Jersey Mike’s opens in Barnegat, Taco Bell on the way – Asbury Park Press

Early morning scenes at Cloverdale Farms County Park, a former cranbury farm in Barnegat Township, NJ. Asbury Park Press

BARNEGAT - Jersey Mike's Subs opens today at Barnegat 67, one of the township's newest shopping centers.

"It'sa really great community, with good quality people that we want to be around," said Matt Catania, who, along with partner John Helm ownsand operates28Jersey Mike's locations.

Jersey Mike's is the latest retailer to open at Barnegat 67,a retail and residential complex by New York developerExtell Development Co. located just off the Garden State Parkway's Exit 67A. Taco Bell, now under construction, is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021.

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Other retailers and restaurantsalready there include Dollar Tree, Dunkin', Planet Fitness, Mamma Rosa and Pan Asia.

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"It was kind of the perfect opportunity, between the community and the brand new center with the Parkway access, kind of a no brainer," Catania said.

Jersey Mike's Subs opens at Barnegat 67 in Barnegat.(Photo: Sarah Griesemer)

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The restaurant's hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant is only serving orders for in-store pick up or third-party delivery. The indoor dining areas at its restaurants are "temporarily closed" to help limit person-to-person contact, Jersey Mike's said.

Barnegat is seeing a burstof new retail construction.

A shopping center, Exit 67 Town Center, is under construction at the corner of Sandpiper Road and West Bay Avenue. Dollar General and AutoZone are on the way there. Domino's and Mattress Warehouse are also listed as tenants, according to marketing materials.

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"That area is growing so fast," said Ketan Shah, chief executive officer of Pyramid Service Management LLC, a Taco Bell franchisee."There's a lot of construction and other stuff going on."

Shah said good weather has put construction of his Taco Bell restaurant at Barnegat 67ahead of schedule.

Taco Bell is under construction at Barnegat 67 in Barnegat.(Photo: Sarah Griesemer)

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"With the weather and the amount of work that these guys are putting in, he's ahead of schedule, at least a couple of weeks ahead, so that is wonderful," Shah said.

David P. Willis, an award-winning business writer, has covered business and consumer news at the Asbury Park Press for more than 20 years. He writes APP.com's What's Going There and Press on Your Side columns and can be reached at dwillis@gannettnj.com. Join his What's Going There page on Facebook for updates.

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