Bagelicious

Probably one of the more known eateries in my town is a quaint little breakfast place, not for a sit down meal, called Bagelicious on Broad st. at the top of town. It’s a very neighborhood involved spot sponsoring a Ridgewood little league baseball and basketball team every year as well as a few other things. But the real reason that I mention it is because it will make you a perfect New Jersey bacon, egg and cheese as well as a few of their own creative specials including the “Hobo”, which is a lot of meat of all different kinds and a lot of cheese peppers and spices to go along with it. You can also get a roll of taylor ham there for pretty cheap too especially if you know guys working there. This fantastic eatery will go down in history as one of the most popular and delicious bagel shops around.

I just wanna go back home right now and get a BEC

Wilkes Delicatessen

Another deli in my town that defiantly takes a back seat to, the Taste of Italy, but is still very good, is Wilkes Deli. There is a Wilkes deli chain throughout Ridgewood NJ and some surrounding towns around our area but in my opinion the best of the bunch is on pleasant ave. This particular Wilkes is famous, at least in the area, for their buffalo chicken sandwiches or more popularly know as the “buff chick”. My personal favorite way to get the sandwich is on a long roll with extra buff sauce and ranch, lots of ranch.  I get one every time I’m come home and that’s why put it as a high entry on my favorite tri-state meals.

the classic...Wilkes Deli

The Country Pancake House and Restaurant

I am known as a breakfast man, and when I want to take a break from the bacon egg and cheeses, not that there would be any reason to, I like to enjoy some pancakes. Shown on various food networks and winner of New Jersey food awards is the Country Pancake House and Restaurant located in the center of town on Ridgewood ave. It is a family run restaurant and is known for is home style cooking and it’s large proportions of quality breakfast dishes. Serving more then 100 different kinds of pancakes it is no wonder that the Country Pancake House has been named “Best Bang For Your Dining Buck” and also “Best Meal Deals.”

Took this one last summer before feasting with friends

RUTT'S HUT

The home of the real snapper, “yeah you know the hot dogs with the snap when you bite them” in beautiful Clifton New Jersey is Rutt’s Hut. Rutt’s is a hot dog join that are the originators of the “snapper” hot dog, which is a special technique in deep-frying a hotdog. There are many imitators of the snapper but the founders are credited at Rutt’s Hut. Perfect after a Jet a jet victory. Their unique and delicious hotdog style combined with their amazing relish make a real New Jersey hotdog and earns a spot on the top tastes of the tri-state.

2 SNAPPERS WITH RELISH

BIGGIES CLAM BAR

Located on Madison St. in Hoboken New Jersey is Biggies Clam Bar. Biggies is famous for clambakes, clearly, and have been around for almost 70 years. It has been a blue color run and style restaurant at opening and has remained that way until this day. From what I have heard Biggies stared out as a door-to-door clam sale and then bought out a place in Hoboken and had been there ever since. Biggies is one of my favorite places to eat in Hoboken and have the best clams. I have been told by many people that this was the place to go growing up and they couldn’t have been more right.

BIGGIE HIMSELF

The Katz Delicatessen

Another deli that is pretty well known around the area is the Katz deli on the corner of E Houston St. and Ludlow St. lower Manhattan NY. It is renowned for their fantastic sandwiches and also the amount that they put in each one. Katz is a Jewish kosher style delicatessen and has been featured in a few movies, one of which has a particularly famous seen, “I’ll have what she’s having…” I the film When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan enjoy a nice Katz lunch. I believe they get the pastrami on rye with spicy mustard.

PASTRAMI ON RYE WITH SPICY MUSTARD

The Taste of Italy

Now this next one is one that I’m pretty close too, literally. About a house away from me is a little deli called the Taste of Italy. Between my middle school and high school years I probably went here near to 5 days a week on average, and 7 days a week sometimes twice a day in the summer. This place has all of your basic New Jersey deli orders and then some. Fan favorites include bacon or tayor ham egg and cheese, field worker, and my personal favorite and the first person to have tried this experimental sandwich, “The Belly Buster.” The Belly Buster has on it 3 pieces of sausage, 4 strips of bacon, 4 strips of taylor ham, salt, pepper, ketchup, hot sauce, egg, cheese, potatoes, and an assortment of peppers. It is one of my favorite meals and deserves a top spot on my
tri-state meals.

Took this picture last time I was home of the...
TAYLOR HAM EGG AND CHEESE