Deal Lake Gets New Bar + LOCH ARBOUR: McGillicuddy’s Taphouse, located at 601 Main Street, Loch Arbour, New Jersey has been sold according to Richard R. Santore, Bielat Santore & Company, Allenhurst, New Jersey, the broker for the sale. The new proprietors are local residents with a passion for the restaurant business, a plan to…
Chefs Taking Over the Cabin HOWELL TOWNSHIP: Not many restaurants stand the test of time. Many flourish for years and then begin to decline as concepts change, new restaurants open within close proximity, owners lose interest or customer bases erode. Not so, with one of Monmouth County, New Jersey’s landmark establishments; the Cabin, 938 Highway…
Luigi’s Tavern Out – Nettie’s House of Spaghetti In It’s been 60 years since Luigi’s Tavern first opened its doors at 5119 Asbury Avenue in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The long-standing bar and restaurant was originally built by Luigi Menditto in 1958-1959 and was known for their cold drinks, delicious thin-crust pizza, warm…
MJ’s Hooks #6 – This One Waterfront BERKELEY TOWNSHIP: Central New Jersey’s fastest growing restaurant company, MJ’s, has just purchased their sixth restaurant location on the Barnegat Bay in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. The restaurant and bar, formerly known as the Cove, is the first MJ’s location in Ocean County and the first…
Neighborhood Tavern Changes Hands HAZLET, NJ: For more than 50 years the Hiawatha Tavern has been a fixture in Hazlet Township. Changing from owner to owner over the years, it was purchased by Michael Fiscina in 2002 and centrally located on Highway 35, Hazlet, Monmouth County, New Jersey. In 2007 the bar was relocated to…
709 – B2 = BINGO! POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ: For nearly ten years, the trendy bar and restaurant located at 709 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, named simply “709,” has been the “go to” eating and drinking spot in downtown Point Pleasant Beach. Upon entering the facility patrons belly-up to a handsome mahogany…
Bielat Santore Bails Bank Out WARETOWN: Notwithstanding the long-running claim that most restaurants fail and are foreclosed on, the reality is that failing restaurants usually are sold by professional commercial real estate firms such as Bielat Santore & Company, Allenhurst, New Jersey before they ever get to that stage. Over its 35 years in business,…
Oceanfront Restaurant Changes Hands LONG BRANCH, NJ: Recently written up in the periodical “Country Living,” Long Branch, New Jersey has been touted as one of the “23 Best Small Town Main Streets in America.” And the main street in Long Branch, Ocean Avenue, runs right along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The award-winning Pier…
Central New Jersey’s Hottest Restaurant and Bar Concept Just Purchased Their Neptune, NJ Location NEPTUNE, NJ: Central New Jersey’s hottest restaurant and bar concept, MJs, has just purchased their Neptune, New Jersey restaurant building and 4 acre tract of land that it had been leasing for the past five years, according to Richard R. Santore…
The Elbow Room Bar + Kitchen Has Opened in Bradley Beach BRADLEY BEACH, NJ: The Elbow Room Bar + Kitchen is now open at 416 Main Street, Bradley Beach, New Jersey. Business partners Jay Vacchiano, executive chef Dino Fornicola, and general manager, Madelyn Snow, have all been in the restaurant industry starting at a very…