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F1RST, Hawthorne, NJ

F1RST

4.8
4.8
299 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary American

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2 people
19:00
Booked 10 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
Excited to be opening his "F1RST" restaurant, Award winning Executive Chef/Owner Adam Weiss who is known for his creative mix of unique flavors, textures, and artful presentation will be opening F1RST, an Eclectic American Fine Dining BYOB Restaurant. Focusing on seasonal American Cuisine with a twist, Chef Adam Weiss is bringing his distinctive cooking to Northern New Jersey.
Diners will delight in the two uniquely decorated dining rooms that are upscale and trendy with avant garde artwork, subdued lighting, soothing background music, and an intimate fireplace.
Our mission is to create a memorable dining experience for all who join us. We look forward to serving you!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 17:00–21:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    (973) 830-2119
  • Website
    http://www.firstrestaurantnj.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Adam Weiss
  • Location
    112 Lincoln Ave, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
  • Area
    Hawthorne
  • Cross Street
    On the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Loretto Avenue.
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access

Menu

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What 299 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • New Jersey

    Contemporary American

  • Passaic

    Best Overall

  • Passaic

    Best Food

  • Passaic

    Best Service

  • Passaic

    Best Ambience

  • Passaic

    Best Value

  • Passaic

    Innovative

  • Passaic

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Passaic

    Romantic

  • Passaic

    Good for special occasions

  • Passaic

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
F1RST is a culinary gem that offers "amazing" dishes with inventive flavors and "excellent service." Guests rave about the delightful dining experience and the attentive staff, especially Vincent and hostess Hedy. The menu features delicious, beautifully presented courses, with many praising the desserts. A BYOB policy adds to its charm.

299 Reviews

  1. Irene

    New York City

    41 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Unique entrees with top notch quality! A wonderful friendly hostess to greet diners and good service! We had crispy calamari with fried artichokes and Greek olives. Perfectly cooked octopus with potatoes. For entrees we chose the shrimp and grits with delightful mascarpone polenta, spinach and chorizo. My friend had the Al dente pasta with perfectly cooked short ribs. And for the dessert we had star of the show Mounds dessert with hot chocolate poured over to form a ganache shell and the special of the day dessert which was a muffin style apple crumb cake with apple compote. Soooo yummy! What a perfect meal Kudos to the chef on his “First” restaurant! Well done!

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  2. Jackie

    New York City

    50 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely delicious! Pretty restaurant, plenty of choices.

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  3. Brian

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My wife and I went there for our anniversary and they reserved a special table for us, the food was delicious, the service was very attentive and personable and the ambiance was wonderful. One of the best BYOB's we have been to in Bergen County and we are looking forward to going back and introducing some of our family to it. The Octopus was grilled perfectly, the crispy brie was the perfect mix of different flavors, the Bolognese was very flavorful and delicious and shrimp and grits was great with a perfect little kick but not overwhelming. We couldn't possibly eat it all....and then they brought out ice cream with melted chocolate they poured over top to harden. A wonderful night!

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  4. mary

    New York City

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 15 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our meals were excellent! The service was attentive but not aggressive. Lovely evening!

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  5. Joseph

    Greater Boston

    43 reviews

    4.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    We were two couples here for the first time. The food was very good and we enjoyed what we had from appetizers to desserts. The service could have been better as we had to wait for cutlery and plates after they brought apps and dessert and had to ask to get water glasses refilled throughout the night.

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  6. Elizabeth

    New York City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, service and ambiance. Wonderful evening with good friend.

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  7. Giuseppe Carol

    New York City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 7 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We went to celebrate our anniversary! Very cozy atmosphere. All their staff were attentive. All our choices were tasteful, we went with the regular menu but they had a special menu for the night. High-quality of ingredients! And I love the option that is BYOB

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  8. Grace

    New York City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 6 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food, service and ambience is wonderful at F1rst. Highly recommended.

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  9. Kenneth

    New York City

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 3 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic restaurant. Each and every dish was delicious. Our new "go to" restaurant. Make your reservation now.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    New York City

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 3 November 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We were excited when we walked in the restaurant with hopes of a delicious meal. The menu looked good but the prices a bit high. We were ok because we are foodies and will pay for a quality meal. Waiter was super nice and attentive. We started with the pear salad and did think the roll with pesto as a nice touch. It started to go downhill when it look 30 more minutes after we finished our salads to bring out entrees. They finally came. I got the chicken and got grossed out by the film over the Marsala sauce. I tasted one bite and gagged as there was a strange spice that was familiar but not good. Chicken was not tender. I wrapped it to go but then decided to pitch it when I got home. My husband got the skirt steak and it didn’t look like skirt steak. It was cooked medium but not tender. We will not return.

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FAQs

F1RST offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (973) 830-2119.

F1RST is rated 4.8 stars by 299 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 10 times today

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Google Map for F1RST

112 Lincoln Ave, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    On the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Loretto Avenue.
  • Area
    Hawthorne
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 17:00–21:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–22:00
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Adam Weiss
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access
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