BURG COMING TO NEWARK
Hand-crafted burgers, salads, mini-doughnuts with wine and locally sourced craft beer on tap will be featured at BURG: Jersey Burgers & Taps that is expected to open in August in Newark’s Military Park. Chef Chris Siversen and restaurateur Marc Haskell, owners of Maritime Parc in Jersey City have partnered in this undertaking with Biederman Redevelopment Ventures (BRV Corp.) and The Military Park Partnership, which redeveloped (and will operate) the revitalized park.
Menu items include a Cowboy Burger (blend of signature beef plus roast beef, BBQ sauce, griddled onions), chicken burger with kale pesto (pickled onions, sautéed mushrooms) and their signature Ice Burg (frozen old fashioned). BURG will rely heavily on the bounty of New Jersey purveyors such as Radicle Farms, Zone 7 and Valley Shepherd. Patrons will be able to dine al fresco and enjoy Military Park’s new gardens as well as various programs and events, like live music and a film series. Military Park will re-open later this spring. The restaurant will be open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.
Executive chef Chris Siversen
Photo courtesy of Lowell Saferstein
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OTHER OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS
Ani Ramen House, offering six ramen dishes with choices of broths, vegetables and meats, has opened at 401 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair (973-744-3960); BYO.
Caballo, offering Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, has opened at 1 Mill St, Bernardsville (908-766-7979). The location previously housed Equus.
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Corner Bakery Café has opened at Moorestown Mall, 400 Rt 38, Moorestown (856-439-0140).
The Plum and The Pear, an American bistro, has opened at 393 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff (201-485-8793); BYO. Owner George Kalivas used to own Bistro 18 in Montclair and Il Villino in Waldwick.
Ricalton’s Village Tavern, an Irish Pub and mid-to high-end restaurant, has opened at 19 Valley St, South Orange (973-763-1006).
Rony’s Rockin’ Grill, 83 Washington Ave, Bergenfield, (201-665-4755) has opened serving burgers made with a mixture of brisket, chuck steak and porterhouse tips.
Tea NJ, offering a variety of teas and coffees, as well as sandwiches and salads, has opened at 262 Newark Ave, Jersey City (201-758-7105).
Veronica’s Restaurant Bar & Lounge, offering American dining, has opened at 36 Speedwell Ave, Morristown (973-984-2371).
The Washington House, 55 S Finley, Basking Ridge (908-766-7610,) has opened serving contemporary American cuisine daily for lunch and dinner. Built around 1871, the structure was originally a hotel of the same name until the 1950s. In 1972, it became a restaurant called The Store, and in 2010 it became the Ridge Tavern. Some menu items include: braised short ribs with polenta and broccoli rabe; grilled and braised NJ lamb; grilled organic salmon; faro risotto; grilled lemon-blueberry pound cake and banana split crème brulee. Executive chef is Crawford Koeniger, who previously worked as sous chef at Roots Steak House in Summit, The Pluckemin Inn in Bedminster and most recently Eno Terra in Princeton.
CLOSINGS
Murphy Style Grill, Red Bank.
Sevilla Spain, Pine Brook has closed and plans are for another restaurant to come into the space.
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