Category Archives: Bars

Poll results: Your favorite Rahway bar

The results of our latest poll are in and there was a clear winner for your favorite Rahway bar followed by a handful of other favorites.
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Poll: Your favorite Rahway bar

Where do you go in Rahway when “you want to go where everybody knows your name – and they’re always glad you came”? We’re bringing back polls more often and our newest: What’s your favorite bar in Rahway?

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Microbrewery aims to open later this year

The microbrewery trend sweeping the Garden State is finally coming to downtown Rahway, possibly before the end of this year.

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The top posts of 2014

Another year is in the books, so what better time than the final day of the year to look back and see what turned out to be the most popular posts of 2014.

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City unveils ‘parklet’ downtown

A pedestrian-only East Cherry Street? Check. A parklet/pop-up cafe? Check. Signage to offer up some inclination of development projects? Check. Rahway Rising seems to be ahead of the curve a bit when it comes to downtown initiatives. 😛

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Meatballs & Co. coming to former Flynn’s Pub

Meatballs & Co. exterior UPDATED: The former Flynn’s Irish Public and Steakhouse, which closed in January after 15 years on Main Street, will re-open as Meatballs & Co. in the coming weeks.

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El Quincho opens Monday in former Tauros Grill

Argentinian-style barbeque will be coming to Rahway with the opening of El Quincho Bar and Grill on Monday. Directly translated from Spanish, El Quincho means “The barbeque.”

El Quincho exteriorThe eatery, which took home Best Barbeque honors at The Taste of Rahway in April, will occupy a space at the corner of Monroe and Bond streets (map) that has been vacant since Tauros Tapas Grill left several years ago. Before the Spanish-Portuguese tapas restaurant, the place was known as Rio Cafe. Continue reading El Quincho opens Monday in former Tauros Grill

Zoning Board OKs Bachmann’s modification

Readers who’ve long been asking “When’s Bachmann’s reopening?” finally have their answer. The Zoning Board of Adjustment on Monday night gave unanimous approval of minor changes to an application that was adopted several years ago.

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