NYC Restaurateur Brings Israeli Street Food To North Jersey NYC Restaurateur Brings Israeli Street Food To North Jersey
NYC Restaurateur Brings Israeli Street Food To North Jersey A New York City restaurateur is bringing an authentic Israeli restaurant to Essex County.  Sagi Ohayon, who was born and raised in Israel, is opening Chutzpah Kitchen in Maplewood this week. The menu will feature popular Middle Eastern sandwiches such as falafel, kufta and schnitzel. Chutzpah Kitchen will showcase modern takes on Middle-Eastern flavors with a shawarma spiced cauliflower, varying entrees, appetizers and more.  Vegan and vegetarian options will be available. Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that translates to audacity or boldness. The chutzpah of the flavors will t…
Fast Casual Burrito Joint Eyeing These Bergen, Passaic Towns For NJ Debut Fast Casual Burrito Joint Eyeing These Bergen, Passaic Towns For NJ Debut
Fast Casual Burrito Joint Eyeing These Bergen, Passaic Towns For NJ Debut A fast-casual burrito company with 70 locations across the U.S. is looking at locations in Bergen and Passaic counties for its New Jersey debut. Hot Head Burritos is hoping to open a store in Clifton and Paramus sometime next year, a company spokesperson told Daily Voice Monday. The Ohio-based company offers build-your-own burritos, quesadillas, tacos, nachos, bowls and more. ALSO SEE: Bergen County Restaurant Openings Popular menu items range "from mild to wild," and include the mango Barbacoa, sweet habanero chicken and pork verde.  No word yet on specific locations. Click h…
Popular, Fast-Growing Burger Chain Opening Store In Hudson Valley Popular, Fast-Growing Burger Chain Opening Store In Hudson Valley
Popular, Fast-Growing Burger Chain Opening Store In Hudson Valley One of the nation’s fastest-growing and trendiest burger chains is getting closer to opening its doors in the Hudson Valley. Late in 2018, Burgerim announced that it would be opening a new location in Orange County off Temple Hill Road in New Windsor. According to a new report, new signs reading “Serving Soon” have been posted outside the building next to the new Bubbakoo’s Burritos. According to Burgerim, it is the fastest-growing franchise in the country, though it has reportedly faced bankruptcy difficulties and has closed multiple locations, Though as recently as last October, the resta…
Curry Restaurant Chain Coming To Hoboken, Newark Curry Restaurant Chain Coming To Hoboken, Newark
Curry Restaurant Chain Coming To Hoboken, Newark Curry Up Now, a fast-casual restaurant serving up the spicy south Indian staple with unique fusion-cuisine twists, is opening its newest New Jersey location in Hoboken before the end of the year, and there’s plans for a Newark location to open not long after that, spokespeople for the chain said in a statement. The Hoboken store will be located at 91 Washington St. and the Newark shop will be located at 58 Halsey St.  Curry Up Now began life as a food truck in 2009 operated by husband-and-wife team Akash and Rana Kapoor and has since expanded to three food trucks and seven fixed resta…
Chipotle Coming To Route 17 In Paramus Chipotle Coming To Route 17 In Paramus
Chipotle Coming To Route 17 In Paramus A new Chipotle store will be opening on Route 17 in Paramus, BoozyBurbs reports. This will be the fast-casual Mexican restaurant's third location in Paramus. It will be located on the southbound side of the highway in the same complex as Marshall's and BluePearl Pet Hospital. Menu options include burritos, tacos and bowls with the choice of steak, carnitas, chicken and baracao, veggies, salsa and guac. No word yet on opening date.
