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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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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #420 on: November 24, 2021, 08:02:54 AM »
FWIW I was at Salt, Charq, WSG, Lamppost, and Tabernacle recently
I'm trying to figure out if the appropriate joke to respond with should center around a financial advisor or a nutritionist  :P

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« Reply #421 on: November 24, 2021, 02:26:22 PM »
I'm trying to figure out if the appropriate joke to respond with should center around a financial advisor or a nutritionist  :P
I don't know, but whenever I see Salt and Tabernacle in the same sentence, I think of "על כל קרבנך תקריב מלח"
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #422 on: November 24, 2021, 04:20:58 PM »
FWIW I was at Salt, Charq, WSG, Lamppost, and Tabernacle recently, and lowest to highest -  LP, Charq, Salt, WSG, Tabernacle. I pretty much order the same assortment everywhere, +- an appetizer. Salt, WSG, and Tabernacle were over 20% higher.
And how do you rank the food/ambiance at each?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #423 on: November 24, 2021, 04:34:55 PM »
And how do you rank the food/ambiance at each?

Food/Ambiance
WSG - 9.5 / 8.5 but 9.5 outdoors
Salt - 9 / 9.5
Tabernacle - 8 / 10
Lampost 8 / 9
Charq - 7 / 7.5
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #424 on: November 24, 2021, 05:26:27 PM »
I'm trying to figure out if the appropriate joke to respond with should center around a financial advisor or a nutritionist  :P

Try one of each :)
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #425 on: November 24, 2021, 09:45:09 PM »
where can I get KRM style takeout in Lakewood?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #426 on: November 24, 2021, 09:46:09 PM »
where can I get KRM style takeout in Lakewood?
What do you mean by KRM style?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #427 on: November 24, 2021, 09:59:44 PM »
What do you mean by KRM style?
see the food + the pricing before you purchase
food should be good not commercial
price should not be hyped up because they have a sit in area
GG north has prices coming soon for the longest time

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #428 on: November 24, 2021, 10:04:42 PM »
see the food + the pricing before you purchase
food should be good not commercial
price should not be hyped up because they have a sit in area
GG north has prices coming soon for the longest time
I'm not sure if I understand what you are seeking, but GG south is pretty solid from my experiences.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #429 on: December 01, 2021, 01:08:35 PM »
Ate at Hamisada Tuesday night, the food was quite good, fresh warm pitas and really good chummus and steak. Reminds me of Olympic Pita. Who opened it?

is it waiter service with a 18% tip? or more like u pick up the food by the counter? what can u compare it to (ambiance and service wise) in lakewood

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is it waiter service with a 18% tip? or more like u pick up the food by the counter? what can u compare it to (ambiance and service wise) in lakewood

thanks
You order and pay by the counter then a waiter brings the food to your table, sort of like Caffoteria as far as ambiance/service. No tip.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #431 on: December 01, 2021, 07:08:40 PM »
Hamisada makes excellent food, has fair prices and is a great mid-range establishment. Service needs to get much better but I don’t judge this early.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #432 on: December 02, 2021, 01:27:10 AM »
Hamisada makes excellent food, has fair prices and is a great mid-range establishment. Service needs to get much better but I don’t judge this early.
Anyone here tried their Sabich?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #433 on: December 02, 2021, 01:41:12 AM »
Anyone here tried their Sabich?
Yes. Didn't love. Overall I did enjoy the food and would go back
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #434 on: December 12, 2021, 10:11:23 PM »
My kids really enjoyed cafe noir in Florida last year. Is there anything milchig on the upscale side with nice ambiance in Lakewood? Caffoteria and Ottimo don’t really have that feel.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #435 on: December 20, 2021, 08:15:23 PM »
Where can I get good Chinese in Lakewood? Doesn't need to be fancy, just good tasting Chinese.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #436 on: December 20, 2021, 08:31:32 PM »
Where can I get good Chinese in Lakewood? Doesn't need to be fancy, just good tasting Chinese.
I liked Deluxe's Chinese, over others last time I checked, the type that didn't get me nauseous after 2 bites...

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #437 on: December 20, 2021, 08:35:36 PM »
I liked Deluxe's Chinese, over others last time I checked, the type that didn't get me nauseous after 2 bites...
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #438 on: December 20, 2021, 08:43:51 PM »
I liked Deluxe's Chinese, over others last time I checked, the type that didn't get me nauseous after 2 bites...
Then its not real Chinese...

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #439 on: December 20, 2021, 08:56:11 PM »
Where can I get good Chinese in Lakewood? Doesn't need to be fancy, just good tasting Chinese.

I vote for Glatt Bite. Quick and delicious food.