Jersey "Institutions" of Yesteryear...Ahhhh (Paramus, Rockaway: shop, garden)

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by Bored2Day

I thinks so...but it is all about the beef at Stewarts! Nothing better than a chili dog and rootbeer except maybe a hamburger and rootbeer...I'm getting hungry! Remember going there after baseball games! Aaaahhh Good Times

I use to love their pizza burgers - a couple of perogies with fried onions and sour cream - oh and of course, the Rootbeer : ) We still have a few Stewarts near us but I haven't been to one in years!

[Calico696]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

Anyone remember Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips? I used to work up in Lodi where they had an Arthur Treachers location and I ate there often.

This was the first fast food seafood joint.

Oooh yummy, there used to be one in Bloomfield near where I grew up.

[Calico696]

Originally Posted by wileynj

There's one in the Rockaway mall. There's also a Nathans Hotdogs. Old style fast food joints are making a come back!

Really? I don't go to the mall much, but might have to now. I think I remember hearing that there was an Arthur Treachers in the new mall out in Stroudsburg PA.

[JennyOnTheMove]

Originally Posted by JERSEY MAN

We met Scott Muni from WNEW outside the Capitol Theater in Passaic at a bar and we bought him a drink before a Who concert. He gave us 2 third row center tickets for the concert and we had the best show of our life. Now that was a band in it's day. The Capital Theater anyone remember that. We used to go see Southside Johnny on New Years eve there. Seen the Blues Brothers in thier prime out there. John Belushi doing a cartwheel into the audience. Oh I'll stop i'm starting to show my age.

THE CAPITOL THEATER!!! Oh wow! I saw the Grateful Dead there about 6 times, as well as Jerry Garcia Band and some others. They used to have two shows a night, and they had the coolest "Liquid Light Show" there!!! Next dooe to the theater was the coolest store ever, called "Two Tone" - I remeber buying a pair of boots there with skull buckles up and down, in a size 7.5 - and 3 months later I was married (yes at age 19) and pregnant, and my foot permanently grew to a size 8. I could never wear them again. I remember I spent $70 on those boots, and I thought that was the MOST expensive thing I"d ever bought!!!

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by Calico696

Really? I don't go to the mall much, but might have to now. I think I remember hearing that there was an Arthur Treachers in the new mall out in Stroudsburg PA.

There's also a Stewarts on Rt. 31 in Clinton. One in hackettstown as well but they may have closed by now. Was at the intersection of Rt. 57 and Rt. 24 - the old chicken place - Golden Skillet : ) If you want great seafood at a reasonable rate - Pub 517 by me is great! Whole lobster, 2 dozen steamers for under 20 bucks! Not a bad ride for you. It's in the middle of a corn field on Rt. 517 in Green Twp. About 2 mins north from Rt. 80 - exit 19. Or you can always come through Hackettstown - M&M's is technically on Rt. 517.

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by wileynj

There's one in the Rockaway mall. There's also a Nathans Hotdogs. Old style fast food joints are making a come back!

there's no AT in Rockaway!....is there? don't recall ever seeing one in the 15 yrs I've been going there?

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by fischfan13

It was always called Roosevelt Stadium.

yup. even my dad who was born in 1928 and raised in JC called it Roosevelt Stadium.

[Calico696]

Originally Posted by wileynj

There's also a Stewarts on Rt. 31 in Clinton. One in hackettstown as well but they may have closed by now. Was at the intersection of Rt. 57 and Rt. 24 - the old chicken place - Golden Skillet : ) If you want great seafood at a reasonable rate - Pub 517 by me is great! Whole lobster, 2 dozen steamers for under 20 bucks! Not a bad ride for you. It's in the middle of a corn field on Rt. 517 in Green Twp. About 2 mins north from Rt. 80 - exit 19. Or you can always come through Hackettstown - M&M's is technically on Rt. 517.

The Stewart's on Rt. 31 in Washington is still open. I just never stopped there, since I thought they only had burgers and dogs (that's what we used to get when I was a kid), and I don't eat either. But now that I'm hearing they have other stuff....I'll be checking it out. Been to Golden Skillet...love it! I can take or leave Pub 517 (aka Pub 199).

Johnny's in Buttzville on Route 46 is supposed to have the best dogs around, but how would I know...LOL. People rave about them and the place is always packed. They serve buttermilk there, maybe I'll try that. BTW there is an Italian hot dog/sausage place soon to open on Main St. in Hackettstown...saw the "coming soon" sign the other day.

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by tahiti

there's no AT in Rockaway!....is there? don't recall ever seeing one in the 15 yrs I've been going there?

Yes there is : ) I take the Scottish Visitors there as they love those huge soggy chips. It's in the food court area... first booth on the right when you enter from Lord and taylor side - near Sear Pickup area enterance to the food court : ) AT and Nathans are combined.

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by Calico696

The Stewart's on Rt. 31 in Washington is still open. I just never stopped there, since I thought they only had burgers and dogs (that's what we used to get when I was a kid), and I don't eat either. But now that I'm hearing they have other stuff....I'll be checking it out. Been to Golden Skillet...love it! I can take or leave Pub 517 (aka Pub 199).

Johnny's in Buttzville on Route 46 is supposed to have the best dogs around, but how would I know...LOL. People rave about them and the place is always packed. They serve buttermilk there, maybe I'll try that. BTW there is an Italian hot dog/sausage place soon to open on Main St. in Hackettstown...saw the "coming soon" sign the other day.

Hot Dog Johnny's is over-rated! The dogs are as good as any no name brand from Shorite or Weis : ) Davy's in Mt. Arlington is a better choice. I had a pal who use to sell Sabretts in Hackettstown from her wagon. I love Sabretts! Not to mention, you can make a few bucks with those hot dog wagons. Had two pals - both had great jobs - gave them up and started selling at the Chester Flea market...no lie... 10K/week in the summer!!!!