Agree. They are pretty good there. Also believe it or not the chicken parm is actually a decent option there
I think we all agree this area could use a decent cheese steak. There’s a whole thread on this depravity, and still no progress.
Did anyone notice gaetanos changed thier name? Was I think the first place I ever ate in red bank. Had a cpl good meals there when ordering carefully. Never great and was surpassed by a bunch of places these days. Apparently same team in place still
Guess the lack of response shows why they changed name in first place.
Anyone got any news on t he Cuban place supposedly on its way?
Unfortunately I don’t know either answer.
The Cuban joint used to have a web page with basically nothing on it. Now I don’t even see that…could be me though.
By the way, walked past Carlos O’Connor’s today and it appears they are kaput. The sign on the building remains, but the window decal reads “Tipico Restaurante” or something to that effect. Not sure if they are open or still in renovation mode.
Was never a fan of the place, but still surprised. One of those places that has “always” been there. I could be wrong, but I always thought they rode their initial success of being Red Bank’s “first” Mexican restaurant, at least one aimed at an American clientele.
One time we went and brought in a bottled margarita. They were a BYOB but told us that extended to beer and wine only. Never went back.
Update to my own post: after further investigation, Carlos O’Connor’s has changed its name to Mariachi-Tipico but is still the same business. Puzzling.
In the great state of NJ the law restricts BYOB to beer and wine only. Officially you can’t bring your own hard alcohol. The restaurant can get trouble if they allow you to.
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I thought I remembered seeing something like that, actually Little Szechuan has a note on their website. I wasn’t sure if they were exaggerating or not.
There’s a Peruvian place in Hazlet, Inkanto, which openly advertises they will make you your own Sangria if you bring the wine or margaritas if you bring tequila. I guess they are treading dangerously or are unaware.
And I always bring Scotch to two Indian restaurants I frequent. I’m usually the popular table that night. I’ve been going forever and always offer a dram. 
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Jeff is correct. Most places look the other way though.
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Yeah, I carry my booze in a decorative decanter with no identifying factors as to its contents.
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I’ve always been impressed with the decanter JR brings to dinner. I even took a picture once when he was getting it out of his truck.
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You can’t get more discreet than that 
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Notice how many people helped me walk in the restaurant. How does the saying go; “With friends like these…”?
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I’m the furthest guy on the right in my baseball cap. My one job is to watch the other guys work.
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I’m just waiting for our state to amend BYOB to include bring your own Buds (aka weed). Should help ramp up appy sales at most spots…
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some exciting news- looks like Care Loret will be open July 18th. Wonder if this will now set the bar in RB and beyond?
https://www.redbankgreen.com/2018/06/red-bank-two-eateries-and-a-wild-eye/
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Has anyone tried this place? I was looking on yelp but I really can’t trust that site too much. There are a few knowledgable people on there but there is too much sorting through garbage reviews
http://taylorsams.com. that braised pork sandwich is looking tasty on paper.
Looks like Cake Boss has given up the ghost in RB. Can’t say I’m surprised. I know some people will blame parking or foot traffic. However, the space was too large, the prices WAY too high and the product AWFUL. We used to go quite a bit a year or two ago since my family loved the show, but after one stale or frozen bomb after another and paying beyond top dollar for it I was done, the usual setup of two teenagers who didn’t know how to operated the ipad register or maintain proper hygiene was just a nice feather in the cap. The final straw was calling to inquire about a custom cake and being told they didn’t have that info available at that time, but “it would be at least 150”…I knew handwriting was on the wall when we stopped in out of desperation a cpl months ago and found the cases barren; we just walked out after finding nothing appetizing in stock, we never were greeted nor did anyone acknowledge us when leaving.
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