February is National Snack Food Month, and your favorite restaurants in New Jersey are celebrating in style! Want to switch up your usual dinner routine in honor of this month of snacks? Try ordering a meal of appetizers to share with your whole party! It’s a fun way to try all the snack-able goodies without blowing your budget—or your waistline!

The Requirements

As fun as appetizer samplers can be, if you want to make a meal of your favorite restaurant’s appetizers, you’ll need to plan carefully. This is especially true if you have kids or need a relatively healthy diet. To plan a meal of appetizers, try to consider your basic food needs—protein, veggies, and whole grains for energy. Here are some suggestions you may want to add, keeping in mind that a typical restaurant appetizer is designed for 4 people to snack on. For parties of 5 or less, try having each person pick a different appetizer, plus one for the table. For big parties, you may want to double-up on favorites and order a few extra items per table.

Veggies

Veggie snacks are the best! Tell the kids you’re having “chips and snack balls” if they don’t like the idea of zucchini and eggplant chips or eggplant balls, but savvy diners know that veggie-driven appetizers are a delicious snack! Our restaurant in Glen Rock has plenty to choose from, including our grilled Very Veggie and Brie Crostinis!

Proteins

Snacks at home usually come from a bag or a box, and are markedly short on protein. Not true at the best Italian restaurants in New Jersey! When you visit, you can choose a variety of vegetarian proteins, like fried Halloumi cheese, Chef Sal’s homemade mozzarella platter, or stuffed little neck clams, or you can go for the meat with buffalo chicken poppers, boneless BBQ wings, or Iachetti’s signature meatballs. Go easy on the dipping sauces to avoid getting too full!

Grains

If you don’t want to be hungry before your next meal, you should try to incorporate some grains. At our restaurant in Glen Rock, you’ll have to look just outside our official starter menu—our sides of three grain rice pilaf or sweet potato tots are a perfect addition, or add some flatbread to round out your snackfest.

Ready for a great dinner? Visit Iachetti’s Restaurant in Glen Rock today!

When you think of a great Valentine’s Day date, hopefully it involves visiting your favorite Italian restaurant in New Jersey, not having the same old thing for dinner again. Now that people are visiting restaurants more, this can be the perfect chance to treat your special someone to a romantic dinner at your favorite restaurant. If you’re lucky enough to live in Glen Rock, NJ, Iachetti’s Restaurant is the perfect place to take a date any night! Check out our favorite celebration meals!

Make it Wild

Valentine’s Day can be a great day to eat outside of your usual meal patterns and preferences. Many people use this special occasion to try wild game or less common meats. The day of love falls on a Monday this year, which means you can enjoy our Monday-night special of honey and vanilla glazed roasted duck, served alongside wild mushrooms and crispy rice. Or, for a wild flatbread experience, try our wild mushroom, sausage, and spinach flatbread—we bet you’ve never had anything like it!

Meat Treats

Steak is probably the most-requested item for Valentine’s Day, and if you visit Iachetti’s Italian restaurant in Rock Glen, you won’t be disappointed by our grilled prime rib eye steak, served along tobacco onion rings and creamed spinach. Our ribs are also in high demand (and a very popular item to share alongside other meals!). Whether you choose miso braised short ribs or Dr. Pepper glazed baby back ribs, your inner carnivore will be satisfied!

Fairer Fare

Looking for something lighter for your special day? In addition to our delicious dinner salads, we offer a variety of lighter, vegetarian, and pescatarian dishes. Our guests have been dazzled by our grilled red Panama shrimp, and the sweet-savory mix of our smoked gouda, ricotta, and fig flatbread is something you should try at least once!

Like the best restaurants in New Jersey, we usually have a special menu for Valentine’s Day, but we encourage you to make any night a special occasion when you dine at Iachetti’s Restaurant in Glen Rock!