Hackensack Welcomes Healthful New Eatery

Plus: Other openings and updates in Madison, Haddon Township and Pilesgrove Township.

True Food Kitchen’s garden-inspired dining room in Hackensack

RESTAURANT OPENINGS & UPDATES

True Food Kitchen  Hackensack

The Shops at Riverside have welcomed True Food Kitchen, which opened on St. Patrick’s Day. This is TFK’s first Jersey location, complete with an outdoor patio and a garden-inspired dining room. The healthful restaurant debuted its spring menu, featuring brunch favorites like the Sunrise Bowl (sunny-side-up eggs, sweet potato, grilled veggies), hearty pizzas (topped with spinach, mushrooms and chicken sausage), as well as items like Spaghetti Squash Casserole and Shrimp Tacos (with cilantro chimichurri). Seasonal desserts (like Key Lime Pie) and cocktails (like the Citrus Skinny Margarita) are available as add-ons to an already delicious dining experience. Open Monday–Friday at 11 am; Saturday and Sunday at 10 am.

True Food Kitchen, 390 Hackensack Ave. (Suite 186), Hackensack; 551-295-7401

Keg & Kitchen • Haddon Township

In 2019, this modern yet rustic restaurant was named one of the best bar scenes in the state by New Jersey Monthly. This past weekend, Keg & Kitchen introduced its new chef, Allen Lattany, with a five-course tasting menu. Lattany is French-trained and has cooked around the world, contributing to his varied offerings at K. The special menu featured Candied Bacon, Bao Buns, Grilled Spanish Octopus, Duck Confit, and Date and Brioche Pudding, each paired with diners’ choice of cocktails, wine or beer.

Keg & Kitchen, 90 Haddon Ave., Haddon Township; 856-833-9800

Central + Main American Eatery • Madison

Chef Leia Gaccione, who closed Central + Main last December, announced that the restaurant will reopen March 31. The new menu launches a Spring and Summer pop-up, titled Central + Main Seafood, featuring new dishes such as fish tacos, lobster nachos and rolls, and fried clam strips. BYO.

Central + Main American Eatery, 3 Central Ave., Madison; 973-845-6622

Sunshine Nutrition • Pilesgrove Township

Smoothies, shakes and teas have been what this juice bar is about since it opened in late 2020. Changing its menu weekly, Sunshine has featured drinks like Cadbury Egg shakes, Electric Lemonade Tea, refreshing fruit smoothies and an assortment of baked goods. In a mission to spread positivity, Sunshine Nutrition shares inspirational quotes and lets other small businesses sell their products in the store. Opens Monday–Friday at 7 am; Saturday and Sunday at 9 am.

Sunshine Nutrition, 8 West Ave., Pilesgrove Township; 856-823-5243

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