It's your turn to rate the best eating in the state.
The Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll is your chance to help select the Garden State’s best dining spots. To take part in the survey, just complete this form and drop it in the mail. THE ENTRY DEADLINE IS March 11. You can name restaurants anywhere in New Jersey. We’ll tabulate the winners by three regions: North, Central and South. Winners will be published in the August issue of New Jersey Monthly.
By submitting a ballot, you become eligible to win dinner for two at the restaurant named Best of the Best in your region. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing. So tell us where you love to eat—and be part of one of New Jersey Monthly’s most popular features.
Comments
I often wonder if you have regular foodies choose your best. They never change
I love food. But your choices sometimes leave me wanting.
Posted by: susan vitali, Edison,nj | Jan 27, 2012 16:25:47 PM |
Salt Creek Grille is simply the best.
The coffee-encrusted NY steak is just to die for. I was even drooling over the leftovers. I was in heaven, until I got jealous of my boyfriend’s pork chop, which (according to the menu) Zagat claims is the "best pork chop on the planet." I was only allowed to steal one small bite, but that’s all it took for me to completely agree with their assessment! It’s thick, perfectly cooked, and perfectly seasoned. Even though my stomach was more than satisfied, we chose to split a chocolate souffle. If I don’t get that souffle again for Valentine’s Day, I’ll be upset! I’ve tried a few things from each of the 2 New Jersey locations, and the new cheese plate appetizer (something I’ve now copied at my home get-togethers) and the ahi tuna stack are my favorites. Either location, hands down, could be the winner in my book.
Posted by: Kristy, Woodbridge, NJ | Jan 26, 2012 20:50:43 PM |
reviews for good spots
Good luck to all of you.
Posted by: san, Basking Ridge | Jan 27, 2012 13:06:59 PM |
Sugarush cupcakes
We go into Red Bank all the time to eat and make sure we get our desserts from Sugarush. Their cupcakes are the best around. We just recently ordered a cupcake cake from there and it is was shaped like a stroller. So create and delicious!
Posted by: John N., Middletown | Jan 28, 2012 19:09:56 PM |
Agree about Sugarush
I just had a cake made from there because of how much I love their cupcakes. I dream about it there. They are always so friendly in there! Defintely best in NJ.
Posted by: Julie, Little Silver | Jan 28, 2012 19:11:52 PM |
VIA 45 Red Bank NJ
VIA 45 is my favorite restaurant for many reasons! Claudette, Lauren (owners) and their staff are the nicest people you could ever meet, especially Pierre and Ryan. The food is the absolute best and I have a gluten allergy. My favorite dish is the anything with the VIA 45 sauce on it. They always have a gluten free dessert and the gluten free pineapple upside down cake is one of my favorites. Having dinner at VIA 45 is a relaxing, romantic evening for my husband and I and it’s BYOB!
Posted by: Susan deBrigard, Fair Haven, NJ | Jan 28, 2012 13:55:43 PM |
Temple Gourmet
The best Chinese restaurant in NJ is now Temple Gourmet Chinese. I used to drive out to Peking Pavilion for Chinese and now I take the short hike down to Red Bank. I must say that, the owner, Victor has outdone his parents. The food is fresh and cooked to a perfect temperature. Service is comparable to any fine-dining restaurant in New Jersey. Although the space is smaller, the location is ideal especially on a warm summer day where you can people-watch on Temple’s outdoor patio on Broad Street. If you enjoy Chinese food, you must, at least, give Temple a try.
Posted by: David Goldberg, Holmdel | Feb 01, 2012 02:32:49 AM |
Temple Chinese Restuarant in Red Bank
I have traveled extensively throughout Asia and have never enjoyed this level of Chinese "haute cuisine". Every dish is unique and perfect with regard to taste and presentation. The place may be filled to capacity but the kitchen is so well organized that the food comes out hot and quickly. Amazing! Enjoyed every moment of my experience there.
Posted by: Melle Wreiole, Little Silver | Feb 01, 2012 12:07:01 PM |
CUPCAKES
No one but Chris and the sweet geniuses behind Sugarush, Red Bank!
Posted by: Lisa Matalon, West Long Branch | Feb 01, 2012 19:22:31 PM |
At Cafe Luna you order any fish dish or pasta and it is just like the taste of Venice or Rome. Save the travel cost but be sure to make a reservation. The soups are outstanding too.
I am told deserts are a wonder but none for me.
Posted by: Larry Bernstein, Enter your city here | Feb 05, 2012 21:16:24 PM |
La Cipollina
La Cipollina is consistently excellent--from the inspired menu choices and specials to the service of their fine staff, to the value. Whether dining indoors during the winter or al fresco in the summer, I heartily recommend this restaurant!
Posted by: Brian Bass, Robbinsville | Feb 06, 2012 23:11:44 PM |
Romantic, delicious...hidden treasure
The Wine Bar in Atlantic Highlands is truly a hidden treasure. It’s gorgeous decor, incredible food, dim-lit lounge and extensive wine list is the perfect place to cuddle up with your special someone for a couple of drinks after dinner, while you listen to the live jazz band that plays. Absolutely indredible. Worth the 45 minute ride, especially in the summer, where you can walk a block away to the most luxurious marina.
