Johnny Rockets Grand Opening Newport Mall Jersey City

On Thursday, November 10th the newest Johnny Rockets Restauant opened at Newport Mall in Jersey City our photographer Steveamack.com was there to document the event… Photo (L to R) Alex Sabatino;   Mall Mngr.-Denise Ipsen, Jersey City  Council President-Peter  Brennan, Franchise owner Al Tafro, Acting Jersey City Mayor Armando Roman, Chairman Norm Chirte, Franchise owner Bill White, Franchise [...]

newport centre’s new johnny rockets celebrates opening with guest giveaways Classic Chain Rewards Visitors for Participating in All-American Grand Opening Festivities

Johnny Rockets invites locals and visitors to celebrate the grand opening of its new restaurant at Newport Centre in Jersey City on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 4-7 p.m. Guests will enjoy a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Franchise Owner Bill White, samples of Hamburgers and Shakes, and will have the opportunity to win a raffle for a [...]

The Brightside Tavern in Jersey City – Where Everybody knows your Name

Try the Brightside Tavern in Jersey City for Food, Drink, Fun By Sally Deering The Brightside Tavern “Where everyone knows your name” When Tom Parisi opened a little Gelato shop on York Street in Jersey City more than a year ago, he named it “Tommy Two Scoops” and the name stuck like a maraschino cherry [...]

restaurant VIEWS-That’s Amore! Da Noi Restaurant serves Divine Italian Cuisine in a Romantic, Elegant Atmosphere

By Sally Deering River View Observer’s restaurant VIEWS Pick for October 24th to November 11th DA NOI Restaurant Da Noi Restaurant in Bayonne  “Da Noi” means “by us” or “from us” in Italian and it’s also the name of a romantic and elegant restaurant in Bayonne where you will enjoy fine Italian dishes that are [...]

Bayonne’s Best Kept Secret!

Angelina’s Restaurant Offers Fine Cuisine in a Cozy Hideaway Angelina’s Restaurant 928 Broadway, Bayonne 201-823-3322 By Sally Deering   When you enter Angelina’s restaurant on Broadway in Bayonne, you’re greeted by an explosion of kitsch – a display of 45s and old photographs on the walls and music by 50’s and ‘60s groups like The [...]

Mayor Healy Announces Expansion of Restaurant Row In Jersey City

Restaurant Row Doubles in Size as Jersey City Becomes Even More Business-Friendly – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and city planning officials announced today the expansion of the city’s Restaurant Row during a press conference at Madame Claude’s Café, a French restaurant now situated in the new Restaurant Overlay Zone. In August, Mayor Healy and the [...]

The Beat goes on at Maxwell’s, Hoboken’s Landmark Rock ‘n Roll Club and Restaurant

Still Hip after all these Years  By Sally Deering  Cutting edge rock ‘n roll and comfort food that won’t bust your wallet are just two great reasons why Maxwell’s in Hoboken still grooves as a club and restaurant. Ever since the 1980s, Maxwell’s has been the Hoboken venue for up-and-coming bands and some famous ones, [...]

Hoboken Gets Its Own Ibby’s Falafel

  Popular Downtown Jersey City Eatery expands into Hoboken Adnan Kwara, Ibby to his friends and customers knows a lot about preparing delicious authentic Middle Eastern Cuisine. In 2009. 2010 and also in 2011,  Kwara’s restaurant; Ibby’s Falafel, was voted Best of the Best Falafel by New Jersey Monthly Magazine. Since 1996  Ibby’s Falafel has [...]

Hell’s Kitchen-Cooking for the Chef of Wrath!

  Two Hudson County Chefs Face Turbulent Chef Gordon Ramsey of “Hell’s Kitchen” in their Quest to win the Top Prize on Season Nine  By Sally Deering  He screams, breaks plates and throws food – three fabulous reasons to watch Chef Gordon Ramsey, the King of Reality Cooking Shows as he sets ablaze Season 9 [...]

Komegashi Too in Jersey City, Just As Fine As The Original

Restaurateur Johnny Leung is a self-proclaimed “Foodie” who opened Komegashi on Montgomery Street near Exchange Place in Jersey City in 1990. He made a successful splash as the only fine-dining Japanese restaurant in town and in 2000, Leung opened Komegashi Too on the Jersey City Waterfront at a time when the waterfront had little to offer as a dining destination and there were few hi-rises beyond the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows.