It Was a Sitting Duck For MJ’s #7 LONG BRANCH: Even amid of all the challenges the coronavirus has beset upon the restaurant and hospitality industry, central New Jersey’s fastest growing restaurant company, MJ’s, has just purchased their seventh restaurant. This one was a “sitting duck” for them, located smack in the heart of Long…
Rumson Landmark Restaurant Sold RUMSON: At Ridge Road and Avenue of Two Rivers, the elegant Victorian building that was long home to the legendary French restaurant the Fromagerie and more recently, the Rumson House has been sold to a New Jersey real estate investor, as part of a 1031 real estate exchange, reports Richard Santore…
Medical Clinic Acquires Family Restaurant OAKLAND: After nearly 50 years in business, Luca Trattoria, located at 20 West Oakland Avenue, Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey has been sold. The decision to sell was not made casually by former owners, Luigi (Luca) Testino and his wife Elizabeth, who created memories for their family and the community…
B2 Bistro Adds Number 5 TOMS RIVER: B2 Bistro + Bar has acquired its fifth restaurant with the acquisition of the Tuscan House located at 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey, directly across from the Ocean County Mall, according to Barry Bielat of Bielat Santore & Company, Allenhurst, New Jersey, the broker…
Uptown Downtown All Around the Town RED BANK: For nearly three decades music spilled out of the gaping front windows of the Downtown, nestled at the corner of Broad and West Front Street in the heart of Red Bank’s commercial district. One could wind through the exposed-brick dining room, around the large oval bar, past…
Turning the Page on Restaurants ASBURY PARK: Several restaurant and bar operators have taken a stab at location: 649 Mattison Avenue. The former bank building was initially opened as the “Mattison Park Martini Bar.” Under-capitalized – short-lived – shut down leaving the vault empty. Then the Pope came to town; the “Trinity and the Pope”…
Mercer County, N.J. combination Dive Bar/Sports Pub/Restaurant located on a busy County Roadway. Sturdy, Belgian block, free-standing building sits at a signalized corner on a half-acre property with a private parking lot of (40) spaces. A Covid survivor due to a loyal clientele, the bar has been serving up killer pub grub for almost (25)…
Chef’s Make Deal on Rod’s SEA GIRT: After one of the longest tenures at the New Jersey Shore, Rod’s Olde Irish Tavern has been acquired by Chefs International as reported by Richard Santore of Bielat Santore & Company, Allenhurst, New Jersey. Long-time proprietor and “hands-on” operator, Frank Kineavy decided it was time, after 39 years…
Bielat Santore & Company Matches Creator With Creative LONG BRANCH: It seems that you can’t walk into a restaurant these days without hearing Marilyn Schlossbach’s name being spoken about through the grapevine. The long-time executive chef and restaurateur is a highly respected and well-known public figure in the restaurant industry. With several successful businesses under…
Uncle Louie’s Takes Over Momma’s Kitchen MONTVALE: Momma’s Kitchen, 19 West Grand Avenue, Montvale, New Jersey, has been sold according to David A. Alvarez of Bielat Santore & Company, Allenhurst, New Jersey, the salesperson involved in the sale. The building was sold previously in 2019, leaving the business available for purchase. The new proprietors plan…