Popular Eatery Specializing In Mini Burgers Opens First Westchester Location Popular Eatery Specializing In Mini Burgers Opens First Westchester Location
Popular Eatery Specializing In Mini Burgers Opens First Westchester Location When you think about burgers, lamb and falafel, and turkey, don't exactly come to mind, especially when they are served on a small, no, not a slider, but small buns. But that's just what you will find at the new Burgerim that just opened its first Westchester location: small, think 2.8 ounces, burgers all of kinds. The brainchild of an Israeli company, Burgerim, whose new area location is on Route 1 in Mamaroneck, offers something for everyone in a fast, casual style atmosphere. The menu features of a variety of patties including falafel, turkey, grilled chicken, crispy chicken, salmon, la…
Jersey Shore Burrito Joint Sets Sights On Rockland County Jersey Shore Burrito Joint Sets Sights On Rockland County
Jersey Shore Burrito Joint Sets Sights On Rockland County A Jersey Shore-based eatery that touts Mexican food fused with American flavor will be opening a location in Rockland County. While no leases have been signed, Bubbakoo's Burritos announced the Rockland restaurant (the exact location of which has not been announced) is among two development deals in the Empire State -- the other in Staten Island. Both are expected to open by summer of this year. The restaurant offers the usual fast-casual burrito fare such as burritos, bowls, tacos, salad, nachos and quesadillas -- but with 16 different protein options. Those include fried chicken, ba…
Jersey Shore Mexican Restaurant Opens In Morris County Jersey Shore Mexican Restaurant Opens In Morris County
Jersey Shore Mexican Restaurant Opens In Morris County A Jersey Shore-based eatery that touts Mexican food fused with American flavor has opened a location in Morris County. Bubbakoo’s Burritos, located at 110 US 46 at Mount Olive's Village Green Shopping Plaza, the new restaurant is owned and operated by Jerry Finegan, who worked in construction for more than 30 years before joining on with Bubbakoo’s. The restaurant offers the usual fast-casual burrito fare such as burritos, bowls, tacos, salad, nachos and quesadillas -- but with 16 different protein options.  Those include fried chicken, barbecue pork, Buffalo shrimp and grilled steak, as …
Husband, Wife Chefs Ride Success Of White Plains Eatery In Downtown Stamford Husband, Wife Chefs Ride Success Of White Plains Eatery In Downtown Stamford
Husband, Wife Chefs Ride Success Of White Plains Eatery In Downtown Stamford Riding on the success of their White Plains restaurant,  the owners of Roasted are getting a grip on the Stamford market after almost two years in the downtown area. Roasted Food Co. began as a serious sandwich place and quickly morphed into a full-fledged fast-casual restaurant and bar, focusing on that same from-scratch philosophy, Chef Bill and Kristin Hall used in White Plains at the Melt Sandwich Shop. Kristin Hall was born and grew up in Newtown. The restaurant's concept starts with its namesake, a selection of meats and veggies that are roasted, cured, brined, smoked, or gr…
Jersey Shore Mexican Restaurant Opens In Bergen County Jersey Shore Mexican Restaurant Opens In Bergen County
Jersey Shore Mexican Restaurant Opens In Bergen County A Jersey Shore-based eatery that touts Mexican food fused with American flavor has opened its 23rd store in Bergen County. Bubbakoo’s Burritos, located on Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland, offers the usual fast-casual burrito fare such as burritos, bowls, tacos, salad, nachos and quesadillas -- but with 16 different protein options. Those include fried chicken, barbecue pork, Buffalo shrimp and grilled steak, as well as some more unusual flavors such as ghost pepper chicken and sriracha pork.  Vegetarian options include a bean-cheese-guacamole combo and batter-fried jalapeños. And, originals …
Ramen Restaurant To Open Inside Paramus H-Mart Ramen Restaurant To Open Inside Paramus H-Mart
Ramen Restaurant To Open Inside Paramus H-Mart A ramen noodle restaurant will be opening its third location inside the Paramus H-Mart sometime this month, according to its website. Big Bowls Little Plates -- with locations in Rutherford and Secaucus -- describes itself as a fast-casual, Asian-fusion noodle house with a Ramen concept. The eatery has both meat and veggie broths, along with some traditional and non-traditional plays on the classic noodle dish.  An exact opening date has not yet been scheduled.
POLL: IHOP Is Changing Its Name To IHOb -- But What's The 'B' Stand For? POLL: IHOP Is Changing Its Name To IHOb -- But What's The 'B' Stand For?
Poll: IHOP Is Changing Its Name To IHOb -- But What's The 'B' Stand For? Click here for an updated story: IHOP's Big Reveal: Restaurant Explains Why It Will Now Be Called IHOb Is the International House Of Pancakes having an identity crisis? America's beloved breakfast joint is changing its name to IHOb. CLICK HERE to find out what the B stands for.