Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Happy Friday everyone! We scored some tickets to the game in Jersey this week and I’m wondering if anyone has tips or recommendations for things to do near the stadium. I’ll be picking up my brother at the airport in Philly today and we’re meeting with pops and my other brother game day but we’re looking for ideas on where to meet and a place to get a meal prior to kickoff. If anyone who is familiar with MetLife and the surrounding area has any recommendations on restaurants and a good place to park I’d be grateful for the insight. Go Bills!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Nothing .... It's in New Jersey, it's on a landfill, what more do you need to know? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Mynamemike said: Happy Friday everyone! We scored some tickets to the game in Jersey this week and I’m wondering if anyone has tips or recommendations for things to do near the stadium. I’ll be picking up my brother at the airport in Philly today and we’re meeting with pops and my other brother game day but we’re looking for ideas on where to meet and a place to get a meal prior to kickoff. If anyone who is familiar with MetLife and the surrounding area has any recommendations on restaurants and a good place to park I’d be grateful for the insight. Go Bills!! If you eat steak , Steve's sizzling steaks on rt 17. It's 5 min from Metlife. Go on Saturday. Before or after the game. You won't regret it and it's not too expensive. I used to work there. Met many athletes on Jets n Giants including Jim Kelly! The Giants whole coaching staff would come in 25 deep every Monday afternoon. They have pictures of the famous ppl right when you walk in. Tons of athletes because it's so close to Metlife It's a must try if you like steak! Edited November 12, 2021 by JerseyBills 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) Prior to kickoff as in breakfast or lunch? Go to Alfa bagels in Randolph for Taylor Ham egg and cheese. Edited November 12, 2021 by Governor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Here is a picture of two Yutes, hope this helps 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, JerseyBills said: If you eat steak , Steve's sizzling steaks on rt 17. It's 5 min from Metlife. Go on Saturday. Before or after the game. You won't regret it and it's not too expensive. I used to work there. Met many athletes on Jets n Giants including Jim Kelly! The Giants whole coaching staff would come in 25 deep every Monday afternoon. They have pictures of the famous ppl right when you walk in. Tons of athletes because it's so close to Metlife It's a must try if you like steak! 6 minutes ago, Governor said: Prior to kickoff as in breakfast or lunch? Go to Alfa bagels in Randolph for Taylor Ham egg and cheese. Thank you. Thinking more of a late breakfast. We’ll probably get there pretty early Sunday. Looking to get into the stadium pretty early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mynamemike said: Thank you. Thinking more of a late breakfast. We’ll probably get there pretty early Sunday. Looking to get into the stadium pretty early Go after if possible and you enjoy steak. It's on the way and very unique. Get a side of mushrooms n onions . Omg it's delicious with their " secret sauce". Enjoy. Ill be at Metlife. Not sure where to tailgate . Keep you posted on that. I live 10 min from stadium. Also an FYI, they have the Fanduel next to stadium if you want to legally gamble. Edited November 12, 2021 by JerseyBills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, JerseyBills said: Go after if possible and you enjoy steak. It's on the way and very unique. Get a side of mushrooms n onions . Omg it's delicious with their " secret sauce". Enjoy. Ill be at Metlife. Not sure where to tailgate . Keep you posted on that. I live 10 min from stadium. Also an FYI, they have the Fanduel next to stadium if you want to legally gamble. Awesome man I will definitely keep an eye out. Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mynamemike said: Thank you. Thinking more of a late breakfast. We’ll probably get there pretty early Sunday. Looking to get into the stadium pretty early You are allowed in the stadium parking lot 5 hours before kickoff so 8:00 for 1:00 game. You won't have trouble finding parking up until 9:00 - 9:30. You show up later than that and the lots start filling up at that point. You will still find a parking spot but its a pain in the ass driving around and avoid hitting people. As a previous poster said Steve's sizzling steak on rt 17 is a great place to go that is near the stadium. On rt 17 there are a lot of places to eat. Some fast food places or restaurants like Outback steakhouse. You won't have trouble finding a place to eat if you are on Rt 17. As for gameday I would suggest tailgating as that is the easiest thing to do. Like up in Buffalo the tailgating is pretty good at MetLife. Enjoy the game and GO BILLS!!! Make sure you have a parking pass otherwise you won't get into the MetLife parking lot. You will have to park