Satis, Jersey City has opened Satis at 289 Glenwood Avenue, Bloomfield (973-743-1097). The menu will be the same as the Jersey City location and will feature customers’ favorite dishes over the last 5 years, such as the short rib with chorizo and goat cheese mashed potatoes; bouillabaisse; chicken chasseur; scallops with Brussels sprouts and brown butter. There will also be house-made charcuterie and pasta selections. Satis has a liquor license and an extensive menu of wines and drinks.
GRILLERA MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE
Grillera Mediterranean Cuisine in Madison has opened a second location at 460 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange (973-669-3582); BYO. Menu items include hummus, lebni, stuffed grape leaves, manti, okra with lamb and kebabs. The location previously housed Sefarat Mediterranean Cuisine.
OTHER NJ RESTAURANT OPENINGS
Blaze Pizza, a chain restaurant, has opened at 5 Teterboro Landing Drive, Teterboro (201-381-6465). A future location is planned for Livingston.
Gogi Grill, offering traditional Korean BBQ, has opened at 79 Hudson Street, Hoboken (201-792-4504).
The Hills Tavern, previously Martini Bistro & Bar, has opened at 40 Main Street, Millburn (973-377-4614).
Neapolitan style pizza cooked in a wood burning oven, BBQ and wings are featured at JT Straws Pizza & Barbeque, 124 Lincoln Avenue, Hawthorne (973-636-6626).
CLOSINGS
Fricassee, Montclair
Rivoli’s Italian & Seafood Restaurant, Toms River
Sefarat Mediterranean Cuisine, West Orange
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The $25.00 per bottle corkage fee Satis lists on the bottom of their website is excessive and while it may fly in Jersey City, I doubt the folks in Bloomfield will find it reasonable. I know it would dissuade me from trying their restaurant, which is a pity.