The Chimney Rock Inn

The Chimney Rock Inn
800 Thompson Avenue, Bound Brook, NJ 08805
732-469-4600


American Food.  Burgers, Pizzas, Ribs and Brisket.  Kyle and I had burgers, Pete had a flounder sandwich, and Slomo had a cheese steak.

Kyle: Steakhouse Burger, Cheese, Fried Onions, and Horseradish Steak Sauce.  He loved it.
Jeff: Cowboy Burger, Cheese, Fried Onions, Bacon, BBQ Sauce.  Very good.

By the way, we both ordered our burgers "medium", and they were both cooked to a true medium, a rare thing these days!

Pete: Fried Flounder Sandwich, Lettuce, Tomato, Tartar.  Very good.
Slomo: Cheese steak.  He liked it better than the cheese steak at Mannion's, which is saying something, because he loved theirs too.

We all got fries, and they had just the right crunchy shell to inner potato ratio.


The Pizza is supposed to be great, so we will have to come back and try it...

Mannion's Irish Pub

Mannion's Irish Pub
150 W Main St, Somerville, NJ 08876

What can I say, it is an Irish Pub. You should know what your are getting into. Standard Irish pub fare, but better than average.

Pete: Fish and Chips, Pete said they were great, even the steak fries which can sometimes be mushy were really good.
Rob: NJ Devil Sandwich, Taylor Ham, scrambled eggs, peppers, onions on a long roll. Delicious, bigger than expected.
Jeff: French Onion Soup and an Open Face Reuben. The soup was good, and the Reuben was great. Rye bread was crisp, not soggy. The only Reuben I have had that is better is Suspender's in Union.
Slomo: Cheese Steak w/Onions. It was real steak, not pressed meat. Very good.

We will be back again to try some of the interesting burgers they had listed.

Nik's Wunderbar

Nik's Wunderbar
454 US-22, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889

German Biergarten style, sausages, beer, and seafood.  Big patio out back.  Pete, Kyle, Rob and I had various sausages / sausage sandwiches.  Slomo had a burger.  We all liked our food.  Pete and I had some good beer.

Jeff: Classic Sausage Platter, and a Bitburger Pilsner.
Rob: Polish Sailor Sandwich
Pete: Wunderbrat Sandwich, and a Mispillion River "Gandalf The White" IPA
Kyle: The Bajun Boatman Sandwich
Slomo: Craft House Burger, and a Bud

We all agreed the sausages and especially the kraut were great.  I think the kraut had bacon in it, as it was a little smokey.

I definitely want to go back in the spring or summer and sit outside, and try their seafood.  Crabs and legs: Atlantic, Dungeness, Snow and Alaskan.  Crawfish, Clams, Oysters, Catfish, etc...

New Office, New Lunches

Our office moved from Union, NJ to Bridgewater, NJ.  So we have a whole new set a restaurants to try for lunch.