A Thread About NJ's Food (Newark, Fair Lawn: houses, theatre, college)

[IamKateyKaboom]

Hey Everyone,

I'm sure it's been done a million times, but I was wondering if any of you could tell me about NJ's food scene?

One of your posters came over to the Kansas forum and gave us a lot of good info and pics on Jersey so it piqued my curiosity!

My fiance and I are probably going to visit within the next year as he has family in Jackson, New Jersey. I was born and raised in the midwest (Kansas City) and moved to Orlando but never been up the east coast, so I appreciate any advice on restaurants and stuff to check out when we're in town.

As you can tell, we're major foodies and love history, art (even though I don't know a lot about it), bookstores, walking and biking trails, etc.

Thank you!

[DarkWolf]

Depends on what you want , and what is your price range?

[jknic]

You HAVE to go on a Diner tour here in Jersey.

[Gerania]

...and you have to have NJ pizza (though I'm not sure where to go over in Jackson).

You won't be too far from Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Washington slept there.

[IamKateyKaboom]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Depends on what you want , and what is your price range?

Well, we like Indian, Thai, steakhouses, Hawaiian, Mediterranean, Italian, and we'll try pretty much everything.

Price range? Moderate...we don't mind paying for quality but the highest we usually go is around $150 for the two of us.

Thanks for responding!

[IamKateyKaboom]

Originally Posted by jknic

You HAVE to go on a Diner tour here in Jersey.

That sounds so incredibly amazing...diner food is love! Where do I begin?

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by IamKateyKaboom

That sounds so incredibly amazing...diner food is love! Where do I begin?

The whole state LOL It varies , Jersey Diners are unique...

[IamKateyKaboom]

Originally Posted by Gerania

...and you have to have NJ pizza (though I'm not sure where to go over in Jackson).

You won't be too far from Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Washington slept there.

Ah, I'm so excited! I wish we could go now to check it out, but we probably won't be able to until next year's tax refunds.

I started doing searches on NJ and things to see. This park looks pretty cool: Grounds for Sculpture

[zhelder]

Originally Posted by IamKateyKaboom

Hey Everyone,

I'm sure it's been done a million times, but I was wondering if any of you could tell me about NJ's food scene?

One of your posters came over to the Kansas forum and gave us a lot of good info and pics on Jersey so it piqued my curiosity!

My fiance and I are probably going to visit within the next year as he has family in Jackson, New Jersey. I was born and raised in the midwest (Kansas City) and moved to Orlando but never been up the east coast, so I appreciate any advice on restaurants and stuff to check out when we're in town.

As you can tell, we're major foodies and love history, art (even though I don't know a lot about it), bookstores, walking and biking trails, etc.

Thank you!

Having spent a significant amount of time in FL due to family living there, I can tell you, overall, NJ's food blows FL's out of the water overall. FL does have some awesome chicken wing places that are better than NJ's. Other than that, NJ wins. Things to try in NJ:

A Kosher Deli

Italian Food/Pizza/Deli (We've gots das bests heres in Joisey!)

Bagels (Drive 90 minutes from Jackson to Hot Bagels on Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn for what may be the country's best bagel.)

A GOOD local bakery (Why are there virtually no decent bakeries in FL? People rave about the Publix bakeries like they were patisseries, probably because there are no better options in most areas of FL.)

A good hot dog joint

A good Newark rodizio (Brazilian Barbecue)

I'll post more ideas as I think of them!

[Gerania]

That's not quite my back yard, so I'll throw out a few suggestions and maybe others can fill in the blanks.

You won't be too far from the beach, and though sometimes a bit quiet before high season, some of the shops and restaurants are open year round.

You could visit Princeton. It's a lovely town and the rich history will make you wish that you had more than one day to spend there.

History? You can't leave without seeing this. War of the Worlds Monument