What are your favorite NJ restaurants? (Camden, Atlantic City: island, location, county)

[mike0421]

Originally Posted by HobokenGuy

holy heart attack! Rutts Hut serves the best dogs in all of the land.

Some other great Hot Dog haunts:

1) Libby's Lunch in Paterson
2) Hiram's in Fort Lee
3) Jimmy Buff's- various locations.

[NewHomeHappy]

Originally Posted by transpearancy

I think there are a few others that are pretty good near there: one is Spigola's (across from the Hamilton Marketplace), Leonardo's (IN the Marketplace), and...ooh waht is the name...it is on the corner of Rt 130 near the Dunkin Donuts, next to a salon.....close to Shrimp King...argh! Can't think of it! But I love their food!!!! OH!! Could it be Villa Barone?? Maybe that is it....

Hi Trans- I'm your neighbor. !! and therefore you get 2 reps from me

Yes. It's Villa Barone. We switch between Spigola's & Villa Barone every date night (monthly) Barone is BYOB and Spigola is a bit more pricy but both are well worth the money.
*One night in Villa Barone we thought we walked onto the set of the Soprano's !!
*One night at Spigola's (yes it was Valentine's Day) we had 7:30 pm reservations and we did not get seated until 8:30pm. The place was extremely crowded & the bar was packed.

[Kimmaranclh]

OMG...totally forgot to put the Grease Trucks in New Brunswick.....they have all the "Fat" sandwhiches....so if you want a yummy heart attack in a brown paper bag...go there...

[njguy]

Originally Posted by mike0421

Some other great Hot Dog haunts:

1) Libby's Lunch in Paterson
2) Hiram's in Fort Lee
3) Jimmy Buff's- various locations.

That Callahan's that was next to Hiram's is no more - it was torn down and now a bank is there. Hiram's is still alive and well.

[LittleMissSunshine]

Originally Posted by NewHomeHappy

Hi Trans- I'm your neighbor. !! and therefore you get 2 reps from me

Yes. It's Villa Barone. We switch between Spigola's & Villa Barone every date night (monthly) Barone is BYOB and Spigola is a bit more pricy but both are well worth the money.
*One night in Villa Barone we thought we walked onto the set of the Soprano's !!
*One night at Spigola's (yes it was Valentine's Day) we had 7:30 pm reservations and we did not get seated until 8:30pm. The place was extremely crowded & the bar was packed.

I like Villa Barone and Leonardo's too. Both have really good food.

[lucienda]

Originally Posted by njguy

That Callahan's that was next to Hiram's is no more - it was torn down and now a bank is there. Hiram's is still alive and well.

Yeah, sad when I saw Callahan's go. Hiram's hot dogs,..YUMM! But their Greasy burgers are the BEST.

[Badfish740]

North:

Fernandez Steakhouse in Newark (Brazillian style)
Okayama in Upper Montclair (Japanese steakhouse)
Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell (American pub grub)
Dublin Pub in Morristown (Irish-American style)
Tito's Burritos in Summit (Mexicali)

Central:

Tre Piani in Princeton (Italian)
Sotto (formerly the Annex) in Princeton (Italian)
Hoagie Haven in Princeton (Great sandwich joint)
The Cranbury Inn (Classic American/Italian)
Settimo Cielo in Trenton (Fine Italian)
Pete Lorenzo's in Trenton (Classic American/Italian)
Sweeney's Pub in Trenton (Irish-American)
De Lorenzo's Hamilton Avenue in Trenton (Tomato Pie)
John Henry's in Trenton (Seafood)

South:

Dock's Oyster House in Atlantic City (Seafood of course)
Villagio Iccara in Yardville (Northern/Southern Italian)
Chesterfield Inn in Chesterfield (Pub grub/Classic American)
Carney's in Cape May (Pub grub/Seafood)

[laure768]

Sabor in Hawthorne, amazing food + beautiful upscale decor - Sabor Latin Bistro

Gencarelli's in Wayne, best eggplant parm, down to earth, on the lake - Gencarelli's Ristorante Wayne NJ - Restaurant Passion

[exhdo1]

Originally Posted by Badfish740

North:

Fernandez Steakhouse in Newark (Brazillian style)
Okayama in Upper Montclair (Japanese steakhouse)
Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell (American pub grub)
Dublin Pub in Morristown (Irish-American style)
Tito's Burritos in Summit (Mexicali)

Central:

Tre Piani in Princeton (Italian)
Sotto (formerly the Annex) in Princeton (Italian)
Hoagie Haven in Princeton (Great sandwich joint)
The Cranbury Inn (Classic American/Italian)
Settimo Cielo in Trenton (Fine Italian)
Pete Lorenzo's in Trenton (Classic American/Italian)
Sweeney's Pub in Trenton (Irish-American)
De Lorenzo's Hamilton Avenue in Trenton (Tomato Pie)
John Henry's in Trenton (Seafood)

South:

Dock's Oyster House in Atlantic City (Seafood of course)
Villagio Iccara in Yardville (Northern/Southern Italian)
Chesterfield Inn in Chesterfield (Pub grub/Classic American)
Carney's in Cape May (Pub grub/Seafood)

Looks like your around Trenton quite a bit. Have you ever been to Revere Ristorante on 29 and if so whats your take on it?

[Badfish740]

Originally Posted by exhdo1

Looks like your around Trenton quite a bit. Have you ever been to Revere Ristorante on 29 and if so whats your take on it?

My mom's side of the family came from Trenton and some still live there. My work brings me in once and a while and I try to support the city's restaurants when I can. I always liked the Revere but haven't been in a while. I believe they are under new management since the last time I was there. It's probably like any longtime Trenton staple though, old fashioned and good. There are a lot more great places in Trenton but I didn't want to seem biased:

Rossi's Tavern
Amici Milano
Trentini's
Tir Na Nog (Actually just a pub, but it's the most authentic Irish Republican bar you'll find outside of Free Derry)
Joe's Mill Hill Saloon
The 449 Room and Greenlight Cafe (Vegetarian)
Kat Man Du (Go for the food-skip the club)
Papa's Tomato Pies (I'm a De Lorenzo's die hard, but I'll give them a plug)
Merlino's (Now Diamond's on the Waterfront-really in Ewing though)