Hackettstown's James On Main Named One Of NJs Best Restaurants

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Hackettstown's James on Main has been named one of the 30 best restaurants in New Jersey by NJ Monthly Magazine for 2020.

The eatery, located on Main Street, features farm to table, new American brunch and dinner offerings designed around their wood-fired grill.

Here's what the magazine had to say:

When you open the door of Bill Van Pelt’s modest little storefront, your nostrils tell you right away you are in for some serious eating. Van Pelt, tending the wood-burning grill and overseeing the tiny open kitchen, has a biology degree from Rutgers, but we’d give him a PhD in deliciousness. His hog chop with spaetzle is an atavistic wonder. His lamb sausage with olive tapenade makes the Mediterranean seem local, and his shrimp and grits could pass muster in N’Awlins. The staff makes everyone feel like a local, however far they drove. BYO.

You can read the full review and see the complete list on their website.

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