in the non parking pass section on paterson plank rd and take a shuttle bus to the stadium Edited November 12, 2021 by Greg S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Greg S said: You are allowed in the stadium parking lot 5 hours before kickoff so 8:00 for 1:00 game. You won't have trouble finding parking up until 9:00 - 9:30. You show up later than that and the lots start filling up at that point. You will still find a parking spot but its a pain in the ass driving around and avoid hitting people. As a previous poster said Steve's sizzling steak on rt 17 is a great place to go that is near the stadium. On rt 17 there are a lot of places to eat. Some fast food places or restaurants like Outback steakhouse. You won't have trouble finding a place to eat if you are on Rt 17. As for gameday I would suggest tailgating as that is the easiest thing to do. Like up in Buffalo the tailgating is pretty good at MetLife. Enjoy the game and GO BILLS!!! Make sure you have a parking pass otherwise you won't get into the MetLife parking lot. You will have to park in the non parking pass section on paterson plank rd and take a shuttle bus to the stadium Awesome thank you for the advice, we do have a parking pass so we should be good there. We were planning on getting to the area around 8-9am so that should put us in a good spot to find a space and have time to check out the area. I’m stoked!! Go Bills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 46 minutes ago, Mynamemike said: Awesome thank you for the advice, we do have a parking pass so we should be good there. We were planning on getting to the area around 8-9am so that should put us in a good spot to find a space and have time to check out the area. I’m stoked!! Go Bills! Once you are parked in the MetLife parking lot their is really nothing to checkout. There are no stores or shops nearby that you can walk to. Its not like Buffalo where the stadium is in a residential area. Its just a giant parking lot surrounding the stadium. If you want to check out the area that is more of a Saturday thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Greg S said: Once you are parked in the MetLife parking lot their is really nothing to checkout. There are no stores or shops nearby that you can walk to. Its not like Buffalo where the stadium is in a residential area. Its just a giant parking lot surrounding the stadium. If you want to check out the area that is more of a Saturday thing to do. That’s is good info to know thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTruster Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I will be there with several as well. NYC Bills Backers has their pre game shebang (Pinto Ron, the works) in Lot 26 at MetLife, as usual. Worth checking that out once you are parked. Get your parking for that lot or nearby. See. https://sable.godaddy.com/c/28217?id=211587.761.1.8fcca90361ad0e0285813bb281f5f17c for details-- these were the directions for 2019 (2020 didnt happen of course) but still relevant. We are coming from the city on the LIRR/NJT, which drops you right outside the stadium. As mentioned , it's all just a road/pavement/parking desertscape as the Devils arena is there as well. Also see https://nycbbb.com/ This is the bills backers site for NYC. They are now based out of Pennsylvania 6 bar/restaurant (very near Penn Station), given the demise of the legendary McFaddens. Penn 6 has a thing on Sat night and after the game Sunday (drink specials etc) . See you there! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Met life is in the middle of turnpike and highways. Not much around... Industrial type area. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Mynamemike said: Happy Friday everyone! We scored some tickets to the game in Jersey this week and I’m wondering if anyone has tips or recommendations for things to do near the stadium. I’ll be picking up my brother at the airport in Philly today and we’re meeting with pops and my other brother game day but we’re looking for ideas on where to meet and a place to get a meal prior to kickoff. If anyone who is familiar with MetLife and the surrounding area has any recommendations on restaurants and a good place to park I’d be grateful for the insight. Go Bills!! Park at the Marriott hotel across Rt 3. It's cheaper and they shuttle you right to the gate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I live in Hoboken; about 20 minutes from the stadium. I’ll be headed there Sunday. Nj gets a lot of *****, but the one thing that this state does well is food. