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t1_iw2maxj wrote

Why bring in chains when we can grow our own?

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t1_iw2tul3 wrote

Hilariously good local restaurants are really Newark's strongest point.

But also white castle.

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t1_iw2fc0e wrote

Shake shack,five guys,Wawa and a quick chek

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t1_iw2n53d wrote

What they said ☝🏾 Five Guy’s in Newark would be jumpin’ every day of the week.

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t1_iw2onpd wrote

Problem is there's already one in Harrison.

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t1_iw4q79n wrote

That 5guys is always slammed. They tell you 20 minutes, and it’s an hour. During Covid when takeout and DD was huge, they had to-go orders on every surface available, it was insane.

I think Newark could benefit from one

Also I decided I’m getting 5guys for dinner tonight now, ha

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t1_iw686vf wrote

Just because there is one in Harrison doesn’t mean there can’t be one in Newark. It’s two different places

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t1_iw4y5jb wrote

Shake shack is pretty expensive though.

That would have to be close to the college.

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t1_iw2pkk3 wrote

Waffle House

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t1_iw34ukf wrote

For real it is time for jersey to get some waffle houses. The argument against them used to be we had diners that are 24/7 but now that they aren’t a thing anymore we need Waffle House

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t1_iw3bldx wrote

I loved waffle house growing up in Maryland. It was one of my favorite hang-out places in my 20s. It was either a place to hang out with friends or have sunday breakfast with my dad

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t1_iw2t3oo wrote

Lol does anyone really need Arby’s?

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t1_iw4begd wrote

I want a Roy Rogers...I'm sadden that they are gone from the Turnpike Rest Stops..

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t1_iw541uf wrote

They opened a new one in Edison a few years back but it closed rather quickly.

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t1_iw2yqx9 wrote

Where are the Newark late night diner spots? There appears to be nothing, at least not by UMD. You’d think between the hospital, the colleges, and the court complex there would be something.

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t1_iw3501q wrote

Andros is 24 hours in the ironbound

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t1_iw443uf wrote

Is that only 24hr food spot?

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t1_iw46mik wrote

Altas horas nearby is 24 hours too last I checked but yeah, COVID killed a lot of the 24 hour spots, it really sucks

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t1_iw4fol3 wrote

I moved a few years ago. Did it even kill the "suspicious yellow rice with equally suspicious sticky chicken that only copious amounts of hotsauce can fix" 24/7 Chinese restaurants?

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t1_iw4ia4q wrote

LOL I avoid Chinese restaurants in Newark like it’s my job so I can’t offer any insight on that one fortunately

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t1_iw4l6jv wrote

Yeah, understandable. I definitely ate a lot of that cheap, shady Chinese food in my younger party years.

BTW, Chinatown in Harrison is your best bet for good Chinese food. Their sushi is great too, if not a little pricey.

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t1_iw4pmqq wrote

I used to like them but they went way downhill if you haven’t been there lately

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t1_iw4q3zc wrote

Yeah, it's been many years. That sucks to hear, they were the only good Chinese food within delivery range. I wonder if they changed owners or something.

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t1_iw4b3wh wrote

Covid killed alot of 24/7 places even most of NYC is dead after 12am now...even busy highway spots shut down after 1 or 2am on weekends...Hopefully that trend reverses after inflation goes down.

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t1_iwoscng wrote

I hope so, bc it really sucks. Almost all former 24/7 spots are closed by midnight. Most 10 p.m. these days. You're right...even in NYC, and forget trying to find 24/7 diners. Jersey used to be full of them. Such a damn shame.

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t1_iwq0v77 wrote

I think once inflation eases some more next year you'll start to see 24/7 return on weekends...and by 2024 everywhere.

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t1_iwq24v3 wrote

Def hope so!

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t1_iwq2eoi wrote

NEW York aside from the lack of late night options is back to normal and people seem unfazed by the higher prices.

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t1_iwq2nuq wrote

I'm there pretty frequently. Will be there tonight. Back to normal on a few levels, but changed in others. Not historically, but as compared to the last 2 decades or so. It seems to have a little more grit, and a few more quiet corners.

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t1_iws54za wrote

I feel the grit areas only expanded from a few neighborhoods like Les or hells kitchen

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t1_iw4sldb wrote

I moved here around 2 months ago from NYC and was shocked at the lack of Starbucks locations. It seams like Dunkin Donuts has this town locked down like the mafia

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t1_iw5w70j wrote

Church’s , Raising Canes, Zaxby’s, Krystal (superior to White Castle), Whataburger. In and out is garbage food trash fries are worse…

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t1_iw42wkq wrote

Five Guys, Popeyes, Wawa

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t1_iw67x9y wrote

Was there ever a Wawa in Newark? I could have sworn there was one but it closed down

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t1_iwda6gc wrote

Wawa was proposed for 21, but a very silly lady campaigned against it because it would “bring prostitution” to Lower Broadway. It went to Belleville instead.

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t1_iw435pv wrote

Pollo Tropical, Moe's Southwest Grill, Ford's Garage, PDQ, Zaxby's, Firehouse Subs.

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t1_iw4avoz wrote

We briefly had Pollo Tropical in the late 2000s / early 2010s but they closed all there NJ locations. QDOBA is very similar to Moes...

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