Waldwick Whistle Stop Restaurant
27 Frederick Street
Waldwick, NJ 07463
(201) 857-5177
https://www.facebook.com/waldwickwhistlestop/
Open: Sunday-Saturday 6:00am-8:00pm
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I came across the Waldwick Whistle Stop when visiting Waldwick, NJ for a day of touring museums in Bergen County, NJ.
The Waldwick Whistle Stop is a small restaurant located directly across the street from the Waldwick Museum of Local History and from the Waldwick Railroad terminal.
The railroad painting facing the railroad
The railroad theme is premium
This wonderful restaurant is a hidden gem of great food and friendly service. After a long day of touring the County for the Northwest Bergen History Coalition event that takes place every May I was starved and walked across the street to check out their ice cream selections that were posted on their sign and ended up staying for lunch. The restaurant is located just across the street from the Waldwick Museum of Local History at 4 Hewson Avenue.
The Waldwick Museum of History right across the street at 4 Hewson Avenue
https://www.facebook.com/waldwick.MLH/
My review on TripAdvisor:
My review on VisitingaMuseum.com
They have the most wonderful and reasonable selections for lunch that include deep fried hot dogs, hamburgers and cheeseburgers (deluxe), chicken fingers, chicken and tuna salad sandwiches and grilled cheese. For snacks there is French fries, mozzarella sticks, mac and cheese bites and Taco in a bag, chili in a bag of Frito’s. The best part is that everything on the menu is under $10.00.
The Cheeseburger Deluxe is excellent
I ordered the Cheeseburger Deluxe with French Fries ($5.50) and it was excellent. The burger was perfectly cooked with the right amount of caramelization and the fries were crisp and freshly cooked. The portion size was quite large so remember to bring your appetite.
The counter at the Whistlestop Café
I enjoyed the food and service so much here that I returned after my tour of the Waldwick Signal Tower for some of their ice cream. The Waldwick Whistle Stop carries Nelson’s Ice Cream out of Amish Country so there is a high butter fat ratio in their ice cream which makes it extra rich and creamy. A scoop of their ‘Unicorn Cake’, ice cream with cake dough in it hit the spot.
The ice cream section at the restaurant
On a second trip when visiting Waldwick and the general area, I stopped again for lunch and met the owner, Tammy, when I was ordering my lunch. What an engaging owner and what a nice conversation we had on the fire service (I am a fire fighter and so is her husband as well as her son and she is an EMT), so there was a lot to talk about. We knew some of the same people.
The place is so friendly
The prices have not changed since the pandemic and she as a owner believes in keeping things reasonable for her customers.
The Breakfast menu in 2022
The prices are very fair and the portion sizes are generous.
The Lunch menu
I ordered the six piece Chicken Fingers meal with a side of French Fries and these were nice sized chicken fingers. The lunch could have fed two people comfortably. The chicken was nicely fried, juicy and moist and full of flavor. The honey mustard sauce they were served with tasted homemade.
The Chicken Fingers were excellent
I ate out at the picnic tables outside the restaurant and just enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather on this late October day. It was fun watching the trains go by across the street at the tracks. The restaurant is located just around the corner from the train station.
I then visited their garden (there house is right next to the restaurant) and saw the train display that they set up as well as their house was totally decorated for Halloween as well as their lawn and garden.
The lawn by the Whistlestop Café
The yard is between Tammy’s 100 year old house and the restaurant. It was beautifully decorated for Halloween.
The yard was decorated for the Halloween holiday in 2022
The cemetery feel of the lawn between the restaurant and Tammy’s house
They did a wonderful job of decorating including the mannequin of the ghost at the top window of the house.
Tammy’s house was decorated to the hilt for Halloween
The house is over 100 years old Tammy explained and is a historical site so it made it even creepier. It was such an interesting and engaging display and you can walk around the property admiring the gardens. It is such a nice addition to the restaurant.
The service here is extremely friendly and engaging. They talk with you as they make your order and could not be more personable. It is such a treat to eat at a local restaurant with good food and service at a reasonable price.
The welcoming feel of the Whistlestop Café
The whole café with the theme of trains and train travel played into the décor by the picnic tables and outside the restaurant. It is such a nice place to eat breakfast and lunch on a warm day.
The wooden trains outside the café
The Waldwick Erie Signal Tower at 3 Bohnert Place #1503
My review on TripAdvisor:
My review on VisitingaMuseum.com:
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