Recently, one Friday evening I made the trek with a few friends down Morris avenue to visit the one and only "5 points" as it is nicknamed because of the intersection it is at. The cheese steaks here are incredible, arguable better than ones in Philly, personally I prefer theses cheese steaks over Pats or Ginos any day. Not only is the food tremendous, but the atmosphere is pretty cool because it is picnic style seating and sets up for an extremely casual dining experience which I prefer. The guys working behind the counter are classic blue collar hard working guys wearing timberland boots, old jeans, and "noodies" with the restaurant logo on it. This is a sign that it is a great food joint because clearly it is family run or was family run at some point in time. The fact that New Jersey has what I think better "philly cheese steaks" than Philly says a lot. This is not just the first, but the second cheese steak place in Jersey that I vote better than Philly. A place down the shore called Nemo's in Avalon is home to an unreal cheese steak. I think this shows how good New Jersey is and how much we care about our food. I think it also goes to show that we might be a superior state to Pennsylvania if we can out do them in their home state specialty.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
"5 Points"
Recently, one Friday evening I made the trek with a few friends down Morris avenue to visit the one and only "5 points" as it is nicknamed because of the intersection it is at. The cheese steaks here are incredible, arguable better than ones in Philly, personally I prefer theses cheese steaks over Pats or Ginos any day. Not only is the food tremendous, but the atmosphere is pretty cool because it is picnic style seating and sets up for an extremely casual dining experience which I prefer. The guys working behind the counter are classic blue collar hard working guys wearing timberland boots, old jeans, and "noodies" with the restaurant logo on it. This is a sign that it is a great food joint because clearly it is family run or was family run at some point in time. The fact that New Jersey has what I think better "philly cheese steaks" than Philly says a lot. This is not just the first, but the second cheese steak place in Jersey that I vote better than Philly. A place down the shore called Nemo's in Avalon is home to an unreal cheese steak. I think this shows how good New Jersey is and how much we care about our food. I think it also goes to show that we might be a superior state to Pennsylvania if we can out do them in their home state specialty.
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Great dining experience. True Jersey dive. Highly recommend it.
ReplyDelete5 Points definitely serves as "true Jersey dive" as pat stated above. From the atmosphere and vibe of the restaurant to the people that work there, I feel that 5 Points demonstrates many NJ values that are highly respected, such as the importance of family. Also the american flags hanging in front of the restaurant along with the bright lighted sign and pictures all over the walls, give a typical feel of some NJ diners along with other typical NJ dives.
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DeleteIs that supposed to be a picture of a cheese steak because it looks like soup
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