Kosher Meat Restaurants in Lakewood
Lakewood has 26 certified kosher restaurants in the meat category. These are the steakhouses, grills, shawarma counters, and burger joints where you can order meat with a hechsher you can check in Lakewood.
They are concentrated in Clifton Ave, Route 9 corridor (River Ave) and Toms River (greater Lakewood), and lean toward street food, mexican (tacos) and glatt butcher.
Certification comes mostly from KCL, Tartikover and CRC.
- Listings
- 26
- With a named hechsher
- 25 of 26
- Neighborhoods
- 4
Entree (Entreé)
Upscale glatt steakhouse · Central Lakewood (Monmouth Ave)
The Loft Steakhouse
Upscale steakhouse / fine dining · Route 70
Char-Q
Upscale steakhouse, dry-aged meats, charcuterie · Eagle Ridge
Glatt Bite
Kosher fast food (fried chicken, Chinese, deli, burgers) · Kennedy Blvd
Glatt Gourmet
Kosher meat deli (pastrami, brisket, pastrami pizza) · Route 9 corridor (River Ave)
Yapchik
Meat deli/restaurant (deli, burgers, prime beef, buffet) · Madison Ave
Nostalgia
Old-school Jewish deli (pastrami, brisket, kugel, blintzes) · Route 9 corridor (River Ave)
Deli West
Deli (deli arm of Kosher West) · Hillside Blvd
Mike's Chicken Crunchers
Hand-breaded crispy chicken, subs, platters · Cedarbridge Ave
Flysh
Kosher street food · Central Lakewood
Burger Bar
Burgers/fries + sushi & Chinese express · Jackson (Lakewood border)
South Side Smokehouse (South Side Sandwich Shop)
BBQ smokehouse (brisket, burnt ends, ribs) · Cedarbridge Ave
Smokey Joe's
Smoked meats/BBQ, cholent, kishka (order-only) · Lakewood
Ha'Misada
Israeli/Mediterranean (shawarma, falafel, kebab) · Howell (greater Lakewood)
Yerushalmi
Jerusalem-style meat (hummus, frennas, kebab, shawarma) · County Line Rd
Kipshuto (Keepshuto / Mentoast by Keepshuto)
Middle Eastern / steakhouse (steak, shawarma) · Clifton Ave
Ishtabach
Kurdish / Jerusalem-style (shamburak stuffed pastries) · Toms River (greater Lakewood)
Mazon (formerly Eat a Pita)
Israeli grill (shawarma, falafel, kabob) · Clifton Ave
Taquito
Kosher Mexican (tacos) · Clifton Ave
PH Grill / Pita Hut
Middle Eastern / Mediterranean grill (pita, falafel) · Route 9 corridor (River Ave)
Authentic Kosher Chinese
Kosher Chinese (no MSG) · Clifton Ave
Nicki's (Sushi & Chinese Express + Burger Bar)
Sushi, Chinese, burgers · 2nd Street
Bonsai
Kosher Chinese + sushi · Toms River (greater Lakewood)
Tapas
Modern kosher small plates (BYOB) · Toms River (greater Lakewood)
What makes a meat restaurant kosher
A kosher meat restaurant serves only meat from kosher species that was slaughtered by shechita and then soaked and salted to remove the blood. No dairy is served or cooked on the premises, and the kitchen keeps meat utensils, ovens, and dishes entirely separate.
Many meat restaurants go a step further and serve only glatt meat, which comes from animals whose lungs were found smooth and free of adhesions. Sephardi diners often look for halak Beit Yosef, a parallel and stricter standard. Where a listing is glatt or halak, we mark it, so you can match a restaurant to your own standard rather than guessing.
Frequently asked questions
How many meat kosher restaurants are there in Lakewood?
We currently list 26 certified meat restaurants in Lakewood, each shown with its certifying agency.
Where are the meat kosher restaurants in Lakewood?
They cluster in Clifton Ave (4), Route 9 corridor (River Ave) (3), Toms River (greater Lakewood) (3) and Cedarbridge Ave (2). Each listing shows its exact address and a map pin.
Do the kosher meat restaurants in Lakewood serve dairy dishes?
No. A certified kosher meat restaurant does not serve or cook dairy, so you will not find cheese or cream dishes. For a milk-based meal, see the dairy category for Lakewood.
How many kosher meat restaurants are there in Lakewood?
We currently list 26 certified kosher meat restaurants in Lakewood, each verified against its certifying agency.
Are the meat restaurants in Lakewood glatt?
Each listing shows whether the restaurant is glatt. Use the filter to see only glatt kosher meat restaurants in Lakewood.