Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Shake & Sizzle closed its doors in December. What would you like to see replace it?
A retro-style burger joint that opened its doors in the summer of 2011 is no more. Shake & Sizzle, which was one of two restaurant in the Gateway Center on Franklin Turnpike, closed in the middle of December 2012. Though Eric Levy, the property manager for the building, said he could not comment on why the restaurant closed, he said it was the owner’s decision to shut down. “Of course we were disappointed that it didn’t work,” Levy said. Shake & Sizzle went through a redesign about a year after it initially opened to the public. The restaurant was the first tenant to move into the space at 3 Franklin Tpke. since the Gateway Center opened in late 2009. But, Levy said his company is not being too sentimental about the restaurant’s closing. …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Three-day grand opening event includes ‘social dining’ experience, UFC live
Notice the spotlights shining over Mahwah Wednesday night? They were coming from Boom Burger, a new Route 17 restaurant planning its grand opening this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. According to the restaurant’s Facebook page, the Grand Opening will be a three-day long celebration starting Thursday night. According to Boom Burger owner Peter Karounos, the new place combines aspects of a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, and a phrase he has trademarked called “social dining.” The term, he said, refers to the energy of an establishment. Boom is a place where patrons can go not only to eat, but also to interact with one another. Karounos decided to convert his former restaurant, the NY Steakhouse location next to the Mahwah Doubletree, to a …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Council is likely to approve the license despite owner's past guilty plea
Mike Barone, the owner of Macarthur Boulevard’s The Grille, will likely be able add a bar to the western-themed restaurant, but must first reappear in front of the township council to have his application for a liquor license officially approved. According to township attorney Andy Fede, a background check on Barone’s liquor license application revealed that he had incorrectly filled it out by not admitting to any past criminal convictions. According to Mahwah Police officer Michael Grassi, who performed the check, Barone pleaded guilty to harassment in Hillsdale in 2002. “I didn’t realize a disorderly persons offense was a criminal conviction,” Barone told the township council last Thursday. “It wasn’t my intention to check the wrong box…
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