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Smalls Food & Spirits Opens in Elizabeth

January 14, 2012

BY Roxanne

Smalls Food & Spirits opened this week in the former NOFO site on Elizabeth Avenue. We talked to owner Joe Dileo about him opening a restaurant about 6 months ago. He hails from New York and had about 3 different concepts he was kicking around. He finally settled on Smalls which was not one of the 3 concepts but he has seemed to have hit a home run judging by the talk we are hearing in the restaurant community. Smalls has a chef inspired menu serving hand crafted food. The interior has vibrant colors and colorful paintings on the wall. The restaurant is loud and has a lot of energy. Smalls is open for lunch and dinner.

5 Responses to “Smalls Food & Spirits Opens in Elizabeth”

wildcatter says:

January 14, 2012 at 7:03 pm

Had a couple friends go here and they said it was great. Tough location but you never know. If the food is consistently good they will make it.

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shrekton says:

January 15, 2012 at 5:04 pm

Went there last night and although the food is good the place is soooooo loud you can barely hear yourself think. I could not hear the person across the table speaking which is annoying.

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predrltroxin says:

January 17, 2012 at 2:03 pm

Tough location. Good Luck/

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noodlem says:

January 20, 2012 at 11:12 pm

My girlfriend and I went there the other night and we really enjoyed the whole experience. The food is great and i really liked what they did with the inside of the restaurant. We will be going back.

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rooster55 says:

January 24, 2012 at 2:51 pm

I checked it out last week and I can see how it gets loud but that is part of the fun about a restaurant. Do you want to go where it is dead and there is no energy? No.

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