Showing posts with label Jersey Diners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jersey Diners. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

BOWLING BURGERS DINERS & HOT DOGS JERSEY STYLE

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White Manna

Hackensack, New Jersey
Photo COPYRIGHT DANIEL ZWICKE

New York's best burgers in Jersey?  .. Well, one of the best.  New Jersey does have some great burgers and dogs. It was once the Diner Capital of the World and though most are gone, a few old joints can be found here and there. One great old place is White Manna Hamburgers on River Road in Hackensack, New Jersey. The place is awesome, New York has nothing like it. Wish we did. The structure of White Manna Hamburgers is quite rare. First off, old diners are sadly a rarity. This structure is a sort-of a mini-diner. Well a believe it was designed simply as a Burger Stand, and that's what it is, built by the Paramount Company of Oakland, New Jersey some time in the 1930's. The design is beautiful and I've never seen another like it .. White Manna is a live, living Museum Piece that feeds people tasty burgers and shows them a good time. You've gotta love it. I took a trip there with my brother Jimmy a couple of weeks ago. We planned a nice little day together, Bowling at Wallington Lanes our childhood Bowling Alley and still one of America's best .. We planned on going to White Manna and Rutt's Hut for "Rippers" but changed our plans slightly. Instead of Rutt's Hut, Jimmy took me to White Mana in Jersey City. I had never been to White Mana, JC though I had passed it a thousand times. So Jimmy wanted me to check it out. I believe Jimmy likes White Mana JC better than White Manna in Hackensack, I'm the reverse, though I did like the place in Jersey City as well which was a Burger Joint at The 1939 Worlds Fair and brought to Jersey City after the fair and has operated there for more than 70 years. You'll notice a similarity in names. The one in Jersey City is spelled with one "n" and Hackensack White Manna 2 "N'S" .. There's an explanation. When White Mana JC was opening in the Mid 40s the sign maker mad a mistake and made their sign with one  instead of the 2 he was supposed to write the sign as White Manna .. He mad it with one n, the owner accepted it and never changed it. End of story.
Back to White Manna Hackensack. Well, the Burgers at White Manna are dam good. I love them. They're all little Slider Type Burgers cooked with onions and put between a Martins Potato Roll. Yumm!!! The are tasty as Hell. I Love them. I Love going to this beautiful little Gem of a Burger Stand and Love the Show they put on as they grill your burger and everyone else's. It's pure poetry in motion.
Yes we went bowling, we had Burgers at White Manna in Hackensack and at White Mana JC .. After we finished bowling with beers and Big Lebowski White Russians we rode around a little checking out our old stomping grounds. Jimmy asked me if I wanted to go to The Colonial Diner in Lyndhurst. He didn't have to ask twice. The Colonial Diner is one of those few Old-School Stainless Steel Diners that Jersey used to be famous for .. The diner has recently been renovated but they kept the old character intact. Jimmy had the Pot Roast Special, I the Prime Rib. We both got Soup, Bread, and plenty of Potato and Veggies with our meal. It was great. I wonderful top off to a wonderful day of Jersey Burgers, Diners, and Bowling. Nice.



Daniel Bellino-Zwicke





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COLONIAL DINER

Lyndhurst, New Jersey





COLONIAL DINER






WHITE MANNA 

by Bellino
Brighten Up ANy Room

"THIS is COOL"







A PAIR
of
WHITE MANNA BURGERS






BROTHER JIMMY

with POT ROAST and POTATOES

COLONIAL DINER


Lyndhurst, New Jersey




MY PRIME RIB DINNER
COLONIAL DINER
Just $17.95 Including SOUP


WATCH THIS VIDEO !!!

