Category Archives: restaurants

Poll: What’s your favorite soup in Rahway?

There’s nothing better than a warm, hearty soup in the winter. After a snowy winter, with spring only a few weeks away (really), soup season (at least the hot variety) is coming to an end. What better time for a new reader poll?

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Poll results: Your favorite pizza in Rahway

Quite a rivalry is brewing in the downtown Rahway pizza scene.

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Poll: What’s your favorite pizza in Rahway?

There’s so much to take into account when considering pizza: thin crust, thick crust, Sicilian, plain cheese, what toppings — the list goes on and on.

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Second round of business grants available

Another $250,000 in forgivable loans grants will be available to eligible businesses in a second round of Rahway CARES Act funding. Eligible businesses can receive up to $4,000.

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Heated pavilions going up downtown

Three heated outdoor pavilions will be constructed downtown, aimed to help bars and restaurants to continue operations amid COVID-19 safety restrictions on indoor dining set by the state.

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65 businesses receive Rahway CARES funds

Some 65 local businesses shared in more than a quarter-million dollars in funding through the Rahway Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Stimulus (CARES) program.

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Ming’s Luncheonette to close after 32 years

Changes are coming to two longtime mainstays in Rahway.

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Public spaces designated for outdoor dining

Free parking, free public Wi-Fi, and seven designated public spaces downtown where residents can eat and drink are among the efforts by the city encourage patronage of local businesses while still social distancing as restrictions are eased in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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