Jewish Standard, the weekly North Jersey newspaper that covers local, national, and world news of Jewish interest, has announced the winners of their annual Readers’ Choice award for 2018 (Read Awards Supplement).

The food and dining section of the awards, named “A Nosh to a Meal”, awarded 3 winners (first, second and third place) across 50+ categories. Categories run from the more traditional like ‘Best Sushi’ and ‘Best Greek’, to those with more granular like ‘Best French Fries’ and ‘Best Hummus’ and those with a Jewish leaning like ‘Best Matzo Ball Soup’ and ‘Best Challah’. These awards are not exclusively for Kosher restaurants, in fact many of the winners are not Kosher at all.

This year’s big winners (those with at least three First Place wins) were Noah’s Ark in Teaneck, Shelley’s in Teaneck, Ma’adan in Teaneck, and Hummus Elite in Englewood.