{"id":3422,"date":"2024-04-23T13:30:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destinationnewark.net\/blog\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:51:25","slug":"heres-why-restaurant-owners-new-old-love-downtown-newark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/business\/heres-why-restaurant-owners-new-old-love-downtown-newark\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why Restaurant Owners (New & Old) Love Downtown Newark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While restaurants are notorious for being risky business as a result of ever-rising costs, access to capital, and consumer popularity, location, location, location is still everything. Several franchise and independent restaurateurs tell us the story of their love affair with Newark, especially Downtown Newark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc begins to egg on his brother Michael, \u201cTell her what happened on Day 3,\u201d Then, the Brummer brothers, whose family have owned Hobby\u2019s Delicatessen since 1962, begin to recount how their dad reopened their shop during the rebellion in 1967. \u201cThe national guard closed downtown so dad had been closed for two days. On the third day, he drove around and picked up his whole staff in his station wagon,\u201d they recounted. \u201cDad told the national guard, \u2018I\u2019m going in.\u2019 We have been open from that day forward.\u201d Check out more of our interview  with the Brummer brothers at www.destinationnewark.net for more of that story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, read on to find out what makes restaurant mogul Adenah Bayoh build her empire in Newark, or why Tim Jensen thinks Newark is the best place for his second location. The love stories go on and on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marc and Michael Brummer<\/strong>, owners
Hobby\u2019s Delicatessen<\/em>
Location: 32 Branford Place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hobby\u2019s Delicatessen stands as a timeless hub where tradition, flavor and community intertwine\u2014an enduring symbol of Downtown Newark\u2019s rich culinary heritage. Rated \u201cTop Ten Delicatessen in America\u2018\u2019 by Food and Wine Magazine, Hobby\u2019s Deli has been located in Downtown Newark for over 100 years. The Brummer family has run the restaurant since 1962 and still pickles their corned beef in \u00adfifty-gallon stainless steel vats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though many have asked Hobby\u2019s to move to the suburbs, the brothers share that Newark is home. Hobby\u2019s Place, the name of the street near the delicatessen, is home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in the middle of everything here\u2014the state courts are over here, the Prudential Center, NJPAC, City Hall, and the federal  courts\u2014we\u2019re centrally located here. It\u2019s an easy place for people to get to,\u201d says Brummer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tim Jensen<\/strong>, owner
Jersey Mike\u2019s 
<\/em>Location: 52 New Street<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Jersey Mike\u2019s franchise owner Tim Jensen decided to open a location in the heart of Newark\u2019s University Heights section. His reasoning: economic redevelopment, access to college students, the Prudential Center and local hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have been following the developments for probably the past 10 years. I really like what\u2019s been done on Halsey Street with the Hahnes Building renovation, the Whole Foods and the apartments throughout downtown. I thought putting a Jersey Mike\u2019s there was a no-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, Jensen\u2019s store partnered with The Valerie Fund at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center to benefit cancer patients and their families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou just have to do right by the community that you are in. I think that is a big part of our success here at Jersey Mike\u2019s,\u201d he says.  \u201cYou just go into a community and try to do good things for the community, whether it\u2019s sponsoring sports teams or doing fundraisers with schools. Try to make the neighborhood you\u2019re in better and by being in it, you\u2019ll get better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dario<\/strong>, owner
Dario\u2019s Tex Mex 
<\/em>Location: 20 Academy Street<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dario\u2019s Tex Mex is a cherished institution that has been a flavorful cornerstone of Downtown Newark for 22 years. At the helm is owner Dario, who fancies himself a maestro of hospitality who not only knows the art of crafting mouthwatering dishes but also remembers every patron, greeting them with a personalized touch that turns each visit into a warm, familiar embrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis city, and this Downtown Newark, has been instrumental for our success,\u201d says  Dario.  \u201cIt\u2019s a community that has been with us and behind us for many, many years. That\u2019s why we\u2019re here, and why we continue to do what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the corner of Halsey Street, Dario\u2019s is a bustling center of activity where the aroma of tacos, quesadillas and burritos beckon locals, workers from nearby corporations, and students from Rutgers, NJIT and Essex County College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adenah Bayoh<\/strong>, owner
IHOP
<\/em>2 Locations: 
915 Broad St (Downtown)
109 Bergen Street<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When restaurateur and real estate developer Adenah Bayoh attempted to open her first IHOP, she was turned down\u2013first by the franchise and then by seven banks because she lacked restaurant experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI knew there was a community and there was a market here,\u201d Bayoh says. \u201cI persisted.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Bayoh is the owner of four IHOP franchises\u2013two which are located in Newark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Bayoh purchased an already established restaurant at 109 Bergen Street, it was on the verge of closing. Fifty employees were expected to lose their jobs and it would have added an eye sore to the community. With Bayoh\u2019s purchase in 2017, she was able to renovate the location, hire additional staff and revamp the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayoh owns Brick City Vegan and Cornbread, both located at 915 Broad Street in an 84-unit residential and commercial building co-developed by Bayoh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNewark often does not get a fair display of humanity of the people who stayed in the city,\u201d she says. \u201cNewark was my safe haven for so many years. I couldn\u2019t wait to return to this city to tell a different story\u2014 that we are people trying to build our community from nothing.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George Tenedios,<\/strong> co-owner
fresh&co
<\/em>Location: The Junction at Gateway Center, 
Floor 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a college student at nearby Fairleigh Dickinson University, fresh&co co-founder  George Tenedios, discovered that a lifestyle brand offering healthy and casual food options was scant. In 2010, Tenedios founded fresh&co as a family-owned restaurant group. It now has 17 locations in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Florida. Partnering with local farmers, the franchise is providing hyper-local seasonal fruits and vegetables to its restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenedios decided to open the fresh&co location in The Junction at Gateway because of its proximity to Newark Penn Station, the transit hub that sees 50,000 commuters daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was very intrigued (when presented with The Junction location) because at that point we weren\u2019t in the New Jersey market, we were only in New York and Florida,\u201d Tenedios says. \u201cIt\u2019s close enough to Manhattan where we already had a brand identity. Whether you work in an office or live in the area or are just commuting back and forth via Newark Penn Station, we bring a healthy perspective to what breakfast, lunch, and dinner could look like.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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