MJP

Mark and Julie's has, hands down, the best chocolate peanut butter ice cream I've ever had. Better than the one Welsh Farms had. Their other more basic flavors aren't too outstanding (dare I say that on the basic mint chocolate chip, Ben and Jerry's outdoes Mark and Julie's) but some of the harder-to-find stuff is quite nicely done. Their cookies & cream has real Oreos that aren't too heavily crushed. I like getting a big chunk of cookie, myself. But I do have to agree... nothing's better than Holsten's. I just wish that the ice cream place that my mom used to go to in Clifton, the one in the same area where Rowe-Manse Emporium used to be, still existed. She spoke of their legendary Awful Waffle, I believe... :-/ Oh well.

Hi everyone, long-time lurker, first-time poster. I figured I'd go a little bit constructive for my first time out. I live in Lyndhurst and don't know why I waited this long to try Foschini's, just on the corner of Ridge Road and Valley Brook Avenue. They do their pizzas as close to real Italian style as I've seen in New Jersey so far; very flat and thin, with just a little bit of crust on the outside. Their margherita is basic, a little bit too heavy on the tomatoes for my taste, but still quite authentic. They branch out a little on their toppings as well; it's not exactly gorgonzola and porcini mushrooms, but the sun-dried tomato pesto is just tangy and garlicky enough to really round out the sauce. They do take-out and delivery; the eat-in is standard pizzeria fare, IMHO. A good place to bring the kids or do a quick lunch out of the office, but not exactly first-date material. BYOB; there's a liquor store literally right next door. My advice: order two or three per couple and experiment around with what they've got to offer.