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Ridgewood’s Office Beer Bar and Grill Named Best Sports Bar in Bergen County

April 5th, 2009 categories:Local Business Profiles

Ridgewood Sports Bar Wins “Best in Bergen” Award…Again

Ridgewood Sports Bar

201 Magazine recently named Ridgewood’s Office Beer Bar and Grill as a repeat winner int he “Best Sports Bar” category.  The magazine cites the lively bar scene, large number of wide-screen TVs, sports enthusiasm and “good-eats” as the main reason for the award - and I have to agree.

The Office is a very versatile place.  There are not many sports bars that work equally well as a happy hour spot and a family restaurant - but The Office pulls it off.  My colleagues and I sometimes hit the office for happy hour and I have caught my share of games there but I feel equally comfortable bringing the family to The Office for a nice, casual lunch on weekends.  The Office is like a good utility player - it can fill many roles.

Next time you are in Ridgewood  stop by the office and check it out for yourself.

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Ridgewood’s Country Pancake House Serves the Best Breakfast in Bergen County

December 17th, 2008 categories:Local Business Profiles

The Country Pancake House in Ridgewood Awarded “Best Breakfast” Honors by Bergen Health & Life Magazine

This award should be no big surprise to Ridgewood Residents or to anyone who has had the privilege of eating at this beloved Downtown Ridgewood Establishment.   The Country Pancake house features over 100 different types of pancakes along with every other conceivable breakfast fare you could think of - from Belgian Waffles made with Coconut and Wheat Germ to delicious Frittatas stuffed with Artichokes, Shrimp and Jack Cheese. If you plan to eat here on a weekend morning be prepared to wait a bit but the huge selection, large portions and and fresh ingredients make it well worth the wait.

Ridgewood’s Country Pancake House also won the award for Best Pancakes.  Go figure.

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Ridgewood’s Van Dyke’s Ice Cream Named Best in Bergen County

October 1st, 2008 categories:Local Business Profiles

Van Dyke’s Ice Cream, on Ackerman Avenue in Ridgewood, Named Bergen County’s Best Ice Cream.

This is another Bergen Health & Life review I can agree with.  I’d give Van Dyke’s “A” for it’s great handmade ice cream and it’s “throwback” charm.  However, if I had to choose, I would still go with  Maggie Moo’s on Maple Avenue in Ridgewood - but you really can’t go wrong either way.

The magazine cites the Bailey’s Irish Cream, Amaretto and Chunky Strawberry as the best flavors to try.  I will have to take the family there and give it a try.  I reserve the right to change my vote from Maggie Moo’s to Van Dyke’s pending the results of my new field research.

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Brooklyn’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, in Ridgewood NJ, Named Best Pizza in Bergen County

September 27th, 2008 categories:Local Business Profiles, News and Events

Ridgewood’s very own “Brooklyn’s Brick Oven Pizzeria” rated best pizza in Bergen County in Bergen Health & Life Magazine’s October issue.

Best Pizza in Bergen County

For once, a review I can agree with.  My family gets take out from Brooklyn’s Pizza in Ridgewood all the time.  They have a great menu and the pizza and fresh toppings are excellent.  They also make a great garlic bread that actually comes in the shape of a pizza pie, as opposed to a loaf of Italian Bread with butter and garlic salt that you get in most pizzerias.  My 2 boys love the mozzarella sticks which also have a unique shape.  In fact, they are not “sticks” at all.  They are triangle shaped and they are the best mozzarella sticks triangles I have ever tasted.

I do agree that Brooklyn’s is the best pizza in Bergen County but they do have one fatal flaw - they don’t deliver.

In the interest of full disclosure, Brooklyn’s Pizza did tie for the #1 spot with Kinchley’s Tavern in Ramsey.  I have heard great things about Kinchley’s but I have never been there.  I have heard tales of long lines at Kinchleys, and since I know what I am getting right here in Ridgewood, I have never bothered to take that long 10 minute drive to Ramsey.

If you live in Ridgewood and don’t want to get up off the couch to pick up your pizza, I would also recommend Renato’s and Puzo’s.   They both deliver.

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Staging Your Bergen County Home - by Guest Blogger Barbara Miksits

August 30th, 2008 categories:Local Business Profiles

Ridgewood Home Staging

Home Staging. Is it right for you?

Yes!

“Because the way you live in your home and the way you market and sell it are two very different things”.

– Barb Schwarz

When you decide to place your house on the market, it becomes a product. Now I know it can be hard to think of your home as just a product, but it is, and the consumers that you want to attract are the buyers.

Anyone who has gone shopping knows how important packaging can be when choosing to buy something; it could be as simple as picking out a bottle of wine. You may not be sure how it tastes but you may be tempted to buy and try it because of how the bottle and label looks.

Well this is the same principal for having your home Professionally Staged. You want to package your home to make it very appealing to a large group of potential buyers.

As homeowners we can become very comfortable with how our house looks to us.  Over time we start to overlook things that can be very obvious to others buyers.

When you are ready to sell, you must be ready to be seen. And believe me, buyers are going to look at everything.

“Buyers only know what they see - not the way it is going to be”.

–Barb Schwarz

Having your home Professionally Staged will ensure that you are giving buyers a great and lasting first impression about your home.

Staging Tip #1:

Have all the windows in your home cleaned. Buyers are always looking out the windows to see the view.

For more information on Home Staging please click here: Bergen County’s Best Home Stager - Barbara Miksits

Click Below to view photos of homes staged by Barbara Miksits:

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Barbara Miksits

About Barbara Miksits and BCM Home Staging

Barbara Cluck-Miksits is an Accredited Staging Professional and a member of The International Association of Home Staging ProfessionalsAs the Design Manager of a large Retail Floral Enterprise for 25 years, Barbara has experience in on site decorating of residential homes, corporate environments, interior design for retail stores and merchandise coordinating. Click here to learn more about Barbara.

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