Exciting News Windmill Gets Approval To Open In Brick

The best hot dogs and more add another store at the Jersey Shore!

Brick, New Jersey and the surrounding areas should be excited that Windmill will definitely be returning to Ocean County.

This past Wednesday evening, Brick Township’s planning board approved Windmill owner, Ralph Epstein’s request to open a brand-new location in Brick, just five years after closing the Windmill on Route 70 that served our community for over 30 years.

Windmill Corp. will turn the former T-Mobile store at 905 Route 70 North into a restaurant. The 1,032-square-foot building is at the Brick Dunkin’ Plaza, across the parking lot from Tiger Schulmann’s, Mattress Firm and Dunkin’.

Renovations include. A takeout window, painting the building in Windmill’s signature colors, red, white, and blue, and adding a patio for outdoor seating.

According to Brick Shorebeat, the restaurant will occupy the 1,032 square foot building in the shopping plaza and will also create new green space while adding extra breathing room around the entrance from the highway. There were initially concerns that there would not be enough parking at the site, however when the numbers were crunched, the plaza had nine spaces more than required by ordinance.

“There was also 395 square feet of impervious coverage that had been installed by a previous tenant,” presumably without a permit, according to David H. Boesch, the engineering consultant on the project.

Windmill will install green space around the building, the two outdoor seating areas, a take-out window and protective bollards that will protect outdoor diners from vehicles. Between the extra parking stalls and the several hundred square feet of concrete that will be removed, Windmill’s representatives said that following meetings with the township, it was decided that two parking spaces would be removed so the entrance to the plaza from Route 70 could be widened.

I can taste that juicy Windmill hot dog just by thinking about it. Oh, and don’t forget the cheese fries.