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Brooklyn's Brick Oven Pizzeria is one of Favorite restaurants.

1. Brooklyn's Brick Oven Pizzeria

8.5
161 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack, NJ
Pizzeria · 41 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Anything you have here will be awesome. Bring cash, they do NOT accept Credit Cards.

White Manna Hamburgers is one of Favorite restaurants.

2. White Manna Hamburgers

8.6
358 River St (at Passaic St), Hackensack, NJ
Burger Joint · 126 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Great sliders, but go during off-hours. This little joint gets packed.

Bhoj Indian Restaurant is one of Favorite restaurants.

3. Bhoj Indian Restaurant

6.6
430 Market St, Elmwood Park, NJ
Indian Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Mild and Tame during buffet lunch. Be careful when ordering something spicy - this place means business.

East Japanese is one of Favorite restaurants.

4. East Japanese

1405 Teaneck Rd (at Beveridge St), Teaneck, NJ
Japanese Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Carousel-type sushi bar. Good quality sushi, regularly has Toro. There's another in the Palisades mall that's almost always empty. The Teaneck one has the better selection.

Jack's Cafe is one of Favorite restaurants.

5. Jack's Cafe

325 Broadway, Westwood, NJ
Diner · 23 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Don't let the diner-like appearance fool you. There's GOOD FOOD at Jack's. Daily specials are excellent, look for the stuff on the chalkboards. BYOB.

Anthony Franco's Pizzeria is one of Favorite restaurants.

6. Anthony Franco's Pizzeria

8.3
556 N RT-17, Paramus, NJ
Pizzeria · 22 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Situated in the mall that used to house Harvey's Electronics, AF's is the best "specialty" pizza joint I've found. If you HAVE to have a baked ziti or penne vodka pizza, here's your place.

Steve's Sizzling Steaks is one of Favorite restaurants.

7. Steve's Sizzling Steaks

8.3
620 State Rt 17, Carlstadt, NJ
Steakhouse · 36 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: This place gets packed friday and saturday nights. They have a simple steak recipe - fast cooking, a little Maggi's, some mushrooms and steak fries. It'll make your clothing reek, but it's worth it!

Simply Vietnamese is one of Favorite restaurants.

8. Simply Vietnamese

7.6
1 Highwood Ave (Jay St), Tenafly, NJ
Vietnamese Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Good Pho, good entrees, good summer rolls. BYOB. Cheap for what you get.

Cubby's BBQ is one of Favorite restaurants.

9. Cubby's BBQ

8.2
249 S River St (Water St.), Hackensack, NJ
BBQ Joint · 53 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Not as cheap as you'd expect from a cafeteria-style joint, but the food is solid. Their Chili is *AWESOME.*

Cuban Eddies is one of Favorite restaurants.

10. Cuban Eddies

8.3
110 W Shore Ave (New Milford Ave), Dumont, NJ
Cuban Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Karl W.Karl Weckstrom: Great portions, daily specials, best place to go if you're itching for Sophies and don't feel like trekking into NYC.