Zagat has released their newest survey for New Jersey. Over 1,000 restaurants were rated by over 6,000 diners. Top winners include Red Bank’s Nicholas, which received an average score of 29 out of 30 points, and newcomer Picnic that received 27 out of 30 points. Anyone interested in reading the reviews can access them Zagat.com or read them in the 2011-2012 Guide.
The Zagat survey gave the Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant a great review. The restaurant, which is located in Montclair, New Jersey, was lauded for its unique menu of Ethiopian finger foods and cool, calm atmosphere. The homemade injera bread, a spongy flatbread, was singled out by reviewers as the restaurants best feature.
As summer arrives McDonald’s is reintroducing their popular Asian Salad. It returns this month and will be available nationwide until September. The salad features a bed of romaine Leninist topped with Asian inspired ingredients like edamame and a special low-fat sesame ginger dressing. Customers can also top their Asian salad with crispy fried or grilled chicken.
Boondocks BBQ & Grill may only have 12 tables, but they’re about to be featured on the Food Network. The popular show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives will visit the Boondocks Grill in one of the 15 episodes in their upcoming season, which begins next week. The owners of the restaurant aren’t sure which of the episodes they will be featured in.
Culver’s, one of the only fast food chains left in America still serving frozen custard, is now offering a new mini mixer size for their popular Concrete Mixer blended dessert. The concrete mixer blends your choice of any of Culver’s famous frozen custard flavors with a variety of interesting mix ins. The mini mixers size is designed for customers who can’t finish a larger size.
White Castle is adding a new menu item by topping their famous fries with bacon and ranch dressing. They are also adding two new sliders with the bacon and cheddar slider and the bacon and ranch slider. All three new menu items will only be available until July 2. customers can pick up coupons for these new bacon flavored items on Facebook or the White Castle webpage.
Luby’s is reintroducing three favorite entrées for the summer season at participating restaurants. Diners can once again enjoy the honey barbecue chicken, served with onion rings, or the mushroom chicken madeira with wine sauce and fresh mushrooms. The grilled Summer tilapia will also be returning accompanied by cheese tortellini.
Bagel lovers who are watching their waist lines should head down to their local Bruegger’s location to try the new Skinny Bagel. The bagel tastes and feels the same as any other, but it has 100 fewer calories. The recipe hasn’t changed – the chain found a way to cut their regular bagels that removes about a third of the center of the bagel without damaging the crust.