Back in the '50s & '60s, there was a chain of butcher shops in the NYC/northern NJ region named Merkel Meats. They had a catchy radio jingle that went something like: Merkel meats are so good, good, good... Taste and quality...

?) or the mom cooks your meal, for sure. You also get very varying service depending on who is guarding the cash that day. I had a few dishes that came out wrong (with wrong meat for example) and even though I was hundred percent...

, but the food is very tasty and reasonably priced. Service might be a little slow at times, but otherwise I’ve had good experiences. I highly recommend the chhoyla dishes (grilled spiced meats, peppers and onions), yak...

" meat for your pate, vienna sausages in BBQ sauce..... for entree, how about Hamburger Helper, or pasta w/Ragu, or mac-n-cheese w/sliced hot dogs. My mom, who was from Kansas, used to make a stewed tomato side dish (canned...

I once attended a completely unironic “White Trash” BBQ in Seagrove, NC. We were told to bring our own meat to grill. The hosts furnished condiments, canned beer, moonshine, weed, speed, potato guns, M-80s, and a...

The location is a bit east of your desired area but I helped put together a high school reunion at Maggiano’s at the Grove. I seem to recall that we were charged about $25.00 per person (about 3 years ago). They offered...

vermicelli – rice spaghetti basically). Bahn mi perfect crusty bread filled with any of your choice of meat fillings topped with fresh carrot, cucumber, sometimes cabbage, jalapeno, cilantro and sweet vinegar sauce....