOA before seeing Krispy Kreme doughnut packages. What are they meikil on?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1325 on: November 13, 2024, 11:37:52 AM »
No.
Do you eat at stores under KOA hashgacha?
I've never heard of KOA before seeing Krispy Kreme doughnut packages. What are they meikil on?
I don't rely on KOA. Not recommended by crc.
But was curious if someone was pushing for cy.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1326 on: November 13, 2024, 12:20:45 PM »
Heard its reopened under new owner

Same prices and quality?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1327 on: November 13, 2024, 12:39:54 PM »
Please email them and ask them to get JSOR. They've emailed me back and told me they'd consider it if there's demand.
Lakewoodkrispykreme@gmail.com
Would they certify in Lakewood?
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1328 on: November 13, 2024, 12:55:09 PM »
I wonder too.
I believe they certify Playa Bowls in Howell- as close as you can get.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1329 on: November 13, 2024, 07:53:52 PM »
BOLO, in GG south takeout, is really good.
Fresh, creative and delicious.
And they often have BOGO deals on Uber eats.
Shwarma Balagan bowl was great.

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Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1330 on: November 13, 2024, 07:59:28 PM »
I believe they certify Playa Bowls in Howell- as close as you can get.
+1. 
It may also help that they aren’t stepping on the KCL’s toes by certifying Krispy Kreme.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1331 on: November 13, 2024, 08:00:21 PM »
Would they certify in Lakewood?

Why not? The only other non CY hechsher there is LKO, which is probably worse than KOA
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1332 on: November 13, 2024, 10:24:06 PM »
Why not?
Ya think they'd be happy if kcl starts certifying in Deal?
They can claim the same- we're only certifying for those who won't eat your hechsher!  ;D

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1333 on: November 13, 2024, 11:34:44 PM »
Ya think they'd be happy if kcl starts certifying in Deal?
They can claim the same- we're only certifying for those who won't eat your hechsher!  ;D

Let them try lol
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1334 on: November 14, 2024, 12:28:35 AM »
BOLO, in GG south takeout, is really good.
Fresh, creative and delicious.
And they often have BOGO deals on Uber eats.
Shwarma Balagan bowl was great.

 +1 BBQ Steak sandwich and Chimichurri Steak salad was fantastic!

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1335 on: November 14, 2024, 02:07:14 AM »
BOLO, in GG south takeout, is really good.
Fresh, creative and delicious.
And they often have BOGO deals on Uber eats.
Shwarma Balagan bowl was great.
Anyone know y some stores on Uber eats can’t use coupon ? To stores get paid less then ? (Believe bolo couldn’t use not bec bogo)

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1336 on: November 14, 2024, 07:09:03 PM »
crispiest pizza in lkwd?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1337 on: November 15, 2024, 08:21:37 AM »
I've never heard of KOA before seeing Krispy Kreme doughnut packages. What are they meikil on?

R Isaacson says that he keeps crc standards in an email. All ingredients are OU or other CRC hechsherim. He claims the primary reason he isn't approved by them is politics, as he sometimes certifies a chain even when there's a local vaad. He claims to have approval of many local vaadim.

As far as I can tell, he has mashgichim, so it's a real hechsher as opposed to IKC etc. That said, he told me that his mashgichim visit Dunkin every day, KK they only visit far less often (once every few weeks) based on the nature of the stores.

You can email him, he was pretty transparent with me.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1338 on: November 15, 2024, 08:31:12 AM »
R Isaacson says that he keeps crc standards in an email. All ingredients are OU or other CRC hechsherim. He claims the primary reason he isn't approved by them is politics, as he sometimes certifies a chain even when there's a local vaad. He claims to have approval of many local vaadim.

As far as I can tell, he has mashgichim, so it's a real hechsher as opposed to IKC etc. That said, he told me that his mashgichim visit Dunkin every day, KK they only visit far less often (once every few weeks) based on the nature of the stores.

You can email him, he was pretty transparent with me.
Kudos for reaching out to him but who do you usually ask your Kashrus questions to? Do they (or any other reputable Kashrus knowledgeable person) recommend this Hashgacha?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #1339 on: November 15, 2024, 08:50:11 AM »
He claims the primary reason he isn't approved by them is politics, as he sometimes certifies a chain even when there's a local vaad.
I don't believe this, but there is a good chance he sincerely does.
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