the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, Governor Phil Murphy’s reign of terror continues :
“Today we will be closing at 4 pm for the foreseeable future. With NJ suspending indoor dining we can not go forward. Thank everyone for supporting our drive-thru and curbside service. We look forward to opening again when the environment is more stable. Have a good Fourth of July and support your local restaurants! It matters!”
So sad
An institution and employed so many students in summer’s past. Sad.
Loved the fries with gravy…
That stinks.
Why not put up tents out side don’t close you will get a lot of business if you put up tents in the parking lot
That place is been here so long what a great location great food great people. It’s not that easy to run a business outside, especially that business it’s a very tough business. I feel for them
good job Gov Murphy..the anti small business governor
You might as well just blame a biolab in Wuhan
The Fireplace’s reputation for quality and value was earned through decades of commitment and hard work. Work that obviously was not just about the money. And Murphy’s reward and recognition of this consists of a profound disrespect for Everyman and the thankless sweat he’s put in day in and day out to make a life for his family.
Despite Murphy’s feckless efforts to right the ship of state, he runs amok by emphasizing the wrong human and economic priorities. The Democrat loyalist lefties continue to feed at the public trough of plenty while small business is left to dangle on the precipice. Everyone knows that the success of our economy is driven by that of small business. When you tax them Into extinction and then close them down to enhance your own performance during a crises, that becomes obvious and similarly unforgivable.
New Jersey remains on fiscal thin ice as it has, habitually, for decades (Crispy Cream and HIS predecessors did no better). New Jersey and its dependent entities are likely viewed by the financial community as too big to fail. They’d be afraid to call in all the debts that NJ owes and is, realistically less likely to pay today than ever before.
So go ahead and kill the golden egg-laying goose of small business which has dutifully fed the beast all these decades. Makes perfect sense to me, a small business person.
Ridgewood is a beautiful town and lots of great people But some people are so stupid with their comments
It’s easy to blame the state government when it’s the federal government that has let states down due to partisan politics. 1. Many small businesses didn’t receive the critical finding in place of publicly traded companies like Shake Shack. Can someone tell me where was Shake Shack in 1956 and why are they given priority? 2. Only more small businesses suffer if we do not adhere to health standards and wear masks. Look no further than resurgences in cases in the south. NJ would be in a far more dangerous place if policies were laxed as were in Florida, Texas, and Arizona given how densely populated the state is.
The Fireplace is an institution that needs to be brought back. However in looking at the new normal in the Covid era, more needs to be done to protect main street.
Listen dickweed you have no idea what’s going on over at the FP. Their done. Paramus, Bergen and NJ is no place to do business. The property is a gold mine that’s now going to be tapped.
By Felica.
Only one of many businesses that will be doing the same shortly.