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Go to Harold's. You'll enjoy it. But be forewarned!!!! (Seriously, this could save your life.)
The portions are huge. Actually, they're beyond huge. They're even beyond gigantic. One sandwich . . . will easily feed four. Order an omelet for breakfast . . . made with one dozen eggs. The desert case at the entrance . . . biggest cakes on the planet . . . two and a half feet tall, etc. etc. etc.
No joke. If you order a full sandwich it WILL feed four people. If you order it for yourself you'll need to grab a bunch of extra bread from the pickle bar and make yourself a sandwich and then take enough bread and meat home to last you for days. (This is why a full sandwich on the menu costs as much as it does . . . because you're buying the equivalent of a lot of sandwiches).
It's worth a trip to the place if for no other reason than to see portions that set world records for absurd. The fact that the food is good, only secondary.
Harold's is on the ground floor of the Holiday Inn Raritan Center on Woodbridge. There are a couple of other places that call themselves Harold's but the one on Woodbridge is the only real one. Make sure you go to that one.
There's this thing called the Second Great Depression. Maybe you've heard of it? (Actually, it's currently the Great Recession . . . but trust me, this is only the beginning.)
Negative. Actually, when on the east coast I stay in New Jersey (but only the better parts) because of family/friends. My next trip out will only be for three days. This will allow me to be in the city for just one night. I try not to go to Manhattan any more. New Jersey is bad enough, but Manhattan . . . the worst . . . (good food though).
Cool. The next time I am in the area for a longer period of time, I will check that out. I loves me some good pizza (which you can only get in NJ/NY).
Not true, there are computers in jail.
Wait . . .what?
Funny you should bring up Carnegie Deli. Harold, the guy who appropriately enough started Harold's Famous New York Deli, used to manage the Carnegie Deli (as well as the Claremont Diner in Verona). The logo for Harold's is a little too much like the Carnegie Deli's logo . . . but so it goes. What he lacks in originality he more than makes up for with the pastrami which is so good that it allows forgiveness for anything.
The portions are huge. Actually, they're beyond huge. They're even beyond gigantic. One sandwich . . . will easily feed four. Order an omelet for breakfast . . . made with one dozen eggs. The desert case at the entrance . . . biggest cakes on the planet . . . two and a half feet tall, etc. etc. etc.
No joke. If you order a full sandwich it WILL feed four people. If you order it for yourself you'll need to grab a bunch of extra bread from the pickle bar and make yourself a sandwich and then take enough bread and meat home to last you for days. (This is why a full sandwich on the menu costs as much as it does . . . because you're buying the equivalent of a lot of sandwiches).
It's worth a trip to the place if for no other reason than to see portions that set world records for absurd. The fact that the food is good, only secondary.
Harold's is on the ground floor of the Holiday Inn Raritan Center on Woodbridge. There are a couple of other places that call themselves Harold's but the one on Woodbridge is the only real one. Make sure you go to that one.
Not true, there are computers in jail.
Wait . . .what?
Funny you should bring up Carnegie Deli. Harold, the guy who appropriately enough started Harold's Famous New York Deli, used to manage the Carnegie Deli (as well as the Claremont Diner in Verona). The logo for Harold's is a little too much like the Carnegie Deli's logo . . . but so it goes. What he lacks in originality he more than makes up for with the pastrami which is so good that it allows forgiveness for anything.
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Special K, you need to venture across the street from Pat's (careful, don't get run over) to Geno's and order one "wit wiz". But don't take more than 12 seconds ordering, or you'll get yelled at. 
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Just so you know, the first time I had either, I had Geno's, wit, and afterwards went right across that crazy intersection and had Pat's. So, I had the benefit of having both in the same afternoon. This allowed me to compare what they really tasted like, and not make a comparison based on memory. And for me, Geno's came in second place, Pat's was best.
And if you think you'll get tossed to the end of the line for being slow at Geno's, then you haven't tried the patience of the kids at Pat's. They not only send you to the end of the line (it even warns you so on their menu, see step 4), they'll get some Philly gang to cut you, if they're in the mood.
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Kobi
glad to see you on the boards again
And I have been to Harolds. I live not too far from there
I prefer the Rutgers Grease Trucks myself, good tasting, not so good for the diet.
glad to see you on the boards again
And I have been to Harolds. I live not too far from there
I prefer the Rutgers Grease Trucks myself, good tasting, not so good for the diet.
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Negative. Actually, when on the east coast I stay in New Jersey (but only the better parts) because of family/friends. My next trip out will only be for three days. This will allow me to be in the city for just one night. I try not to go to Manhattan any more. New Jersey is bad enough, but Manhattan . . . the worst . . . (good food though).
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I hope you find something soon. My husband finally went back to work about 5 months ago after being unemployed for nearly a year. It's pretty bad out there right now, I count myself lucky to have a job, it's not glamorous but it helps pay the bills! Good luck! 
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There are good places and bad places everywhere. I go to Jersey every year . . . willingly . . . and I don't complain. Some of the best times of my life were there, so you won't see/hear me complaining about the Garden State™ . . . much.
However, living there is a whole other matter . . . I can think of some places I'd like to live in Jersey . . . but the taxes there are such a cluster ____ that there's no way.
However, living there is a whole other matter . . . I can think of some places I'd like to live in Jersey . . . but the taxes there are such a cluster ____ that there's no way.
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BIG TIME. And it sucks.
I'm going on two years and it's a bummer.
Yes, be thankful you have one. Thanks for the good wishes.
I hope you find something soon. My husband finally went back to work about 5 months ago after being unemployed for nearly a year.
It's pretty bad out there right now, I count myself lucky to have a job, it's not glamorous but it helps pay the bills! Good luck!
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Look what I found:
Billycouldride, Kobi™,Vader, and Brew meet for lunch at Triumph, Princeton, NJ - August 2006
Anyone ever hear from Vader or Billy?
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Holy freaking hell! I have got to try me some of that!!!
The Grease Trucks are a group of truck-based food vendors located on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. They are known for serving, among other things, "Fat Sandwiches", a sub roll containing an ensemble of ingredients such as burgers, cheese, chicken fingers, French fries, mozzarella sticks, gyro meat, bacon, etc.
In August 2004, Maxim Magazine named the "Fat Darrell," a sandwich invented by a student named Darrell Butler and commonly served by these trucks, the top sandwich in the nation.
In August 2004, Maxim Magazine named the "Fat Darrell," a sandwich invented by a student named Darrell Butler and commonly served by these trucks, the top sandwich in the nation.
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Hey -- I'm amazed I got as close as I did since I really only know it through my wife.....
I have to admit that I'm a bit perplexed by all the "Jersey" shows out there right now -- and it's not as if they're portraying the locals in a positive manner.....
I have to admit that I'm a bit perplexed by all the "Jersey" shows out there right now -- and it's not as if they're portraying the locals in a positive manner.....
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All those Jersey shows do not correctly portray New Jersey whatsoever. I don't know any people who dress or act the way the "characters" do on these shows. The delinquents from the Jersey Shore show aren't even from New Jersey. It's total propaganda.