| While you may not expect NJ to be something of | | | | combination of ingredients might sound strange to |
| a cultural melting pot, surprisingly, it offers a great | | | | an American, but they are traditional Thai items |
| selection of the different ethnic cuisines (given | | | | that combine quite nicely. |
| you know where to look). There are countless | | | | |
| Northern NJ restaurants that offer excellent food | | | | Once you've had enough of Southeast Asian style |
| from all over the world, from Asian cuisine to | | | | cuisine, you can head over to The Royal Warsaw. |
| wonderful Italian dishes. Let's look at a few great | | | | This establishment is one of the better Polish |
| examples of how you can try international | | | | restaurants in North Jersey, providing all of the |
| cooking without having to travel too far. | | | | traditional staples found in Polish foods. Popular |
| | | | | menu items include stuffed cabbage and kielbasa |
| A perfect example of one of the many | | | | (a Polish sausage). Pirogues are a great example |
| international North Jersey restaurants is Ridge | | | | of Polish food: they are little dumplings that can be |
| Thai, in Ridgewood. Ridge Thai provides authentic | | | | stuffed with a variety of ingredients, from cheese |
| Thai cuisine that is sure to please anyone who | | | | to meat to sauerkraut. The food is generally quite |
| wants a change of pace from the usual. One of | | | | affordable, ranging between ten and twenty |
| their well-known specialties is the barbecued | | | | dollars for an entrée. |
| chicken in a peanut sauce. In fact, their sauce is | | | | |
| widely considered to be some of the best | | | | Biagio's Ristorante is a wonderful Italian restaurant, |
| available anywhere in the state. That being said, | | | | and has all of the qualities that make a restaurant |
| Ridge Thai has other items that stand out just as | | | | so perfect. It's a family owned and operated |
| well. Mee-groab is a dish and a house delicacy | | | | restaurant, and is set away from the strip malls |
| which consists of crispy rice noodles served in a | | | | and shopping centers that are occupied by all of |
| sauce made from tamarinds, and it also includes | | | | the tourists. It is set in a rather tiny, hole in the |
| lettuce and bean sprouts. One of the other great | | | | wall kind of building, in a quiet area near Bergen |
| items found on the menu is the Tom Kha Gai, | | | | Community College. Simply put, the food is |
| and this is made with a chicken sauce consisting | | | | fantastic (not to mention the wine), the prices are |
| of lime juice, coconut milk, and onions. This | | | | low, and the service is great. |