NJ Hate Watch: Zionist Owned Restaurants of NJ

The majority of Zionist owned NJ restaurants have tried to subdue their outward image over the past year to draw attention away from their genocidal agenda and beliefs. With the many successful pro-Palestine marches, rallies, and boycotts that have taken place in NJ, Zionist business owners and staff fear that they will draw-in protestors, lose money, and risk being shuttered for good.

The restaurants highlighted in this article have been positively identified as being Zionist owned and operated. It is requested that all restaurants listed below be boycotted and exposed for supporting the ongoing genocide against Palestinians and propping up violent settler colonialism in Gaza and occupied Palestine.

This list is not exhaustive, so it’s important to examine any restaurants that may be suspicious, as it can be difficult to identify what businesses are “safe”. The following information can help you figure out if a restaurant in question is Zionist owned and operated. Many Zionist/Israeli restaurants try to squeak by unnoticed by branding themselves as non-specific “Middle Eastern”, “Kosher”, and/or “Mediterranean” establishments, while stealing commonly used Arab and Palestinian Arab cultural images, recipes, and Arabic phrases which they profit off. While their menus typically feature a range of dishes, they often change the name of individual dishes, making their actual intentions and beliefs known. A prime example of this is “Arabic Salad”, which is re-branded as “Israeli Salad”, or “Israeli couscous”. More reading about the Zionist/Israeli tradition of cultural food theft can be found here. Checking out a restaurant’s social media content and websites can also illuminate whether or not they are owned/operated by Zionists.

1. Mia’s Meals- Located at 3 S Haddon Ave. Haddonfield NJ 08033

Mia’s Meals operates out of Located at 3 S Haddon Ave. Haddonfield NJ 08033, which is pictured on the left.

Mia’s Meals, which is owned and operated by Zionist Mia Eylon, is branded as a “Middle Eastern” falafel bar.

Mia Eylon, is pictured on the bottom left. Mia also runs the restaurants social media accounts.

Eylon has utilized social media to brand the restaurant in a trendy way to attract different subsets of patrons including vegans. Looking deeper at the restaurant’s social media page also reveals explicit support for the Palestinian genocide and Israel.

Eylon has used the business to raise thousands of dollars to support the Israeli Occupation Force (IOF).

Mia’s Meals is directly engaged in funding the Palestinian genocide.

2. Hamisada– Located at 5325 US Route 9 Howell, NJ 07731

Hamisada operates out of a corporate type strip mall 5325 US Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731.

Hamisada brands itself as a non-descript “Mediterranean Kitchen”. It opened in 2021 and features “Israeli salad” amongst other traditional Palestinian, and wider Arab dishes.

Like Mia’s Meals Hamisada has a trendy social media presence, along with stolen recipes and iconography.

They have also featured their support of the Palestinian genocide and the state of Israel on social media.

3. Naf Naf Grill– Located at 1041 NJ Route 73 Marlton, NJ 08053

Naf Naf Grill is located at 1041 NJ Route 73 Marlton, NJ 08053, within a corporate park strip mall.

Naf Naf Grill is a smaller national chain restaurant, founded by Israeli Zionist Sahar Sander, that poses as a “Middle Eastern Grill”. There are locations in several states, including NJ. Nationally, Naf Naf Grill offers franchising opportunities to those who have the capital and poor ethics to do so.

4. Chutzpah Kitchen– Two locations at 138 E Broad St. Westfield NJ, 07090 and 175 Maplewood Ave. Maplewood NJ, 07040

Chutzpah Kitchen, owned by Zionist Israeli Sagi Ohayon, is branded as a “Middle Eastern Street Food” restaurant.

Ohayon discussing Chutzpah Kitchen on the left. His personal Instagram account is featured on the right.

Delving deeper into Chutzpah Kitchen’s Instagram account also further confirms its attachment to Zionism and the Palestinian genocide.

Chutzpah Kitchen’s Instagram further reveals their genocidal politics.

5. Yalla!– 206 W Englewood Ave, Teaneck, NJ 07666

Yalla! in Teaneck NJ, is currently owned by Zionist Jacob Goldberg, and is branded as “#Israeligood”.

Yalla’s Instagram account and business details.

Jacob Goldberg, the current owner of Yalla! in Teaneck, NJ.

It is the most explicitly outward Israeli Zionist restaurant on this list and features many appropriated Arab and Palestinian dishes. The name of the restaurant, Yalla, is also a stolen Arabic phrase used across the Arab world which translates to “Let’s go” and is colloquially used to express urgency or excitement.

Some of Yalla’s Instagram feed which shows overt instances of Zionism.

6. Bridge Turkish and Mediterranean Grill– Located at 315 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904

Bridge Turkish and Mediterranean Grill located in Highland Park, NJ.

Bridge Turkish and Mediterranean Grill is advertised as its name suggests, however it is owned and operated by a well known Zionist family the Eriske’s. Nothing on the restaurant’s menu or social media explicitly stands out as a red flag, but looking closely at the Eriske’s family history reveals their status as Zionists.

Inside Bridge Turkish and Mediterranean Grill.

7. Mezza- Located at 22 Jefferson Avenue Westwood, NJ 07675

Mezza is branded as a general “Mediterranean Bistro”.

Mezza has been around since 2008 and is Zionist/Israeli owned. All the bread the restaurant features is specifically shipped in from occupied Palestine, showing direct ties to Israel. The name itself “Mezza” is stolen from Arabic.