does loucas have another restaurant on route 516 in old bridge?

i too am looking to replace my old, but reliable black and decker toaster oven. the more i read, the more confused i get. explosions, burned toast, shattering glass doors, non-user friendly, noisy, and breaking after 6 months are just some of the complaints. then i started reading about the health issues attached to the easy-clean interior coatings! it is almost enough to make me give up on a toasted bagel! the breville sounds good, but i would really prefer a smaller sized model. any thoughts or sugggestions??

thanks for your recommendation. i did some research and noticed that more than a few people noted that although they LOVED their smart oven initially, one of the heating elements stopped working about 1 1/2 - 2 years in. i guess you did not experience this?

after many years of service, my toaster oven needs to be replaced. any suggestions? i don't need to be able to cook a 12 inch pizza; 4 slices of bread at a time is fine. i'm looking for a smaller size one rather than a mini-oven!
what ever happened to the good old days when you just bought an inexpensive black and decker and it lasted forever?

has anyone tried the restaurant that opened where Drew's used to be (before he moved around the corner)?

this is a much more casual and seriously vegetarian place than eurasian eatery was.

the eurasian eatery just closed. i will miss the black bean moussaka, the spinach pate, and several other dishes....

definitely egg biscuits- they were great to hold in the palm of your hand and tasted like... nothing.... spongy and then melting..

I saw a full page ad in a local paper( can't recall the name, but i pick it up free all over Red Bank) from Doris and Ed's. It stated that they were rebuilding and would re-open, but didn't say when.

i ate there about 10 years ago, but have not been back. the fact that it can remain open there makes me wonder if the food is better than okay. i was hoping someone had some more current information.

has anyone eaten there?

with these past few hot hot days, i find i am not interested in big heavy dinners. any recommendations for light dinners- even salads, or really good sandwiches --? or do i just settle for a big dish of ice cream?

looking for a great place for a birthday dinner, with about 10 adults (including one vegetarian) and possibly a toddler who is good in restaurants, but is still, after all, less than 2 years old. BYOB would be nice, great food, "some privacy" so that we don't have to sit right on top of another party, some ambiance???--- too much to ask?-- any suggestions?

i heard a rumor that ray's pizza on rt. 35 in hazlet was originally one of the manhattan ray's pizza places.....
has anyone ever been there?

While in San Diego, i ate at a restaurant called Tender Greens. it had interesting salads and sandwiches, delicious soups, and simple entrees. The food was fresh, tasty, well- prepared, and reasonable, and pleased both vegetarians and meat-eaters. Does anyone know of any restaurants like this in the monmouth county area?

has anyone ever eaten at bella sera? it is located in a strip mall on rt. 34 in aberdeen, between a liquor store and a walk-in doctor's office-- not very promising, but i saw several people walking in with bottles of wine the other day.

any other suggestions for BYOB in the area?

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Bella Sera Restaurant
1070 State Route 34 Ste F, Matawan, NJ 07747

while in costa rica, this bottled salsa was on almost every local restaurant table. i bought some for home use, but it is all gone! does anyone know where i can purchase some in northern monmouth county?

has anyone ever eaten at AMMAVARANTI (spelling may be incorrect), an Indian restaurant in a strip mall on Rt. 34 in Matawan?

where can you go for breakfast ( not brunch) on the weekend in Monmouth county to get interesting omelets, good pancakes, French toast, etc? - preferably a place where you can linger over a cup or two of coffee? sort of like home, but out... what do you think of Yvonne's in Ocean Grove? I know there is always The Tuning Point... other suggestions?

looking for great Indian food (vegetarian or not) in monmouth/middlesex. any recommendations?