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August 24, 2007

Saturday Dinner at Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey August 24th. An impromptu gathering of S2000/S2ki/S2kCA people at Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey, NJ to celebrate damn fine pizza and damn fine cars!!!

Ever been to Kinchley's? Here's a short blurb from The Big Apple Dining Guide (a foodie blog):

Kinchley's is a favorite of mine and has been for nearly two decades. Their beer dough/thin-crust pizza is unlike any you've had elsewhere. True to form, I ordered the Fra Diavolo (spicy sauce) pie and others ordered a mix of plain pizzas, fried clams, spicy mussels and the like. The Fra Diavolo was a bit spicier than usual according to Danna - and I found the regular pie to be one of the better versions I've had. Delicious. The crust crunches, the sauce is flavorful with generous amounts of dried basil and oregano, and the cheese is "realer" than much of what you get in the city. They take great pride in their pizza and for good reason. Despite notoriously awful service, they take their commitment to their customers seriously.

Kinchley's was once asked to use their facility for an episode of the Soprano's. The owner reportedly turned down the offer, which would no doubt drive even more business their way, citing that the seven days they would need to shut the restaurant down to film would be unacceptable. You see, Kinchley's is NEVER closed. Not for nobody, never. And so to satisfy its legions of dedicated patrons, even on Christmas at midnight, Kinchley's will never be in an episode of the Soprano's but forever in my thoughts of great pizza, small business ownership loyalty and my previous years living in Northern NJ.

Friday night. Get together in the lobby of the Sheraton Crossroads in Mahwah. Travel to Ramsey. Eat lot's of pizza....yum!!