8 Exciting Bucket List Restaurants Near the Jersey Shore.
One thing is certain, New Jersey has some excellent restaurants. Several of them are on my bucket list. I’m going to list just a few in this blog post because I’d wind up writing for hours if I mentioned them all. My full list extends beyond Monmouth & Ocean counties.
A restaurant does not have to be fancy to make my list. I’m just looking for good food that I can tell everyone about.
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I love everything from food trucks to upscale places and everything in between.
I have always been adventurous. I will try almost anything. I do have a few minor exceptions.
I will not try haggis, the national dish of Scotland, a concoction composed of the liver, heart, and lungs of a sheep (or other animal), minced, and mixed with beef or mutton suet and oatmeal and seasoned with onion, cayenne pepper, and other spices. The mixture is then packed into a sheep’s stomach and boiled.
I will never attempt to eat tripe, which is the stomach lining of cows. I‘m sure you’ve seen it in some of your grocery store meat cases.
I might try pig’s feet, and maybe a few other non-traditional food items from around the globe, other than that, I’m good.
I totally dig Indian food, but my companion does not. He claims to not be a fan of curry. The smell bothers him. Little does he know; I’ve snuck a few different curries into some of our meals at home over the last several years and never told him.
I’m telling you; the man does not know what he doesn’t like. He’s never even been to an Indian restaurant. He clearly doesn’t know what he’s missing.
I have introduced him to many foods from different cultures he had never been exposed to before meeting me.
Have You Tried Afghan Cuisine?
We used to have an Afghan restaurant around the corner called, Babur Garden. He was reluctant to try it, thankfully he trusted me and wound up falling in love with Afghan cuisine. Sadly, the restaurant has since closed. I really miss that place and the wonderful family who owned it.
I am determined to take him out for Indian food. I have a feeling he’s going to love it.
Here’s my list of fancy and not so fancy restaurants on my 2024 bucket list.
Pupusas House - 9 -15 Lanes Mill Rd, Brick Township, NJ 08724
This is a fairly new place I heard about online that serves Salvadoran food. Pupusas are thick corn tortillas that can be stuffed with various fillings, including various meats, refried beans, cheese, and even squash flowers. The filled corn tortillas are then cooked to perfection on a traditional grill referred to as a comal.
It’s a small place and everything is cooked to order, so you’re going to wait a little longer for your food.
