Hot Bagels Abroad Montclair October 31, 2023If you’ve ever been to a bagel joint in New Jersey, you kind of know what you’re in...
Turtle + the Wolf September 6, 2023Ms. Hipster and I celebrated a joint birthday some time ago. A few folks were kind enough to...
Urban Chicken – Montclair April 20, 2023Look, man, I don’t want to besmirch the help at Urban Chicken. Mostly because the chicken they produce...
Egan & Sons February 27, 2023I’m still a little at a loss as to what a gastropub is. I guess it’s like a...
Scala del Nonna February 15, 2023I’ve walked by this joint a million times. I think perhaps it was Japanese at one point. It...
Diesel & Duke – Montclair January 30, 2023I truly hate Duke. The university, not the burger joint. But I won’t hold it against Diesel &...
Ani Ramen House – Montclair August 20, 2022If you ever felt like you needed to eat ramen inside a comic book, Ani Ramen might be...
Pineapple Express Barbecue June 2, 2022We first experienced Pineapple Express as a pop-up during a block party of sorts in Montclair. As a...
Belgiovine’s Italian Deli April 28, 2022I don’t recall having Italian delis in LA growing up. Jewish delis, sure. But like most of Southern...
Ah’ Pizz Montclair March 7, 2022Ah’ Pizz is actually a long-standing eatery in Montclair (opened 2010) considering the ups and downs of the...
Ruthie’s Bar-B-Q & Pizza September 14, 2021Barbecue is one of those words that just confounds me. Because it can also be barbeque. But, mostly...
Tierney’s Tavern May 17, 2021If ever there was a local watering hole, Tierney’s would be it. The bar that every band in...
Sparo’s Deli & Catering March 13, 2021I’m not certain what this space was originally supposed to be. I remember ordering a slice in it...
Montclair House Grill January 22, 2021This joint has had more names than Kodak Black. That’s a deep cut reference, but suffice it to...
Antika Grill November 24, 2020I have to believe Antika Grill is the only restaurant in the area that has its own bong...
Cuban Pete’s August 31, 2020Look, man, I don’t know if this joint is racist. I mean, I don’t know if the owner,...
Beyond Pita July 29, 2020Why so angry? Seriously. You run a customer-based service, yet you treat your customers as though they’re an...
Vanillamore June 13, 2020[CLOSED] Vanillamore is a funny place. It’s a restaurant that looks like a cafe whose namesake is essentially...