Asbury Park – MOGO, 632 Cookman Ave., home of the Korean fusion taco; has matches with its name www.eatmogo.com
Wacky Tobaccy, 716 Cookman Ave., cannabis shop; report received — has matches with its name
Basking Ridge – Olde Mill Inn/Grain House Restaurant, 225 Rt. 202, nice hotel with excellent restaurant; established in 1768; has matches with their names www.oldemillinn.com
Brooklawn – 12 oz. Studios Tattoos, 300 Crescent Blvd., report received — has matches with its name
Burlington – Riverview, 219 High St., very good restaurant, no matches with its name
Cape May – Congress Hall, 200 Congress Pl., premier resort hotel; favorite breakfast at the Blue Pig Tavern; has matches with its name (two varieties) plus has extra large souvenir matchbox with watercolor of hotel on front for sale in gift shop
Delaney’s, very good pub food; no matches with its name
Fins, 142 Decatur St., pretty good bar food; no matches with its name
Godmother’s, 413 S. Broadway, very good Italian restaurant; no matches with its name
Good Scents, 327 Carpenters Ln., the store for incense, candles, and other gifts; has matches with its name
Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Ave., nice beachfront hotel; no matches with its name
Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean St., classic lodging; no matches with its name
Lobster House, 906 Schellengers Landing Rd., report received — no matches with its name
Merion Inn, 106 Decatur St., report received — no matches with its name
The Virginia. 25 Jackson St., classic hotel with fine dining room; has extra large souvenir matchbox for sale with watercolor of hotel on the front
Cherry Hill – Woodcrest Country Club, 300 E. Evesham Rd., report received — has matches with its name
Capitol Grille, 2000 Rt. 38, good steak place; no matches with its name
Cinnaminson – The Jug Handle Inn, 1018 S. Fork Landing Rd., nationally known for its Buffalo wings; has matches with its name www.thejughandleinn.com
Clifton – Alexus, 955 Valley Rd., pretty good restaurant; no matches with its name
The Barrow House, 1296 Van Houten Ave., nice restaurant; has matches with its name www.thebarrowhouse.com
Clinton – Clinton House, 2 W. Main St., excellent restaurant; established 1743; has matches with its name
Collingswood – The Kitchen Consigliere, 700 Haddon Ave., top Italian restaurant; has toothpicks with its name
Cookstown – Quality Inn, 21 Wrightstown Cookstown Rd., decent lodging; no matches with its name
Deptford – 12 oz. Studios Tattoos, 1135 Hurfville Rd., report received — has matches with its name
Dunellen – Brown’s Cigar Store, 111 N. Washington Ave., tobacconist with good selection; has matches with its name
East Brunswick – Don Francisco Cigars, 295 Rt. 18, report received — has matches with its name
East Hanover – Luigi’s, 434 Ridgedale Ave., excellent Italian restaurant; no matches with its name
Egg Harbor Township – Shore Diner, 6710 Tilton Rd., report received — has matches with its name www.shorediner.com
Ewing – Blooming Grove Inn, 234 W. Upper Ferry Rd., nice restaurant; no matches with its name
Sal DeForte’s, 1400 Parkway Ave., pretty good Italian fare; no matches with its name
Fairfield – Versailles Diner, 516 Rt. 46, pretty good diner; no matches with its name
Flemington – Up in Smoke, 255 Rt. 202 South, tobacco store; no matches with its name Update: November 2021 has matches with its name
Franklin Park – Franklin Park Diner, 3181 Rt. 27, very good food at very good prices; no matches with its name
Freehold – Moore’s Tavern, 402 W. Main St., great place — two bars and good food, too; has matches with its name but recommend asking first
Cigar, Cigars, 11 South St., small cigar store with a nice selection; has generic Cigar,
Cigars matches
Cigars on Main, 59 W. Main St., report received — has matches with its name
Escondido’s, 402 W. Main St., nice Mexican restaurant; has matches with its name update: June 2022 no matches with its name
Galloway – Galloway Diner, 245 W. White Horse Pike, good diner; no matches with its name
Hamilton – Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd., good restaurant; no matches with its name
Hammonton – Joe’s Maplewood Inn, 470 White Horse Pike, very good Italian food; no matches with its name
Highlands – Bahrs Landing, 2 Bay Ave., very good waterfront restaurant known for its seafood; has matches with its name www.bahrslanding.com
Inlet Cafe, 3 Cornwell St., very good waterfront dining; has matches with its name
www.inletcafe.com
Jersey City – Fire Oak, 479 Washington Blvd., Newport, report received — has matches listing both locations Greene Hook, 70 Greene St., report received — has matches with its name update: January 2019 no matches with its name
The Hamilton Inn, 708 Jersey Ave., report received — has matches with its name www.hamiltoninnjc.com
Hamilton Pork, 247 10th St., report received — has matches with its name www.hamiltonpork.com
Lawrence/Lawrenceville – KC Prime, 4160 Quakerbridge Rd., our favorite for lunch in the area; has matches with its name
Long Branch – Avenue, 23 Ocean Ave., excellent restaurant; has matches with its name www.leclubavenue.com
Malaga – Malaga Diner, 3433 Harding Hwy, pretty good diner; no matches with its name
Marlton – Marlton Diner, 781 W. Rt. 70, pretty good diner; no matches with its name
Medford – Braddock’s Tavern, 39 S. Main St., excellent restaurant with great happy hour; has matches with its name
Femmina, 408 Stokes Rd., very good Italian restaurant; has matches with its name but recommend ask first as not always readily available
