“Hell no to GMO” is one of the mottoes at Bare Burger, which recently opened at 496 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair (973-509-2273). Using only organic ingredients, menu items include burgers, salads, sandwiches, shakes, sides and much more. Patrons can choose from beef, bison, elk, duck and chicken burgers, and select their bun, veggies, sauce, spread and type of cheese and bacon. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
BURGERWOOD, ENGLEWOOD
Burgerwood at 22 N Van Brunt Street Englewood, has opened in the second dining room of Bistro Capri (201-569-1830). Full bar.
CALIFORNIA TORTILLA
Burritos, salads, nachos, quesadillas and tacos are a few items on the menu ant the newly opened California Tortilla, a chain restaurant, at 1061 Main Street, New Bridge Shopping Center, River Edge (201-488-1170).
JAVA LOVE ROASTING COMPANY
Java Love Coffee Roasting Company in Upper Montclair, offering organic, sustainably farmed, fair trade, rainforest alliance and water-processed green coffee beans, has opened their second location at 49 Church Street, Montclair.
PICCOLO BISTRO, RIDGEWOOD
Piccolo Bistro, 29 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood (201-652-0444), has opened. It offers contemporary Italian Cuisine; BYO. Menu items include homemade meatballs stuffed with fontina; Tuscan-style veal chop; quinoa-crusted yellowfin tuna; and seafood stew. Open daily from noon.
OTHER NJ RESTAURANT OPENINGS
36 West Bar & Restaurant, 965 Rt 36, Atlantic Highlands has opened offering salads, fish, chicken steak and pasta (732-291-0900).
Wings, soups, burgers sandwiches, pizzas, tacos, salads and entree items are offered at Echo Tap & Grill, 1079 Rt 22, Mountainside (908-264-7100).
Fat Fish Taco’s, “a coastal inspired Mexican restaurant with a laid back vibe,” has opened at 291 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell (973-228-6825); BYO. Menu items include burritos, salads, chicken and fish tacos, quesadillas and nachos.
Iluminada, a casual restaurant that was formerly known as El Flamboyan, has opened at 1000 Willow Avenue, Hoboken offering Spanish cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner (201-653-5567).
Kafe Mozart, featuring traditional French crepes with an American twist, has opened at 2900 Rt 10, Morris Plains (973-998-7788); BYO. Menu items include dry-aged hanger steak; herb-crusted salmon; traditional turkey dinner; vegetarian brown rice bowl; pasta du jour and marinated grilled chicken breast.
Latitude Zero, an Ecuadorian restaurant, has opened at 269 Broadway, Bayonne (201-858-0061).
Masa Sushi & Hibachi, 130 S Main Street, Marlboro (732-863-6888); BYO.
Vine Restaurant, 25 E Railroad Avenue, Jamesburg (732-656-5103). Menu items include four-cheese pasta, Scottish salmon; NY strip, lamb T-bone, burgers and baked eggplant. Open for lunch and dinner; full bar.
CLOSINGS
Taste of Bollywood, Succasunna
The Mark, Oak Ridge
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