Justin's

[jwjojo]

From Beekman's BYO website:

Justin's

234 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne

(973) 423-4345

Justin’s is one of the better Italian restaurants in the area. The sauces, both southern and northern Italian, show an attention to detail and balance that elevate Justin’s above the typical Italian eateries. Offerings are numerous, specials are fairly priced, and the service is attentive. Dinner for two is $50.

Anyone been?

[tommy]

i've found that beekman's information on restaurants is quite, um, generous in nature. as in, they're a local business supporting other local businesses. luckily people like me aren't in that position.

i've never been to Justin's, but i did pick up a menu last week as i drove by. it reads like every other italian-american "red sauce" joint in hawthorne and fair lawn. 10 kinds of boneless chicken breast (including "parmigiano"), "vitello" scaloppine and saltimbocca, various pastas including "alla vodka" and calm sauce (red or white), and some red meat (extra marks for offering rib eye, and not "fillet").

the only hope that i can see is that they do these italian-american dishes much much better than anyone else, or me for that matter. i'm just not sure it even that would be a draw for me, though.

it's a nice little place. we went there in its last incarnation. never went back though. in the area for this type of thing, i return to La Cambusa in ridgewood (it's byob, as opposed to the fair lawn location, which isn't).

so jwjojo, go and let us know how it is! everyone craves this type of stuff sometimes, and it would be nice to have an option other than La Cambusa.

[jwjojo]

Tommy, thanks for checking the place out. I was being selfish and hoping someone else had tried it before I waste my money and time on yet another red sauce joint.

[Curlz]

...and calm sauce (red or white)

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Tell us about the calm sauces, Tommy. How do they make them, exactly? Tranquilizers?

[tommy]

...and calm sauce (red or white)

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Tell us about the calm sauces, Tommy. How do they make them, exactly? Tranquilizers?

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yeah, ok, 14,800 posts and one typo. fine. you got me.

[Curlz]

OH COME ON!!! That was funny...

Edit: And it got you to 14,800.

Edited May 26, 2006 by Curlz (log)

[Chris Cognac]

Damn...i was wondering why I had never heard of that place....I guess it is a little off my "beat"

Officer Chris Cognac

Hawthorne Police Dept....

Hawthorne California!