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This Jersey Shore Doughnut Shop Was Rated Best In New Jersey This Jersey Shore Doughnut Shop Was Rated Best In New Jersey
This Jersey Shore Doughnut Shop Was Rated Best In New Jersey One Toms River doughnut shop has been rated the best in the Garden State, according to Yelp. Uncle Dood’s Donuts on Robbins Street was rated as the state’s top shop, according to Yelp’s new list of the best donut shop in every state. With a perfect 5/5-star rating on Yelp and 4.9/5 stars on Facebook, the Tom’s River shop has mastered the business of dishing out delicious, decadent donuts by the dozen. Doughnuts are crafted fresh to order throughout the day with popular and innovative varieties like Vanilla-O (white vanilla icing with Oreo crumble), Boardwalk Blitz (cotton candy icing and r…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Brothers With Syrian Roots Dish Up Some Of The Best Falafel In America NJ Brothers With Syrian Roots Dish Up Some Of The Best Falafel In America
NJ Brothers With Syrian Roots Dish Up Some Of The Best Falafel In America You don't have to travel overseas for good falafel. Falafel Brothers in Brick was named to Yelp's list of 25 best falafel places in the U.S. -- ahead of National Falafel Day (Friday, June 12).  The Kwara family opened their first shop -- Ibby's Falafel -- in Jersey City in 1994. Then, they opened another one in Freehold in 2008.  That store closed but relocated to its current location in Brick, and is run by the five Kwara brothers: Nedal Kwara, Adnan Kwara, Rabie Kwara, Firas Kwara and Diaya Kwara  The brothers, whose parents moved to the U.S. from Syria in 1978 …

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by Valerie Musson
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Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats
Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats Gnats from a leaky sewer pipe have been driving customers away at a Jersey City shopping center. The city's health department was notified of the gnats at the Hudson Mall Shopping Center on Route 440 on Dec. 30, 2019, several media outlets report. Vendors say the tiny flies have been keeping business at bay. Several bothered customers took to Yelp to complain. "As soon as me and my friends walked in, I had a fly, flying around me,” one Yelper said. "And they’re not big ones, they’re little fruit flies, but still nasty.” The mall's owner, Urban Edge Properties, said they jumped …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Yelp Releases 2019 List Of Top 50 Places To Eat In North Jersey Yelp Releases 2019 List Of Top 50 Places To Eat In North Jersey
Yelp Releases 2019 List Of Top 50 Places To Eat In North Jersey Gyros, hot pot, tacos and more: Yelp has released its annual list of top places to eat in North Jersey. The website ranked businesses in the restaurant category using the total number of volume and ratings. The top spot goes to Missy's Main Street Cafe in Rockaway,  Tenants above the cafe say remember the restaurant when it was a deli called Harvey's. The ownership changed hands many times over the years. In August 2015, Missy's current owners Missy and Kellene, made their dream of owning a small, local cafe a reality and opened up shop. Missy's is dishing up some of the best diner clas…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Customers Unimpressed By New Tick Tock Diner, Manager Says Not Much Has Changed Customers Unimpressed By New Tick Tock Diner, Manager Says Not Much Has Changed
Customers Unimpressed By New Tick Tock Diner, Manager Says Not Much Has Changed Pretty but pricy: That's what nostalgic customers say of Clifton's new-and-improved Tick Tock Diner. The Route 3 locale recently unveiled changes made during a 10-week renovation -- its first in nearly 25 years. Online reviews and customers who wrote to Daily Voice said the prices are higher, menus are different and portions are smaller. Tick Tock Diner's general manager Teddy Daniil, however, says: Not so. "Many of the changes are interior design and most of them are just the color of the booth, wallpaper, new bar counter," Daniil said. "It's the old counter with padded seats -- nice, b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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This Jersey City Sandwich Shop Named Best In State This Jersey City Sandwich Shop Named Best In State
This Jersey City Sandwich Shop Named Best In State Of all the sandwiches in all of New Jersey, this one in Jersey City has been named the best. Using an algorithm that ranks reviews on Yelp, BuzzFeed has compiled a list of best sandwich spots in every state. Andrea's Salumeria, a family-run business that's been a Jersey City institution since 1975, was dubbed the best in the Garden State by BuzzFeed. "Simply amazing. That's the best way to describe it," a Yelper said. ** UPDATE: Here are Daily Voice reader-nominated delis that they say are the best in North Jersey ** Imported specialty products at Andrea's Salumeria in Jersey City.An…

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by Cecilia Levine
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RANKINGS: These Are Highest Rated NJ Apple Picking Places On Yelp RANKINGS: These Are Highest Rated NJ Apple Picking Places On Yelp
Rankings: These Are Highest Rated NJ Apple Picking Places On Yelp Macintosh. Honey Crisp. Gala. Rome. How do you like them apples? These are the highest-rated apple picking spots in New Jersey and Orange County, N.Y., according to Yelp. Alstede Farms, Chester, 3 stars on Yelp: Pick-your-own is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekday admission is $7 and weekends/holidays is $9. Entry free includes access to wagon rides, mazes and more. Visit the farm's "What Can I Pick Today?" page to see what else is in season. Demarest Farms, Hillsdale, 3 stars on Yelp: Season starts Monday, Sept. 2. Weekdays are open to the public from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $7…

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by Cecilia Levine