Category: New Jersey

Cloverleaf Tavern

Cloverleaf Tavern Cloverleaf Tavern opened up the day Prohibition ended in 1933, which leads me to believe it was a speakeasy.  It is now on its...

Izumi

Izumi Hibachi Once known as “Bali Kai”,  a Polynesian themed restaurant and Tiki bar, it opened in 1968 but later became a Japanese Hibachi...

Lam’s

Lam's This once was at the Livingston Circle and eventually became a Chain Restaurant (Houlihan's or Bennigan's), then a Mexican restaurant and...

Chan’s Dragon Inn

Chan's Dragon Inn    This was truly one of the last of the great Polynesian themed tiki bars. In New Jersey there are less than a handful left,...

Eataly

Eataly November 1, 2026 - Short Hills Mall NJ The original Eataly was established across from the Flat Iron Building in Chelsea, Manhattan.  It...