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When Laicoâ€s Restaurant Jersey City  opened in 1972, it was a brick-oven pizzeria and bar for the neighborhood locals. The Laico family eventually expanded the menu to include an extensive menu filled with home-made Italian specialties. Mixing both modern and traditional dishes on the menu, the award-winning restaurant has been run by three generations of the Laico family for over 40 years. Lou Laico and his sons Adam and Gregory are presently at the helm.

“I used to work here after high school and college,” Adam Laico says. “Iâ€ve been here full-time seven years. My brother Gregory and I are third generation. My father still plays a big part; heâ€s still involved.”

Fresh ingredients and 40 years of cooking expertise are in every dish, from their famous homemade garlic bread and secret house salad dressing to their tasty entrees and delicious desserts.

“We make our own sauce fresh in the morning and every dish is made to order,” Adam says. “We stuff the mushrooms per order, stuff the shrimp per order. Anyone can walk into our kitchen in the morning and see seven or eight pots on the stove. We make our own sauce, we make all the doughs – we bake our own bread. We make our own salad dressing, too.”

(If you want to take home some of that delicious salad dressing, Laicoâ€s sells it for $6.95 a bottle; just ask your server.)

The menu features appetizers like Eggplant Rollatine, Baked Clams, Zuppa di Clams (Red or White), Spiedini alla Romana, Shrimp Cocktail, Shrimp and Red Onions with Garlic & Oil, Spicy Calamari, Mozzarella en Carozza, Mozzarella, Basil, Fresh Tomatoes, and Onions, Mussels (Red or White), and Stuffed Mushrooms.

Brick-Oven Pizzas include the Margherita, Quattro Formaggio (four cheese), Spicy Sausage, Spinach, Provolone, and Mozzarella, Broccoli Rabe and Sausage, and the Wild Mushroom. If youâ€re in the mood for pasta thereâ€s Ravioli, Farfalle (Bow Ties), Filetto di Pomodoro, Rigatoni Arrabbiata with Shrimp, Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage, and Paglia e Fieno with Shrimp and Scallops in a Vodka Cream Sauce.

“The Paglia e Fieno with Shrimp and Scallops is one of our signature dishes,” Adam says. “Our dishes are traditional Italian like our Eggplant Rollatine.”

Seafood dishes like Tilapia Francese, Marechiara, or Oreganato; Shrimp in White Wine Sauce, and Shrimp Scampi and Shrimp Parmgiana are also on the menu, along with poultry dishes like Pan-Fried Chicken Breast with Tomatoes & Onions over Mixed Field Greens, Chicken Breast sauteed with Peppers, Mushrooms, and Potatoes, and Chicken Breast Francese, Piccata, or Parmigiana.

From the Broiler, Laicoâ€s serves certified Black Angus Sirloin Steak, Filet Mignon (Grilled) and Filet Mignon Scaloppini Madeira with Wild Mushrooms. There are daily specials, too, and the regulars come back regularly for the different ways Laicoâ€s serves pork chops, Adam says.

“We run some type of pork chop special every day,” Adam says, “like Pork Chop Elephant Ear Parmigiana. Thatâ€s very popular. So is the Grilled Pork Chop with Long Hot Peppers.”

Laicoâ€s is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Donâ€t worry about parking. Thereâ€s a dinner-time valet to park your car, even on busy Saturday nights.

One happy customer posted this on Laicoâ€s website: “I was raised three blocks from here and have been coming to Laico’s since the ’80s… Whether you are from Jersey City or Chatham or Los Angeles, this place makes you feel like a member of the Laico’s family.”

If you go

LAICOâ€S

67 Terhune Ave, JC

(201) 434-4115

www.laicosjc.com

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 Here is a restaurant  list I will be updating every month by adding new restaurants in our  River View Observer Print publication and here at riverviewobserver.com

Try one of these fine restuarants for a delicious night out.- Enjoy Herb 

More DINING STORIES

Abbyâ€s Pub                                                                  
407 Monmouth Street
Cor. Of 3rd off
Newark Ave.
Jersey City, NJ
201-963-3334

Amandaâ€s
908 Washington Street,
Hoboken, NJ
201-798-0101

Ameliaâ€s
187 Warren Street,
Historic Downtown
Jersey City, NJ
201-332-2200

Arthurâ€s Tavern
237 Washington Street,
Hoboken, NJ
201-656-5009

Baja
101 Washington Street,
Hoboken, NJ
201-653-0610

Baja 2
117 Montgomery Street
(Historic Downtown), Jersey City
201-915-0062

Bangkok City
Restauarnt
335 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ
201-792-6613

Bareliâ€s
219 E. Route 3
Secaucus, NJ 07094
201-865-2766

Big Apple Restaurant
And Catering
414 Broadway,
Bayonne, NJ
201-858-1075

Biggies Clam Bar
318 Madison Street
Hoboken, NJ
201-656-2161

Benitoâ€s Restaurant
7000 Boulevard East
Guttenberg, NJ
201-854-4114

Brass Rail Restaurant
135 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ
201-659-7074

Brownstone Diner
& Pancake House
426 Jersey Avenue,
Jersey City, NJ
201-433-0471

Buon Appetito
906-908 Broadway
Cor of 43rd Street
Bayonne, NJ
201-436-0043

Casa Dante Restaurant
737 Newark Ave
Jersey City
201-795-2750

Coach House
Kennedy Blvd & Paterson
Plank Road ( 9th St.)
North Bergen, NJ
201-864-8600

Da Noi Restaurant
1105 Ave. C,
Bayonne, NJ
201-437-5578

Edwards Steak House
239 Marin Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ
201-761-0000

Franks Waterside
7800 B River Road
North Bergen, NJ
201-861-0700

Grand Banks
75 Montgomery Street
Historic Downtown
Jersey City, NJ
201-521-1800

Hendricksonâ€s
671 Broadway
Bayonne,nj
201-437-4955

Italia Restaurant
275 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ
201-823-9969

Just Sonnyâ€s
169 Sterling Avenue
Jersey City
201-434-9413

Komegashi
103 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ
201-433-4567

Komegashi Too
99 Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
201-533-8888

Laicoâ€s Restaurant
67 Terhune Ave
Jersey City, NJ
201-4344115

Lincoln Inn
13 Lincoln Street
Jersey City, NJ
201-659-8686

Little Food Café
330 Kennedy Blvd
Bayonne, NJ
201-436-6800

Maxwells
1039Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ
201-798-0406

Ten East Restaurant
Route 440 North
125 Lefante Way
Bayonne, NJ
201-437-1212

 This is a partial list and more restaurants will be added shortly- if you would like to submit the name of a restuarant to add to our list  please comment below – Thanks Herb

 

 

 

 

 

 

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