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Owner Of NJ Steakhouse Sold After 14 Years Has Message For Critics Owner Of NJ Steakhouse Sold After 14 Years Has Message For Critics
Owner Of NJ Steakhouse Sold After 14 Years Has Message For Critics After 14 years and a million meals served, the Grillestone Steakhouse is closing its doors. Frank Peterpaul, who's been running the Scotch Plains restaurant, says it has been sold as his family embarks on a new chapter. Peterpaul went on to thank the customers who became friends, who became family, the valued staff, and noted the sense of belonging and joy that came from being part of the community. And toward the bottom of Peterpaul's goodbye tribute, he left a special message for the critics: "For the detractors, yelpers and self-proclaimed restaurant critics, I would relish the opportu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Biggie's Clam Bar In Ramsey Closes Biggie's Clam Bar In Ramsey Closes
Biggie's Clam Bar In Ramsey Closes Biggie's Clam Bar has closed its Ramsey location. The family-owned eatery opened six years ago on Route 17 southbound, attached to the Best Western. Biggie's announced the closing Saturday on its Facebook page, where customers began grieving the Football Sundays, food, chef and more. The restaurant began as a push cart in Hoboken before owner Joseph Yaccarino opened a storefront on Madison Street, in 1946. Yaccarino had moved to the U.S. with his parents and many siblings from Naples, Italy, and recruited his son for the business endeavor. The family's fourth generation took over in…

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by Cecilia Levine