Steve D.
11/23/2023
Great food, great value and great service. My daughter and I shared the mixed grill. It came with chorizo, short ribs, chicken and another cut of steak. The side dishes were white rice, fries,...
Picnic Seafood & Grill
$$
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233 Ferry St
Newark, NJ 07105
History
Picnic was established in 1975 as a Portuguese coffee shop where you could get a good espresso, some pastries & sandwiches. The most important was getting Portuguese newspapers flown daily from Portugal and picked from Kennedy Airport upon airplane arrival. It was a twice-weekly trip to the Kennedy Airport for the latest printed news. The Portuguese community was consisting of old immigration and the very recent from Portugal, Mozambique and Angola. In 1982, Mr. Castelo opened the first in Newark open pit BBQ serving traditionally prepared chicken and ribs. Picnic was the first Portuguese charcoal BBQ restaurant in Northern New Jersey and remains a favorite in the Ironbound area after decades of serving great food.
Specialties
Pic-Nic Cafe Restaurant located at 233 Ferry Street in Newark, was established in 1975 as a Portuguese coffee shop where you could get a good espresso, some pastries and sandwiches. The most important was getting Portuguese newspapers flown daily from Portugal and picked from Kennedy Airport upon airplane arrival. It was a twice-weekly trip to the Kennedy Airport for the latest printed news. The Portuguese community was consisting of old immigration and the very recent from Portugal, Mozambique and Angola. In 1982 Mr. Castelo opened the first in Newark open pit BBQ serving traditionally prepared chicken and ribs.
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3.589 reviews
Desiree F.
9/4/2021
I wanted to give this spot a try for lunch so ordered for delivery for me and a few others. I ordered the chicken cube meal. The food arrived on time. When I ate I was a little disappointed. The...
Stefan H.
3/26/2021
Ordered catering for 16 people. Food was very good, but loses 1 star due to portion size of meat. There was plenty to eat overall, but it seems like, at least with catering, you don't get much...
Sugeidy P.
10/29/2020
Called on Tuesday and made a reservation because COVID is real, and we should all support small when we can! The guy said it won't be too busy but thanks for calling. We arrived and the waiter...
Scott W.
3/11/2018
Went for an early dinner on Saturday, it's byob so we had a ton of sangria with us. Had the cod cake go start and it was pretty good. Salad was good too and the waitresses were very nice. I...
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