PJ Whelihans, 61 Stokes Rd., good food from a regional chain; no matches with its name
Middlesex – Carpaccio, 651 Bound Brook Ave., very good Italian restaurant; no matches with its name
Ellery’s, 701 Lincoln Blvd., pretty good Italian food; no matches with its name
Vincenzo’s, 665 Bound Brook Rd., report received — has matches with its name www.vincenzosristorante.com
Montclair – Porta, 499 Bloomfield Ave., report received — has matches with its name
Moorestown – Moorestown Field Club, 629 Chester Ave., private club; no matches with its name
Morris Plains – Tommie’s Tavern & Tap, 1900 Rt. 10, report received — has matches with its name
Morristown – Rod’s/Madison Hotel, 1Convent Ave. at Rt. 124,, very nice restaurant; has matches with its name www.rodssteak.com
Roots, 40 Park Ave., fine restaurant; no matches with its name
Mount Laurel – Ramblewood Country Club, 200 Country Club Pkwy, premier golf facility open to the public, with good food, too; has matches with its name www.ramblewoodcc.com
Aloft, 558 Fellowship Rd., ok hotel; no matches with its name
Bob Evans, 601 Fellowship Rd., standard Bob Evans fare; no matches with its name
Track & Turf Motel, 809 Rt. 73, nicely kept older motel; no matches with its name
New Brunswick – The Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St., report received — has matches with its name www.frogandpeach.com
Newark – Dinosaur Bar-B-Que , 224 Market St., report received — has matches with its name update: August 2016 no matches with its name
Don Pepe, 844 McCarter Hwy, report received — no matches with its name
Fornos, 47 Ferry St., “The essence of Spanish cuisine;” has matches with its name
Newark Club, 1 Newark Center, report received — no matches with its name
North Bergen – La Fusta, 1110 Tonnelle Ave., very good Argentinian steakhouse; no matches with its name
Meadowlands View Hotel, 2750 Tonnelle Ave., pretty good hotel; no matches with its name
Northfield – Atlantic City Country Club, 1 Leo Fraser Dr., once private, now public; no matches with its name
Nutley – American Bistro, 24 Washington Ave., very good Italian fare; no matches with its name
Cowan’s, 229 Centre Street, bar with dining room and “new American” menu; report received — has blank matchbooks stamped with logo update: March 2018 no matches with its name
Ocean City – Varsity Inn, 605 E. 8th St., good place for a light meal; no matches with its name
Paramus –Casa de Montecristo, 184 Rt. 17, cigar store/lounge, report received — has matches with its name
Perth Amboy – The Barge, 201 Front St., long-time area favorite known for its sea food; has matches with it name (more than one color) www.thebarge.com
Princeton – The A & B (Alchemist & Barrister), 28 Witherspoon St., good place to eat; has matches with its name www.theaandb.com
A Little Taste of Cuba, 70 Witherspoon St., very nice cigar store; has matches listing both locations www.cubacigar.com
Yankee Doodle Tap Room, 10 Palmer Sq. E., report received — no matches with its name
Raritan – Spain 92, 1116 Rt. 202, very good restaurant; no matches with its name
Red Bank – Char, 33 Broad St., report received — has matches with its name
Ringoes – Harvest Moon Inn, 1039 Old York Rd., our favorite in the Flemington area; has matches with its name but running low www.harvestmooninn.com
Rio Grande – Rio Grande Diner, 1305 Rt. 47, good diner; no matches with its name
Rutherford – Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel, 801 Rutherford Ave., part of the chain serving a good lunch in its restaurant; no matches with its name
Sergeantsville – Sergeantsville Inn, 601 Rosemont Ringoes Rd., restaurant in historic building; no matches with its name
Shamong – Mighty Joe’s, 1231 Rt. 206, deli and market known for the huge gorilla outside; no matches with its name
Pic-A-Lilli Inn, 866 Rt. 206, popular local spot; no matches with its name
Somerville – Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, 11 W. Main St., true steakhouse, has matches listing cities where located
Sparta – St. Moritz, 9 Deer Park Plaza; report received — no matches with its name
Summit – Florez Tobacconist, 37 Beechwood Rd., very good cigar store; has matches with its name www.floreztobacconistnj.com
Beechwood Cigars, 7 Beechwood Rd., standard tobacco store; no matches with its name
Roots, 401 Springfield Ave., report received — no matches with its name
Summit House, 395 Springfield Ave., excellent restaurant; no matches with its name Trenton – Rho, 50 Riverview Plaza, waterfront bar and restaurant; no matches with its name
Malaga, 511 Lalor St., very good Spanish restaurant; no matches with its name
Voorhees – Library II, 306 Rt. 73, very good non-chain steakhouse; no matches with its name
Whippany – Montecristo Bar (at JR Cigars), 301 Rt. 10, tremendous cigar selection plus a bar and restaurant; has matches with its name www.jrwhippany.com
Wildwood – Schellenger’s, 3516 Atlantic Ave., always good seafood; has matches with its name (more than one color)
Pink Cadillac Diner, 3801 Atlantic Ave., good diner with oldies memorabilia; no matches with its name
Admiral’s Quarters, Rambler & Ocean Rds., Wildwood Crest, ok for breakfast; no matches with its name
Bal Harbour, E. Stanton Rd., Wildwood Crest; report received — no matches with its name
Conca D’Or, 507 E. Stanton Rd., Wildwood Crest, nice motel; no matches with its name
Crab House, 1 Fish Dock Rd., Wildwood Crest, pretty good crab house; no matches with its name
Saratoga Grill, 7501 Ocean Ave, Wildwood Crest, good breakfast; no matches with its name