There’s nothing better than a warm, hearty soup in the winter. After a snowy winter, with spring only a few weeks away (really), soup season (at least the hot variety) is coming to an end. What better time for a new reader poll?
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Public spaces designated for outdoor dining
Free parking, free public Wi-Fi, and seven designated public spaces downtown where residents can eat and drink are among the efforts by the city encourage patronage of local businesses while still social distancing as restrictions are eased in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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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?
Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year
It’s been a busy few weeks with some business travel of late and I’ve been meaning to catch up on a few items, including some recent accolades.
Poll results: Favorite restaurant in Rahway
The top three choices in our Favorite Restaurant poll grabbed more than half of the nearly 160 votes, and in the end, it was something of a nail-biter, with just three votes separating the top two choices:
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Poll: What’s your favorite restaurant in Rahway?
It’s hard to believe that our last “Favorite Restaurant” poll took place more than three years ago, so why not try it again. The poll includes BYO restaurants as well as restaurants with bars, so it’s a mix of both — really anywhere there is sit-down service for more than a few tables. Base your vote on what you think is best, period, whatever that might mean to you, whether it’s food, service, etc. Feel free to share your thoughts as to why in the comments section.
You’ll have about two weeks to cast your vote so get to it. We’ll post results when they’re completed and this time we’re trying a new format for voting. Have fun!
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A deli for a deli
Another deli has arrived on East Cherry Street to fill a space vacated just a few months ago by another deli.
GK’s Big Belly Deli shut down in March amid charges that the owner was illegally hunting deer.
It was just a few weeks ago that a “Coming Soon” sign appeared in the window at 78 E. Cherry St., and now there’s a new, permanent for D&R’s Gourmet Deli and Catering.
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The Star-Ledger’s Munchmobile stopped in Rahway again, this time at The Waiting Room (just a few dooors down from the new deli).
The garlic pork chops that were “the juiciest of the day” and the “right mix of saltiness and properly cooked,” according to the Munchers. The baby lamb chop were even better: “So tender,” and the seasoning was “remarkable” and “dynamite.” The Room’s most popular dish is the Buffalo shrimp and Buffalo wings but the Munchers said it was the voodoo chili, “with bubbling-over cheese and plenty of meat,” that deserves to be more famous than those wings.
The link includes video of owner Chris Wenson (2:42 in length) explaining some of the renovations to the former McCrory’s building before they moved into it in 2006 and an outdoor patio in the back that’s planned for next year (which was approved two years ago by the Planning Board).