THE
BUZZ
WRITTEN BY CAROL BOTT JARGER
GRASSHOPPER TOO
IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT
MOMMA’S BOY
BECAUSE MOMMA SAYS SO
Owner Paul Skiadas takes the burger joint of the ’60s and brings the experience
into modern times with MOMMA’S BOY (140 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, 973-3333335, mommasboynj.com). Outdoor dining is available. Pair “the best shake in
the neighborhood” with diner mainstays made from 100-percent natural beef
burgers and hot dogs with no antibiotics, both on signature griddled potato rolls.
Beer-battered cod is filleted by hand; cheesesteaks are made with real steak.
For dessert there are made-to-order doughnuts, and create-your-own ice cream
sandwiches with a choice of rich ice cream hugged by two home-baked cookies.
CONEY ISLAND PIZZA
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WAYNE MAGAZINE
BACK TO SCHOOL 2016
GRASSHOPPER TOO (26 Erie Ave.,
973-696-9698, grasshoppertoo.com) is a
family-run business that’s been popular since
1988. Owners Edward Fitzpatrick and Tommy
and Patti Fitzpatrick, long-time residents
of Wayne, have found the formula for a
successful nightspot and a favorite family
restaurant.
Weekday happy hours with an event
calendar that includes karaoke, trivia games,
live music, and dance parties, beckon to
locals who meet up on a regular basis.
Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner daily, and
a light fare menu lures restaurant customers
who know what tastes good.
Wiener Schnitzel is on the fall menu, and
seasonal fall beers will join the list of 24
beers already on tap.
THE SECRET’S IN THE DOUGH
CONEY ISLAND PIZZA (40 Hamburg Turnpike, Riverdale,
973-476-9223, cipizza.net) serves brick-oven pizza. Riverdale resident
David Liu, co-owner with Robert Decarlo, says, “It’s always quality
over quantity for us. Our dough is phenomenal and we only use
fresh ingredients. We pick the tomatoes ourselves.”
They never use shredded cheese, only fresh mozzarella which, is
made in house. “Almost anything we can cook, we try to fit on a
pizza, like chicken teriyaki pie and barbecue chicken pie. Our pulledpork pie is a little spicy and creamy at the same time,” he says.
Coney Island Pizza also has a selection of flatbread sandwiches
and desserts such as homemade key lime cannolis and tiramisu.
MOMMA’S BOY: ANNE-MARIE CARUSO; GRASSHOPPER TOO: CHRIS MARKSBURY; CONEY ISLAND PIZZA: JOE SARNO
HOP ON OVER