The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:37 pm

mister d wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:33 am I'll die saying the NYC area has the best standard (NY style!) pizza, the top-level is better than any other regions top-level, the mid-level places destroy other cities mid-levels and the area mostly avoids the absolute horror-shit I've had in Philadelphia and Boston.

I agree on NY style pizza being the best. We have a place in our town that advertises itself as New Haven-style, and it’s also great. So, I’d rank it this way:
1. NY style
2. New Haven style
3 - 1,000 tie. Almost every other local style
1,001 - vomit and bile style
1,002 - St. Louis style

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm

Off to Google New Haven style.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:32 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.

It’s when he fucks you missionary so he can shout “Did I mention I go to Yale?” in your face.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:33 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.

It’s good.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:50 pm

rass wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:32 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.
It’s when he fucks you missionary so he can shout “Did I mention I go to Yale?” in your face.

I’m scared to ask if there’s a Boston style.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:50 pm

A_B wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:33 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.
It’s good.

Our plan this fall now includes driving through Connecticut so looking forward to trying.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:51 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:50 pm
A_B wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:33 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.
It’s good.
Our plan this fall now includes driving through Connecticut so looking forward to trying.

Oh shit I wouldn’t recommend that at all.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:00 pm

Order it on one end of 84 and by the time you get to the other end you can replace your stolen hubcaps

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:05 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:50 pm
rass wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:32 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.
It’s when he fucks you missionary so he can shout “Did I mention I go to Yale?” in your face.
I’m scared to ask if there’s a Boston style.

Same shit they just shout mattapan nigga

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:07 pm

Connecticut : Boston :: New Jersey : Philadelphia

Both states only matter by virtue of what other city they’re really close to.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:41 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:50 pm
rass wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:32 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm Off to Google New Haven style.
It’s when he fucks you missionary so he can shout “Did I mention I go to Yale?” in your face.
I’m scared to ask if there’s a Boston style.

Canadians seem to think so.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:00 pm

Not sure if I struck out on NJ bagel places. I used to go to Hot Bagels Abroad in Clifton. #4 was Hot Bagels Abroad in Montclair. Menus seem different, but they have a similar logo. Curious if it's a chain, they own several, or what. Great bagels, even better hot sandwiches on the lunch menu.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:34 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:08 am
mister d wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:47 am New Jersey’s 44 greatest bagel shops, ranked

This list confirms my suspicion that NJ is actually a bad bagel state, especially relative to geography. On the flipside ...

The Best Bagels in America

... would appear to confirm that its a NJ problem and not me problem given that my 3 favorite places all made the list.
Very nice! Looks like there's one near our hotel this weekend for the Stadium Series game.

Chilly run this morning to the bagel shop. Very good bagel. Went everything with plain cream cheese. Not mind-blowing, but way better than I have had in a long time.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:54 pm

Music City Miracle

(I’d be oblivious to the fact that game as tonight if not for this thread diversion)

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 3:02 pm

And I think you’ve inspired me. I saw a brand new place (in Hillside) a month or two ago and just double-checked the distance and it’s only 3 miles one-way. Their bagels photograph well at least.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:43 am

Bagels were a little bigger and less crunchy than they looked but good. Jalapeño cream cheese could have been hotter, but I guess that’s what happens when you use fresh peppers. Place was brand new, and very clean, and adorable overall. Boars Head deli meats, nice list of sandwiches.

Ran past a Brazilian coffee house (which seemed open but Google maps says is temporarily closed) and a very busy Uruguayan bakery/pizzeria, too.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:01 am

Not a coincidental religious name, I see.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:43 pm

Didn’t feel proselytized.

Seemed like it was a mom, dad, son and grandma running the front of the house at least.

Have come down a point or two on the bagels because I remembered what they reminded me of: stop and shop bagels. I think it wad the corn meal on the bottom.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:58 pm

No idea if something like this was already brought up in the thread and I'm not going to check:

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:04 pm

Has any artist been more misunderstood at the absolute most basic level by such a high percentage of their superfanbase?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun May 15, 2022 9:58 pm

I first saw them at the high school in the town I recently described as the Duke University of Union County, NJ.

Big, plastic, weather-proof, plastered to a fence outside of the stadium photos of members of sports teams of the school. Seniors? I’ve seen them elsewhere since, including at the track that prompted my NJ mascot post (hey Syb!). The kind of thing the district (or parent boosters) in my town can’t afford.

The HS in the town where I’m sure some NYR fan on our forum lives has had them for probably as long as Duke, NJ. But the ones I saw this morning on my run were another level. Because the ones at Syb’s kid’s school were barely in focus, and from the acne clearly untouched. But these? These were done by pros.

They were another level. Some upper torso shots. Some full body. Some full body action. All with the same background which means they were greenscreened.

And the sports! Fencing! Field hockey or lax or something with a netty stick. Cheer/dance.

And the last set, the posters gently swaying in the spring wind that set the bar for suburbanized excess, were for the Ultimate Frisbee team. Smiling Ultimate Frisbee players. Who do they play??!?

And I’m upset we just missed the charity outing for the HS golf team.

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mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun May 15, 2022 10:49 pm

Look at this guy getting upset when a community prioritizes student-athletes over tit-forward realtors. Makes you wonder why he’s even passing through my town if a focus on “unimportant” sports offends him.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon May 16, 2022 7:30 am

The boys team are the defending 3-time state champs. Didn't really mean to start trouble by making light of what must be a source of civic pride for you guys.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:10 am

I accept your apology and offer my own if the realtor who makes driving on 22 even more uncomfortable is a local celebrity.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:32 am

Her office is in Westfield.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 16, 2022 9:23 am

I guess that was the Rite Choice for her?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon May 16, 2022 10:10 am

rass wrote: Sun May 15, 2022 9:58 pm I first saw them at the high school in the town I recently described as the Duke University of Union County, NJ.