Posted by: Paula P, Morganville | Feb 07, 2012 11:53:14 AM |
La Cipollina is the best all around restaurant. My husband and I have been going there for years we have even had our company Christmas parties there.. Everything is excellent, the staff, the food, the atmosphere.
Posted by: Laura De Blasi, Jackson, NJ | Feb 07, 2012 13:10:10 PM |
San Giuseppe Coal Fired Pizza and Restaurant
This is a new cozy place in Hoboken, NJ.
Service and staff was very good. Food is excellent. Everything is fresh and delicious. Plenty of food is served.
Would HIGHLY recommend this restaurant.
Posted by: Betty Ann, Jersey City, NJ | Feb 08, 2012 20:17:54 PM |
cafe
Hands down America’s cup makes best cappuccino. Starbucks should take lessons from owner Ross. A true barrista.
Posted by: Teresa M, haddonfield nj | Feb 11, 2012 14:21:40 PM |
La Cipollina
It is time to rediscover La Cipollina. It is an excellent family-owned restaurant that always succeeds in providing for a wonderful evening. The food? Exceptional and inventive...not your fathers Italian restaurant. The service? Usually first rate! The kind of service you would expect at a 4 star New York restaurant. Handsome guys and gals in tuxedos bring about an old world European charm with modern sensibility. You will definitely be impressed at La Cipollina. Plan to go there this weekend...stop reading and make reservations now!
Posted by: Bob Giangrasso, Wanamassa, NJ | Feb 09, 2012 20:37:32 PM |
cafe
Hands down America’s cup makes best cappuccino. Starbucks should take lessons from owner Ross. A true barrista.
Posted by: Teresa M, haddonfield nj | Feb 11, 2012 14:21:41 PM |
best deli and Italian bread
Demarcos Italian deli in aberdeen is the best. great food and better Italian bread. they bake it there from scratch. Youve got to try them.
Posted by: Gene D, holmdel | Feb 11, 2012 22:55:56 PM |
New Bakery
Montclair has a new bakery called The Little Daisy Bake Shop with fabulous desserts. Everything is good and the menu changes adding new wonderful creations. Everything is made in small batches and from scratch. It’s the best!!!!
Posted by: Paula Yazzolino, Portland, OR | Feb 13, 2012 08:20:30 AM |
My go to place. Never lets me down. They know what they are doing. Why would you ever go to a chain restaurant!?.....Do any of these work for you?
The Frog & The Peach:
A classy place for special occasions as well as really good bar food. A Great place for special occasions and accessible enough for an appetizer at the bar and a great cocktail. Comfortable classy & Swanky. Historic Industrial. Dramatic yet welcoming. Great wine selection with unusual stuff and a staff that knows what’s what
Posted by: Sarah Armstrong, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 | Feb 14, 2012 02:39:11 AM |
Service
I could not say enough about the quality of the service here. The absolutely most perfect bartending staff possible, a 5 star baker who can probably work anywhere she wants but prefers catherine lombardi, and the food is well, i cannot write the words.
Posted by: Gina & Larry Capraro, Ocean City, NJ | Feb 16, 2012 05:01:48 AM |
Great from the start
Osteria Morini, now residing where our former favorite restaurant Due Terre lived, is a gem. From the appetizer (which could have been our entree) through dessert, our recent dinner there was magical. Superb ingredients, great choices, outstanding service, and food that just knocked us out...Osteria Morini is an instant classic and our newest favorite. We would eat there every week if we could!
Posted by: Rob McMichael, Basking Ridge | Feb 16, 2012 20:10:56 PM |
Good Luck.
Posted by: Mel Cornin, Basking Ridge, NJ | Feb 17, 2012 01:09:31 AM |
ALICES. Hidden treasure that snagged NJs best chef.
Alice’s in Lake Hopatcong... David Drake is the Executive Chef...Yes, the David Drake from the Frog & The Peach, Ryland Inn, Stage House, etc. It’s down home and comfortable- not fine dining. His food + relaxed atmosphere (servers wear jeans) + shabby chic vibe = priceless. Not to mention totally different- especially for NJ. Worth the trip to Lake Hopatcong. Just about an hour from Manhattan. Do it.
Posted by: Jay B, Rutherford | Feb 17, 2012 07:52:44 AM |
Red Cadillac
Great food, great prices, great service, great atmosphere!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this place
Posted by: Jennifer, Elizabeth, NJ | Feb 17, 2012 20:52:08 PM |
Red Cadillac, Union, NJ
Total package here...fabulous food which is perfectly priced combine with superb service and excellent entertainment. In addition you’ll find the owners present,(the Montes Famiy) they are very welcoming, you’ll feel like your at home...only BETTER!
Posted by: Connie Galatilis, Mountainside, NJ | Feb 19, 2012 03:32:02 AM |
Bokhara kebab house
Its a hidden gem in the small town of Boonton
it’s Uzbek cuisine but a lot of people don’t know that
they make everything fresh and very tasty and the ambiance is very calming and romantic the most important they have big portions some with the side of rice and salad @ very ow prices great appetizers starting $3.99 and entree starting $6.99 so we were a group of 9 and it cost us only 95 including tax and tip I had a great experience
Posted by: Eric rahyab, Boonton | Feb 19, 2012 04:34:23 AM |
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