The Cafeteria-Style Restaurant With Some Of The Best Home-Cooked Food In New Jersey

Jerusalem Pizza has been on the main street of Highland Park for decades, but this casual cafeteria in New Jersey has made a mark on the diverse town. A Kosher dairy restaurant specializing in a melting pot of classic Jewish and Israeli cuisine, you can find meat-free pizzas, Middle Eastern sandwiches, rich pastas, and some unexpected surprises and fusions - plus a massive selection of salads. Everything is made fresh on-site, and the small but homey restaurant is always full of locals digging into massive, reasonably-priced plates of food. All you have to do is step up to the cafeteria-style steam table, take in what's on offer today, and let the friendly workers know what to pile on your plate. It's a slightly different menu every time, and that's all part of the fun.

The unassuming storefront of Jerusalem Pizza doesn't give away what makes it so unique - but there's a reason it's packed every lunch hour six days a week.

This Kosher cafeteria specializes in Jewish dairy cuisine - no meat here - and it always has a huge menu dished up from the steam table.

First, you pick your entree from an assortment of pastas, fried vegetables, cutlets, and other options.

Then you move over to the salad table, where you pick a collection of cold dishes to go with it. It's a ton of food at a reasonable price.

One of the most popular ways to try the salads, of course, is packed into a pita with the restaurant's famous falafel.

If you're not in the mood for pasta or Middle Eastern, head to the back where you'll find a huge assortment of pastas coming right out of the oven.

You'll find some options here you haven't seen anywhere else, like pizza topped with half-falafel balls. You won't miss pepperoni at all!

While there is no meat on the menu, fish can be eaten with dairy under Kosher laws - so you can dig into a spicy seared salmon, or visit the restaurant's sushi counter if you want something lighter.

The tiny restaurant is known for its vintage posters on the walls, which just adds to the unique homey atmosphere at this old-school cafeteria.

Have you eaten at Jerusalem Pizza in Highland Park? Let us know what you ordered at this casual cafeteria in New Jersey in the comments section! You can take a look at the daily menu on the Jerusalem Pizza website. For another old-school Jewish institution in New Jersey, make sure to visit this delicious old-school bakery.