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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

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

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.

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 #520 on: April 27, 2022, 07:32:53 AM »
They have 14 Google Reviews so I would guess they are open. You can also call and ask.
https://g.co/kgs/nkU71E
They were open for large private events. I called there was no answer.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #521 on: April 27, 2022, 10:58:27 PM »
They have 14 Google Reviews so I would guess they are open. You can also call and ask.
https://g.co/kgs/nkU71E
Idk some of these reviews look very fake.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #522 on: May 09, 2022, 11:29:49 AM »
Is tomahawk open? Anyone try it?

Ive been there. its soft opening still. they have a big focus on events.

the store is designed beautiful!

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #523 on: May 10, 2022, 12:02:48 AM »
I went to Deluxe a couple of times over the last week and I’m starting to believe the food is pretty good. At first I wasn’t a fan after they switched over the menu but I think it’s growing on me.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #524 on: May 10, 2022, 12:07:16 AM »
I went to Deluxe a couple of times over the last week and I’m starting to believe the food is pretty good. At first I wasn’t a fan after they switched over the menu but I think it’s growing on me.
I like their food over GB

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #525 on: May 10, 2022, 03:30:08 PM »
but I think it’s growing on me.

@YitzyS , not sure how you missed this, there’s major “like” potential here!

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #526 on: May 10, 2022, 05:11:22 PM »
@YitzyS , not sure how you missed this, there’s major “like” potential here!
I'm on a diet now, but thanks for thinking about my stomach.

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« Reply #527 on: May 10, 2022, 05:12:46 PM »
I'm on a diet now, but thanks for thinking about my stomach.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #528 on: May 17, 2022, 09:16:36 AM »
any relatively new milchig restaurants in the greater area open latish(after 8pm)?

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Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #529 on: June 02, 2022, 07:26:42 PM »
New pizza store opened in Toms River


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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #530 on: June 02, 2022, 11:09:27 PM »
What happened to Entree? Place is empty on a Thursday night. Less than a year ago it was absolutely packed all week.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #531 on: June 02, 2022, 11:22:39 PM »
What happened to Entree? Place is empty on a Thursday night. Less than a year ago it was absolutely packed all week.
Lost their chef, menu got stale (no pun intended), and people got sick of sitting in a tent.


ETA: to be fair a Thursday night before a 3 day YT isn't a great night for restaurants - people are busy. Though I've heard similar sentiments over the past few months.

Also the Yogi Berra line comes to mind - Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #532 on: June 02, 2022, 11:32:04 PM »
Lost their chef, menu got stale (no pun intended), and people got sick of sitting in a tent.


ETA: to be fair a Thursday night before a 3 day YT isn't a great night for restaurants - people are busy. Though I've heard similar sentiments over the past few months.

Also the Yogi Berra line comes to mind - Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.

Tent is closed and still not close to being crowded. Far cry from a short time ago. I’m wondering if it’s because of new places or because of itself, or a combo of both. I feel like food quality went down a bit but drinks got better.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #533 on: June 03, 2022, 09:47:27 AM »
does amex code as groceries as well at Bingo?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #534 on: June 03, 2022, 10:40:57 AM »
does amex code as groceries as well at Bingo?
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #535 on: June 14, 2022, 11:02:57 AM »
anyone tried Sugo yet?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #536 on: June 14, 2022, 09:49:08 PM »
The CQ burger at Deluxe is pretty good.
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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #537 on: June 23, 2022, 10:59:39 PM »
Where is the cheapest place to order pizza pies for delivery?

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #538 on: June 23, 2022, 11:32:23 PM »
anyone tried Sugo yet?
i had some appetizers. Good. Nothing outstanding. Interestingly, they aren’t allowed to serve any coffee/smoothies etc bec Starbucks has a contract barring any competition in the mall.

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Re: Lakewood, NJ Restaurants Master Thread
« Reply #539 on: June 24, 2022, 01:43:55 AM »
Where is the cheapest place to order pizza pies for delivery?
pizza on wheels?