RIPPERS And The ROLLING STONES

at RUTT'S HUT



JIMMY andDANNY EAT RIPPERS

at RUTT'S HUT





White Mana Hamburgers

Jersey City, New Jersey







BENDIX DINER

ONE of JERSEY'S
FEW REMAINING OLD-SCHOOL SS DINERS

WATCH THIS VIDEO






Jimmy and Danny

Go To White Manna

For

Jersey's Best Burgers





WALLINGTON LANES

OUR CHILDHOOD BOWLING ALLEYS







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The DUDE and BOWLING 

The DUDE COOKS TOO !!!

The BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK

GOT ANY KAHLUA ?







RUTT'S HUT


CLEFTON, NEW JERSEY






RIPPERS

DEEP FRIED HOT DOGS

WORLD'S BEST

at RUTT'S HUT

Note The World Famous RELISH








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AMERICA'S FAVORITE DISHES

And SECRET RECIPES







WHITE MANNA








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SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK



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THE DUDE ABIDES

Saturday, June 8, 2013

SPAM BACON & TAYLOR HAM





   Pork and Why do I Love all Products Made from it So! Spareribs are the "Best," Bacon, Sausages, Pork Chops, Ham, Spam, McRibs, and? Yes I Love them all so! And Why? Why? What else? They're Tasty! It's Tasty! Pork and all things made from it. I Pity Vegetarians and Others who do not eat it, Pork, Ham, and Spam.
   Robin Raisfeld in her story "Trendlet: It's Baloney," this week in New York spark my interest when I say the big beautiful picture of a slice of tasty Mortadella, "King of All Baloneys."
   As I read farther into the article, I was so happy to see a picture of a gorgeous "Taylor Ham and Egg Sandwich." And it immediately brought out the in Jerseyite in me. As anyone who grew up or ever lived in New Jersey, they'll tell you of their Love of "Taylor Ham," the unofficial "State Meat." Taylor Ham? Why? Well, first off, Taylor Ham was invented in Trenton New Jersey. It's super tasty. Jerseyites and former ones (like Me) Love it, and you can only get it in New Jersey. More or less. Why? I don't know. Can Jerseyites be smarter than New Yorkers who have never caught on to this wonderful Pork product from the Garden State. After moving to New York some 26 years ago, besides from missing my family, my only other regret of leaving New Jersey, is missing and yearning for my beloved Taylor Ham. You just can't get it in the Big City. Well, hardly ever. Do New Yorkers not like it? Is it reserved for Jerseyites only? Don't know! All I know is I miss it inside a Taylor Ham and Egg Sandwich or on my breakfast plate accompanying a couple fried eggs.
Reading the article and be reminded of my "Long Lost Love," Taylor Ham, I'm also painfully reminded of another recent dumping by a Loved one. That being my beloved "McRib." How I Love it so! After a brief Love Affair with her, way back in 1989. She disappeared! Why? I do not know. And for some 21 years. And then one lovely day last year. It was in October, what day I do not know. She reappeared. Back into my life once again. And the Love Affair was on again. On my part like it never ended. I Loved, as much and more than ever. Forgiving her and not think of the long cruel Separation brought on by her. She had deserted me. But I didn't care. We got together more than 20 times this passed October, November, and was it a few days into December? I do not know. Once again, my beloved McRib disappeared. Into a dark December night. Why? I do not know? I only know that however long it may take. I'l wait. Just please my Love, do not make it another 21 years. My beloved McRib.





Daniel Bellino-Zwicke








I'VE LIVED In NEW YORK For 30 YEARS NOW
AND THIS IS WHAT I MISS MOST

ABOUT THE GARDEN STATE
TAYLOR HAM

YOU CAN'T GET IT IN NEW YORK
And THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE TAYLOR HAM

I ALSO MISS RIPPERS At RUTT'S HUT

And WHITE MANNA BURGERS





TAYLOR HAM & EGG SANDWICH








STEAK - BURGERS

BURRITOS - TACOS

FRIED CHICKEN

SOUPS

SPAN  / TAYLOR HAN & EGG

SANDWICHES

And MUCH MORE ...