Roots Steakhouse Summit NJ: ready to open

I stopped in to the Huntley Tavern tonight to have a beer while waiting to pick up a couple of pizzas across the street from Joe’s Pizza. I’d include a link to Joe’s but their website plays that Andrea Bocelli song, you know the one, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to stop it other than hitting the mute button so I’ll just give the address and phone number at the end of this post. The pizza is good; good if you don’t have to drive more than 10 minutes but still good.

Anyway, I ran into Chip*, one of the owners of Huntley Tavern, on my way out the door and I asked him about Roots Steakhouse, his soon to open restaurant in downtown Summit. Would there be any dry aged beef on the menu? Yes, there is a dry aged sirloin. Along with another sirloin, a filet, a porterhouse for two, a bone in rib-eye, prime rib, etc. Will the place be ready for business on Monday? Well, probably. They were doing a trial run tonight and they may be open for business tomorrow night. I should have asked if they do lunch. A dry aged sirloin steak would make a mighty fine lunch for the blackeyedpig on Monday afternoon.

Roots Steakhouse will be the fifth restaurant for the Harvest Restaurant Group. The others are The Trap Rock Brewery (no link available) in Berkeley Heights, The Huntley Tavern in Summit, 3 West and Ciao located side by side in Basking Ridge. I have eaten in all of these restaurants and the food, the décor and the service are all of excellent quality.

*In an attempt at full disclosure I should mention that I once sold carpet to Chip for the private party room at the Trap Rock. That carpet has since been replaced and I didn’t get the job. I only wish the Harvest Restaurant Group was as good a customer of mine as I am of theirs.

Roots Steakhouse: 401 Springfield Ave. Summit NJ (908)273-0027.

As promised above: Joe’s Pizza, 101 Springfield Ave. Summit NJ (908)522-0615. I just checked that song is still playing. What are these people thinking?

When I google the Trap Rock I end up at a porn site, very strange. Here’s the address and phone number: 279 Springfield Ave. Berkeley Heights NJ (908)665-1755.

Andrea Bocelli song playing on an endless loop or teen porn site, choose your poison.