Big Stash's Restaurant

I've been here numerous times.  I am a pastrami on rye with mustard and mayo and yellow cheese.  To me Katz in NYC is the best but I have to say Big Stash was very good .  If I can't get to the city I will continue to come here.  I haven't tried anything else on the menu but I probably will.

The price is good and the service is good.

Three things to order are Stuffed Cabbage, Stuffed Cabbage, and Stuffed Cabbage.  Also their sides are really good rye bread, peppers, potato n Mac salads.  The booze is good,I never left that place feeling like I was robbed and the bartender are nice even bought me a drink.  
This placers good for large family gatherings like a repass or other family events.

Ever seen Deerhunter??

You gotta see this place.  The bar on a Saturday afternoon is packed full of Union County's working class, these guys are your plumbers, your locksmiths, your bricklayers.  There are Teamster and various union stickers all over the bar, these are the good folks keeping family businesses like this alive.  This is what Jersey is all about.

None of that franchised, tofu bullshit.  This is home cooking like my grandmas used to make.  You can get a burger and fries and other American fare here, but why would you?  There's a good selection of Polish dishes.  So when in Rome...

I had the Veal Paprikash and it was great, although nothing like the paprikash (with sour cream) that I'm used to.  My fiance had the bigos, which was aight.  The sauerkraut was delicious, I'm just not a huge fan of kielbasa.  There was another meat in there as well, looked like pork.  He also had a side of breaded cauliflower.  Nice sized portions.  Before our meals came out, we were each served 2 slices of rye bread and butter, as well as a nice assorted bowl of cherry peppers and pickles.  2 Zywiecs each to wash it down.  Authentic.  $35 total including the beers, not too shabby.  We ate at the bar and the service was great.

We joked on our way out that we should have our wedding reception here (there's a banquet hall downstairs).  Just kidding, but next time I'm in Linden, I know where to go.