Battello has a soft reopening last week, and they were serving cocktails with Corgi gin!

News of a Japanese restaurant opening on the ground floor of URBY, "DOMODOMO". They were at planning board meeting last week getting exterior signage approval.

I no longer have hope that Wild Fusion will re open. They are dead to me.

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Definitely closed. The windows have been papered over for several days/weeks now. Can't comment on who is coming in, but Bang Cookies sounds good. I wish them luck, which they will need! Covering rent on Newark Avenue selling sugar, flour, and fillings cookies won't be easy.

Personally, I would love to see an outpost of Milk Bar come to DTJC. Though, to be fair, their location on Christopher St is super convenient and a round trip there and back is 30-40 minutes.

Dolya is reported in Yelp as closed: https://www.yelp.com/biz/dolya-cafe-jersey-city

http://www.dolyacafe.com/

It is ??? Was a google review just yesterday.

Bang Cookies is taking over the Dolya spot on Newark Avenue.

Maybe I'm wrong about Wild Fusion.

I believe Battello is planning to re-open this year per jersey city upfront (apparently, they are hiring now). I am disappointed about Wild Fusion. They did open for a few days in mid December. I asked the front cashier and she said they have a new menu (they do). I was so excited about the casserole dishes... however, when i had a craving a few days later, the restaurant was closed. They were also closed over Christmas and New Year?s I believe - which was odd for a Chinese restaurant. I walked by today and they indicated they will reopen on January 13th. We?ll see.

I thought their dimsum was passable and saved me the trip to Chinatown.

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Thanks for the heads up. I sorely miss Battello, which I always felt was under appreciated given the quality of food and overall ambiance. Despite its location far from the Grove/Newark Avenue hotspot, it was often crowded, and it was undoubtedly the best restaurant to have ever occupied that space.

I feel Cherry Picked has always been erratic about their hours. After one too many attempts at a spontaneous visit only to find them closed, I gave up. We will have to go check out that new menu at Kitchen Step. The last time we visited (over a year ago) it was very underwhelming. Overall, it always felt like it was aspiring to take over the mantle of Thirty Acres but consistently fell short. The original incarnation of Thirty Acres will always be missed.

Wild Fusion is dead. Cherry Picked has been closed all week. Anyone know? And Battello is reopening at the end of January, with family and friends next week.

Had a great meal last night at Kitchen Step. All new menu. My son's gf ordered the burger..."this is probably the best burger I've ever had in my life."