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Category Archives: What’s For Lunch

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? GOOD KARMA LOVE BOWL
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The Love Bowl with coconut sauce and tempeh at Red Bank’s Good Karma Cafe. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS I have eaten the face off aContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? GOOD KARMA LOVE BOWL"
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January 16th, 2015 @ 10am
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A BOWL OF SOUP HEATS IT UP FOR LUNCH
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Pho Le’s “S1” soup packs a spicy punch. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In Vietnamese, “pho” means soup. On Broad Street in Red Bank, the enormousContinue reading "A BOWL OF SOUP HEATS IT UP FOR LUNCH"
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January 9th, 2015 @ 8am
FOR LUNCH: SHINIEST EATERY IN SHREWSBURY
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Chrome and other decor gleams both inside and out at the often-packed Americana Diner. Below, a matzoh ball soup starter with noodles. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "FOR LUNCH: SHINIEST EATERY IN SHREWSBURY"
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January 2nd, 2015 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ROAST BEEF ON A ROLL
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Red Bank Sub Shop was full of pleasant surprises from the good sandwich combinations, to the soda selection but mostly it was the quality of the Italian sub that will have us returning to the Monmouth Street sandwich shop.
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December 26th, 2014 @ 7am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A HEFTY ITALIAN
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Red Bank Sub Shop was full of pleasant surprises from the good sandwich combinations, to the soda selection but mostly it was the quality of the Italian sub that will have us returning to the Monmouth Street sandwich shop.
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December 19th, 2014 @ 9am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SLOW-BRAISED COMFORT
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The tender short rib sandwich comes with a mountain of made in-house potato chips. Below, the delicious crispy chicken sandwich.   (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSONContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SLOW-BRAISED COMFORT"
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December 12th, 2014 @ 9am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A COUPLE OF SLICES
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The Margarita Sicilian slice at Pacini’s Pizzeria: delicious, but a bit lightweight for a Sicilian style crust. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS PieHole was out running some mid-dayContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A COUPLE OF SLICES"
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November 21st, 2014 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: SANDWICH SWAP AT GIANNI’S
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The Neopolitan Panini served on fresh house-baked bread at Gianni’s. Below, the spacious dining room.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Lunchtime at Gianni’s Pizzeria in LittleContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SANDWICH SWAP AT GIANNI’S"
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November 14th, 2014 @ 11am
SOUP’S ON, AND GOOD TO GO
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Laudy Hage of Zaitooni Deli with a quart of her popular lentil soup. Below, the vegan Mediterranean eggplant soup from Healthy Habits Natural Foods. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SOUP’S ON, AND GOOD TO GO"
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November 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SUSHI AT SANSU
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The shrimp tempura roll was a standout, but the new-to-us peanut avocado roll (right) was missing a note at the sushi counter. Or is it a bar? (Photos by JimContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SUSHI AT SANSU"
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October 31st, 2014 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SANDWICHES AT EDIE’S
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The lunch counter at Edie’s, a delicious anachronism. Below, an equally delicious hot corned beef sandwich.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS We’d never been to Edie’s Luncheonette onContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SANDWICHES AT EDIE’S"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: NOT FANCY BUT SO TASTY
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The platter of Tacos al Pastor, served on a melmac plate, at the International Mexican Food Restaurant. Below, a sampling of the sauces that accompany the tacos. (Photo by Susan Ericson.Continue reading "RED BANK: NOT FANCY BUT SO TASTY"
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October 22nd, 2014 @ 9am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CEBICHE AT RUNA
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Lunch at Runa: cebiche two ways and chicken empanadas. Below, the fried sweet potato. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS PieHole and our frequent lunch companion rolledContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CEBICHE AT RUNA"
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October 17th, 2014 @ 9am
FOR LUNCH? KIND BURGER, STELLAR FRIES
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PieHole went for the basic single burger and sweet potato fries from the extensive Kind Burgers menu. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS It took a last-minute inviteContinue reading "FOR LUNCH? KIND BURGER, STELLAR FRIES"
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October 3rd, 2014 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A CLUB WE DIDN’T ORDER
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PieHole was bested by the immensity of this turkey club at No Joe’s Café. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Red Bank’s protean coffee house, No Joe’s Café,Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A CLUB WE DIDN’T ORDER"
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September 19th, 2014 @ 9am
WHATS FOR LUNCH: FISH ‘N CHIPS BY THE SEA
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The fried cod platter at the Sea Bright Fish Company. Below, Kim Cognata, one of the owners. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON “Our mission is toContinue reading "WHATS FOR LUNCH: FISH ‘N CHIPS BY THE SEA"
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September 12th, 2014 @ 10am
WHATS FOR LUNCH: SOUP’S ON
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The oversized Reuben lunch platter with  fries, above, and French onion soup, below, from CJ McLoone’s.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON The calendar flips to September,Continue reading "WHATS FOR LUNCH: SOUP’S ON"
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September 5th, 2014 @ 7am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? JAMIAN’S HAS IT
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PieHole spiced up a recent lunch outing with this sandwich from the specials menu at Jamian’s Food & Drink on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. It’s a chicken BLT onContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? JAMIAN’S HAS IT"
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August 29th, 2014 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: BISTRO SUSHI
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A large platter of specialty sushi rolls from the Bistro take up most of the table top. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Where can you findContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: BISTRO SUSHI"
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August 22nd, 2014 @ 11am
WHATS FOR LUNCH? PANINI AT PATRIZIA’S
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The grilled vegetable panini hero shown above is vegetarian friendly. Below, the burrata. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON “It’s like going to your grandmother’s houseContinue reading "WHATS FOR LUNCH? PANINI AT PATRIZIA’S"
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August 15th, 2014 @ 9am
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APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.