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Stirred, With A Swab: Bergen Bar Offers Cocktail And COVID Test

Stop into this Bergen County restaurant for a drink, and you could get a free COVID-19 test.

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Cenzino Ristorante, an Italian restaurant and bar in Oakland, is selling a "Vaccinator" drink which comes with a free COVID test kit. The Vaccinator is a Manhattan made with bourbon and Carpana sweet vermouth, the restaurant said.
Cenzino Ristorante, an Italian restaurant and bar in Oakland, is selling a "Vaccinator" drink which comes with a free COVID test kit. The Vaccinator is a Manhattan made with bourbon and Carpana sweet vermouth, the restaurant said. (Cenzino Ristorante)

OAKLAND, NJ — Stop into this Bergen County restaurant for a drink, and you could get a free COVID-19 test.

Cenzino Ristorante, an Italian restaurant and bar in Oakland, is selling a "Vaccinator" drink which comes with a free COVID test kit.

The Vaccinator is a Manhattan made with bourbon and Carpana sweet vermouth, the restaurant said.

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The special drink is $20, according to NorthJersey.com.

Limit one test kit per two people; kits include two COVID-19 tests. Cenzino's reminds customers the test is not a substitute for a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot.

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Owner Regina Vitti told NorthJersey.com her husband bought a number of COVID tests online, and that she heard a lot of customers say they were unable to find a test. So, the Vittis decided to offer their extras up.

Cenzinos is located at 589 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, NJ 07436

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