Big, plastic, weather-proof, plastered to a fence outside of the stadium photos of members of sports teams of the school. Seniors? I’ve seen them elsewhere since, including at the track that prompted my NJ mascot post (hey Syb!). The kind of thing the district (or parent boosters) in my town can’t afford.

The HS in the town where I’m sure some NYR fan on our forum lives has had them for probably as long as Duke, NJ. But the ones I saw this morning on my run were another level. Because the ones at Syb’s kid’s school were barely in focus, and from the acne clearly untouched. But these? These were done by pros.

They were another level. Some upper torso shots. Some full body. Some full body action. All with the same background which means they were greenscreened.

And the sports! Fencing! Field hockey or lax or something with a netty stick. Cheer/dance.

And the last set, the posters gently swaying in the spring wind that set the bar for suburbanized excess, were for the Ultimate Frisbee team. Smiling Ultimate Frisbee players. Who do they play??!?

And I’m upset we just missed the charity outing for the HS golf team.

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I am so tempted to take a look at the signs at my kid's school now. I pick him up every day at the track, but never get out of the car, so I haven't seen them. My daughter practiced at Morris Catholic last year, and their player signs were enormous and clearly paid top dollar for the Glamour Shots quality pics.

ETA: And calling Westfield the Duke of University of Union County is so perfect.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 16, 2022 11:13 am

My stereotype of Westfield was that its where new money native New Jersians flock to. And that there have to be a ton of contractors who actually live there tearing down and building to the absolute limits of how large a house can be on a lot. Is that wrong?

elflaco2 · Post by **elflaco2** » Mon May 16, 2022 3:07 pm

Westfield...

far too many local yahoos yearn for our little donut hole to be westfield.

no thanks.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon May 16, 2022 3:30 pm

mister d wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 11:13 am My stereotype of Westfield was that its where new money native New Jersians flock to. And that there have to be a ton of contractors who actually live there tearing down and building to the absolute limits of how large a house can be on a lot. Is that wrong?

Right on point.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:16 am

Our town's summer farmer's market kicks off today (every Thursday through the fall) and our friends will be back with their taco stand and they make the best fucking tacos in the state and anyone in the general area should come and try them at some point.

ETA: I think the weather has forced a delay of their season debut until next week. Dammit.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 16, 2022 7:37 pm

Have we ever talked about how nice downtown Somerville is?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:05 am

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:36 am Every now and then a small bagel place will open up around here and I'm almost always (there's a good one in St. Pete) disappointed. It doesn't seem like it should be that hard to make a tasty bagel.

I decided to go get a bagel. Only place between work and house is a chain, so we were off to a bad start. Then it's a left turn off the main drag, so strike 2. Then, they weren't open for breakfast yet. At 7:30. On a work day. WTF? They're off the list. Tomorrow I shall take a different route to a locally owned place. We shall see.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:56 am

Holding you in my thoughts today, AB.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:10 am

mister d wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:56 am Holding you in my thoughts today, AB.

Is Giff ok?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:27 am

I bet they don’t even have Taylor ham.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:40 am

The Sybian wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:27 am I bet they don’t even have Taylor ham.

They do not! The one I am going to try tomorrow has locally made sausage from a good butcher, so I have some hopes.

But I may just open a bagel shop next to the chain that is open at 6 am.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:52 am

A_B wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:05 am
govmentchedda wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:36 am Every now and then a small bagel place will open up around here and I'm almost always (there's a good one in St. Pete) disappointed. It doesn't seem like it should be that hard to make a tasty bagel.
I decided to go get a bagel. Only place between work and house is a chain, so we were off to a bad start. Then it's a left turn off the main drag, so strike 2. Then, they weren't open for breakfast yet. At 7:30. On a work day. WTF? They're off the list. Tomorrow I shall take a different route to a locally owned place. We shall see.

Einstein?

In any event, that's got to be a staffing issue. That's insanity. I'm sure something like 60-70 percent of their business is conducted during breakfast hours.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:55 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:52 am
A_B wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:05 am
govmentchedda wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:36 am Every now and then a small bagel place will open up around here and I'm almost always (there's a good one in St. Pete) disappointed. It doesn't seem like it should be that hard to make a tasty bagel.
I decided to go get a bagel. Only place between work and house is a chain, so we were off to a bad start. Then it's a left turn off the main drag, so strike 2. Then, they weren't open for breakfast yet. At 7:30. On a work day. WTF? They're off the list. Tomorrow I shall take a different route to a locally owned place. We shall see.
Einstein?

In any event, that's got to be a staffing issue. That's insanity. I'm sure something like 60-70 percent of their business is conducted during breakfast hours.

You would think, but the permanent lettering on the door says 8-2 PM. It's a great bagel company I think. That's the brand name, not indicative of their quality because I've gone twice now and haven't been able to get a bagel either time. Last time a gaggle of teenagers were taking forever to order so I walked out. Sure, I could have verified the time before pulling into the parking lot, but it never occurred to me they would open that late.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 12:57 pm

I guess the kid wasn't too far off base asking if you had ube in Kentucky

(and there is a dedicated bagel thread - you'll never guess who had the last post)