FEATURES/HUMOR/OPINION by Jack Silbert
• “He Said Uncle and Made It Pay” (Uncle Floyd), 12/8/02
• “Weirdest of All, The Magazine Has Caught On” (Weird NJ), 9/28/03
• “Now Boarding, All Rows on Direct Flight to Ennui” (Newark Airport travel journal), 5/23/04
• “On the Road, With Heartburn” (NJ Turnpike rest-area excursion), 10/10/04
• “Of Ice Cream, and Homogenization” (chain stores vs. independents), 3/13/05
• “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (Hoboken real estate), 3/26/06
• “A State So Odd, It Takes Up Volumes” (Weird NJ revisited), 11/26/06
“QUICK BITE” NJ RESTAURANT REVIEWS by Jack Silbert
• Cubby’s Charbroil (BBQ), Hasbrouck Heights, 1/16/00
• Burrito Royale (Mexican), Monmouth Junction, 4/9/00
• Petridis Hot Dogs, Bayonne, 5/7/00
• Riverfront Stadium (Newark Bears concession stands), Newark, 6/11/00
• Rode’s Fireside Restaurant & Tavern (family restaurant), Swedesboro, 7/2/00
• Red Tower II (burgers), North Plainfield, 7/9/00
• Gyro Stop (Greek), Jersey City, 8/13/00
• Burger Express, Carteret, 10/1/00
• Jerusalem Pizza, Highland Park, 11/5/00
• Sonny’s Filling Station (mixed roadside), Trenton, 1/21/01
• Pollo Kokorico (Colombian/Cuban), Weehawken, 2/25/01
• Big Stash’s (Polish), Linden, 4/15/01
• Pita Grill, Hoboken, 4/29/01
• Bunny’s Ristorante and Pizzeria, South Orange, 6/17/01
• Jersey Boy Bagels, East Hanover, 8/5/01
• The Mason Jar (BBQ), Mahwah, 10/7/01
• Elsie’s Submarines, Red Bank, 11/25/01
• Maple Leaf Diner, Maplewood, 1/6/02
• Argyle Restaurant (Scottish), Kearny, 2/10/02
• Hennessy Tavern, Northvale, 3/31/02
• Quick Bite Deli, Jersey City, 6/16/02
• Spinnin’ Spirits Cafe (and laundromat), Hoboken, 6/30/02
• Jimmy Buff’s (hot dogs, etc.), North Arlington, 8/4/02
• Nasto’s Olde World Ice Cream, Newark, 8/25/02
• Waterfront Cafe, Carlstadt, 9/22/02
• One Square Mile Pizzeria & Grill, Wallington, 10/20/02
• Ricky’s Frontier (western/Cuban), Union City, 1/5/03
• Sciortino’s Pizzeria, Perth Amboy, 2/9/03
• The New Corner Grill, Rahway, 3/2/03
• Callahan’s (hot dogs), Fort Lee, 4/6/03
• Tumulty’s Pub, New Brunswick, 5/11/03
• The New Little Quiapo Restaurant (Filipino), Jersey City, 6/1/03
• Salsa’s Mexican Grill, Cranford, 7/13/03
• Jordan’s Homemade Frozen Desserts, Hoboken, 10/19/03
• Old Man Rafferty’s (family restaurant), New Brunswick, 10/26/03
• The Lemon Lounge, Basking Ridge, 12/7/03
• The New Skyway Diner, South Kearny, 1/18/04
• King Plaza Buffet, Jersey City, 3/7/04
• Mill Lane Tavern, Rockaway, 4/18/04
• Jake’s Cheesesteaks, Hoboken, 5/30/04
• Bubba’s Place (burgers), South Hackensack, 7/25/04
• Ob-Co’s Donuts, Toms River, 8/8/04
• Calico Kitchen (family restaurant), Totowa, 9/5/04
• Fatburger, Jersey City, 9/12/04
• Columbia Restaurant (Portuguese), Belleville, 10/3/04
• Holsten’s (luncheonette/ice cream), Bloomfield, 11/14/04
• Sammy’s (diner), Phillipsburg, 1/9/05
• Roseee’s Filling Station (mixed roadside), Garfield, 1/23/05
• The Stack Pancake and Steak House, North Arlington, 3/20/05
• Touregalo (Portuguese BBQ), Newark, 5/29/05
• DiCosmo’s (Italian ice), Elizabeth, 6/26/05
• Yella’s (fast food), Jersey City, 8/14/05
• Van Gogh’s Ear (café), Union, 9/11/05
• Seymour’s Luncheonette, Livingston, 11/27/05
• Hot Dog House, Carlstadt, 12/11/05
• Malki’s Luncheonette, North Bergen, 1/22/06
• White Rose System (burgers), Roselle, 2/26/06
• PizzaLand, North Arlington, 3/19/06
• Clemente Bakery (and deli), South Hackensack, 5/7/06
Jack Silbert, curator