The borough of Ho-Ho-Kus is in Bergen County, New Jersey, about 27 miles from Manhattan. A bedroom community of about 4,000 people, Ho-Ho-Kus is home to the Hermitage, a national historic landmark built in the mid-1800s. The site of Aaron Burr's marriage, the Hermitage was visited by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
The Sicilian Sun is a family-owned, family-friendly restaurant that offers a southern Italian menu. In addition to traditional pasta dishes and pizza, the restaurant also serves such entrees as eggplant alla parmigiana, angel hair with porcini and shrimp, and sausage and peppers. Homemade specialty items include tortellini in brodo soup and Italian cheesecake and cannoli. The restaurant accepts reservations but does not serve alcohol. You can bring wine to enjoy with your dinner.
The Sicilian Sun Ristorante
604 N. Maple Ave.
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
(201) 444-3494
siciliansun.com
Kevin Oppici, the chef and proprietor of Kevin's Thyme, was trained at the Culinary Institute of America. His restaurant serves an "American eclectic" menu that features such as entrees as spice-cured double-cut pork chops with maple-whipped sweet-potato puree, herb-crusted braised Chilean sea bass with Israeli cous cous, and marinated grilled skirt steak with garlic whipped potatoes. Kevin's Thyme, which was recognized as having the Best Alfresco Dining in (201) Magazine's 2009 readers' poll, also offers a children's menu.
Kevin's Thyme
614 N. Maple Ave.
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
(201) 445-6400
kevinsthyme.com
The menu at Ho-Ho-Kus Sushi Cafe is filled with a variety of traditional Japanese dishes, including sushi, sashimi, rolls and tempura, but it also offers miso black cod, wasabi roll and vegetarian selections. There's a sushi bar, or you can order a la carte. Lunch specials feature sushi, sashimi, chirashi, tuna don, salmon don and una don.
Ho-Ho-Kus Sushi Cafe
29 Sheridan Ave.
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
(201) 670-7677
hohokussushicafe.com
