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...
Maple Leaf Diner February 10, 2022Nope, it ain’t Canadian. Though you’d think from the name they’d serve… Man, we were just in Canada...
Bella Napoli Ristorante December 6, 2021Bella Napoli used to be our go-to Italian back in the day. I would do the spaghetti and...
Holsten’s October 18, 2021Before this was The Sopranos joint, it was just the local rundown diner and ice cream parlor where...
Apna Punjab Indian Restaurant July 21, 2021There have been more Indian restaurants in Montclair and Bloomfield than one could possibly imagine. They’ve opened and...
Cowan’s Public July 18, 2021Nutley is not the first town one thinks about when they think of “cool.” Mostly they think about...
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...
Stirling Tavern October 29, 2020Remember eating out? Do you recall the vague smell of stale beer and the aroma of fried food...
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...
Cheng Du 23 March 26, 2020There is nothing like mall Chinese food. You have your Panda Express and something with the word ‘Wok’...
Tacoria – Montclair February 15, 2020Bro tacos. Yes, that’s a thing. And this comes as close to that paradigm as possible. Including the...
