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In The Area

As you get to know the Ruby Stage, we hope you get to know and love the area as much as we do. We’re happy to have you here in our rehearsal space. When here please let your Ruby Stage staff member know if you have any questions about the space. Below please find some helpful information including places to eat, shop, gas station and NJTransit for traveling to New York City, Newark International Airport, or elsewhere through New Jersey.

A Few Steps Away Eats

111 Mountain Ave, Middlesex, NJ 08846

(Next door to TRS) With indoor and outdoor seating, it's a great place for ice cream, Italian ices, ice cream cake/sandwiches, milkshakes and sundaes as an extra treat! Ruby loves their pup pops!

Open 12PM - 9PM

111 Mountain Ave, Middlesex, NJ 08846

Next to Blizzard Island. Local American restaurant serving breakfast and lunch.

Open Monday-Saturday from 6AM - 2PM

600 William St, Piscataway, NJ 08854

Just across the street from TRS and Blizzard Island. Convenience-store chain for snacks, coffee, breakfast and deli meals.

Open 24/7

600 William St, Piscataway, NJ 08854

Same shopping plaza as QuickChek. Restaurant and bar serving pizza and pasta.

Open Monday-Thursday 11AM - 9:30PM, Friday- Saturday 11AM - 10PM, Sunday 12PM - 9:30PM

701 Lincoln Blvd, Middlesex, NJ 08846.

0.3 miles away. Late-night, casual outpost with a patio, featuring standard American fare, cocktails & draft brews.

Open Monday-Wednesday 11AM -1AM, Thursday-Saturday 11AM - 2AM, Sunday 12PM - 12AM

600 Lincoln Blvd, Middlesex, NJ 08846

0.5 miles away. No food but great beers! Craft brewery known for wide variety of beer. Outdoor and indoor seating.

Open Wednesday 4 - 8PM, Thursday 12 - 9PM, Friday 4 - 9PM, Saturday 12 - 9PM, Sunday 1:30PM - 6PM

Worth a Short Drive Eats

299 US-22 East, Green Brook Township, NJ 08812

2.4 miles away. Delicious Japanese food in a lovely restaurant. Ruby recommends the Japanese curry with beef and a bubble tea! 

Open Monday - Sunday 11:30AM - 8:30PM

552 W Union Ave, Bound Brook, NJ 08805

3.5 miles away. Local fast-food chain serving a variety of beef & chicken burgers, plus hot dogs & shakes. This is connected to 2 other businesses that have ice cream and bubble tea.

Open Sunday - Thursday 10AM -12AM, Friday - Saturday 10AM - 1AM

1316 Centennial Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854

3.5 miles away. Family-owned BYOB eatery serving Thai entrees & a big vegetarian menu in a simply decorated space.

Open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11:30AM - 9:PM, Friday and Saturday 11:30 - 9:30PM

1358 Centennial Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854

3.9 miles away. Pakistani Burgers and Paratha rolls, with a Khokha twist. Ruby recommends Getting the Big Cheese Sandwich with crispy chicken with one of their sauces, Masada fries and a Chai or Kulfi milkshake!

Open Monday - Thursday 12PM - 10PM, Friday 12PM - 12AM, Saturday - 11:15AM - 12AM, Sunday 11:15AM - 10PM

1348 Centennial Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854

3.9 miles away. Classic Mexican food started by Rutgers graduates.

Open Monday - Friday 11AM - 9PM, Saturday - Sunday 11:30PM - 9PM

13 S Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield, NJ 07080

4.7 miles away. Southern barbecue

Open Wednesday - Sunday 11AM - 7PM, Closed Monday and Tuesday

171 US-22, Green Brook Township, NJ 08812

3.7 miles away. An eclectic, flavorful spin on what you’ve come to expect from a gastro pub with 30 taps on rotation. Ruby says “They’re kind of slow, but it’s worth a long lunch.” 

Open Monday - Friday 11:30AM-12AM, Saturday and Sunday 11:30AM - 12AM

288 Lincoln Blvd, Middlesex, NJ 08846

1.2 miles away. Nice local deli with fresh baked bread and hot meals for dinner.

Open Monday - Friday 6AM - 8PM, Saturday 6AM - 6PM, Sunday 7AM - 2PM

Useful Places

South Washington Avenue & Prospect Avenue, Dunellen

Dunellen train station (RARV Raritan Valley line)

NJ 2.1 miles

738 Union Ave, Middlesex, NJ 08846

1.2 miles away. Open 7 days a week 7AM - 10PM

1252 Bound Brook Rd, Middlesex, NJ 08846

0.9 miles away. Open Monday - Saturday 8AM - 10PM, Sunday 8AM - 10PM

1303 Centennial Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854

4.1 miles away. Open 7 days a week 6AM - 11PM

3100 Hamilton Blvd, South Plainfield, NJ 07080

3.6 miles away. Open Monday - Saturday 6AM - 10PM and Sunday 7AM - 8PM

420 Mountain Ave, Middlesex, NJ 08846