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Thank you everyone for the info and input. I’ll definitely be seeing you all! Fist time for my brother to experience the mafia so i want him to get the full shabang. See y’all on Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Tops Diner, about 15 minutes from MetLife Stadium is rated as one of the best Diners in America. They actually just opened their new building (which they built across the street from their original location) last month. I went there after a Bills Jets game a few years back and it was pretty damn good. Depending on the prices on StubHub I might buy some tickets last minute, dinner @ Tops afterwards for me for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) If you are looking for a place close by (not walking distance but within a couple miles) for breakfast, there is a great diner in Lyndhurst called the Colonial Diner. Get the Taylor ham in some form. North Jersey Bills Backers and NYC Bills Backers will be in lot 26 bright and early with music, food, and drinks! If you are in the area the day before or sticking around for dinner after the game, the best restaurant I have ever experienced is in Newark NJ (seriously). It is the Spanish Tavern. Not cheap, but an outstanding atmosphere and food. Edited November 12, 2021 by HereComesTheReignAgain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: If you are looking for a place close by (not walking distance but within a couple miles) for breakfast, there is a great diner in Lyndhurst called the Colonial Diner. Get the Taylor ham in some form. North Jersey Bills Backers and NYC Bills Backers will be in lot 26 bright and early with music, food, and drinks! Thank you! It seems like lot 26 is definitely a place to check out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Mynamemike said: Thank you! It seems like lot 26 is definitely a place to check out! It is a great time. Bills fans take over the entire lot. Pinto Ron and his crew are usually set up in that lot too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Mynamemike said: Awesome thank you for the advice, we do have a parking pass so we should be good there. We were planning on getting to the area around 8-9am so that should put us in a good spot to find a space and have time to check out the area. I’m stoked!! Go Bills! There's really no way to check out the area from the stadium, it's pretty isolated. Depending on where you are staying, I'd suggest parking as close to an exit that gets you out in that direction. You can get stuck there a long time if you leave at the end of the game away from an exit. You need to get there early, so the best thing to do is plan some tailgaiting either with your group or the NYC Bills backers. I'm going on a bus trip so I'm saved all the aggravation of the Meadowlands parking lots. The last game I went to down there in 2019 I got there early & parked as close to the exit going back to Patterson Plank Road which leads to 17 north. The other time I went in 2019 my friend in Beacon drove & we got there late & basically just sat around the lot until the traffic cleared. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: There's really no way to check out the area from the stadium, it's pretty isolated. Depending on where you are staying, I'd suggest parking as close to an exit that gets you out in that direction. You can get stuck there a long time if you leave at the end of the game away from an exit. You need to get there early, so the best thing to do is plan some tailgaiting either with your group or the NYC Bills backers. I'm going on a bus trip so I'm saved all the aggravation of the Meadowlands parking lots. The last game I went to down there in 2019 I got there early & parked as close to the exit going back to Patterson Plank Road which leads to 17 north. The other time I went in 2019 my friend in Beacon drove & we got there late & basically just sat around the lot until the traffic cleared. You can tailgate after the game as well. When the game is over we go back and just tailgate again for about an hour or so. By around 5:30 there is no traffic leaving the stadium and the parking lot with tailgaters is maybe only 25% full. Bottom line if you don't want to sit in traffic and you don't mind tailgating after the game then leaving the stadium is a breeze. No hassles at all. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattymafia Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Met Life is probably the worst of the newer stadiums. It's design is pretty awful and the parking lots are confusing. Depending on what time you get there, you can be sitting in traffic for a LONG time waiting to get into a lot. The Jets fans vary depending on where you are sitting. Sometimes they are nice and beaten down by years of being awful, sometimes you get full on dellusional New York A-Holes. Really could go either way. The good thing is that this game will have A LOT of Bills fans. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Mattymafia said: Met Life is probably the worst of the newer stadiums. It's design is pretty awful and the parking lots are confusing. Depending on what time you get there, you can be sitting in traffic for a LONG time waiting to get into a lot. The Jets fans vary depending on where you are sitting. Sometimes they are nice and beaten down by years of being awful, sometimes you get full on dellusional New York A-Holes. Really could go either way. The good thing is that this game will have A LOT of Bills fans. It's calmed down at MetLife because PSL fees priced a lot of the real fans out of going. You get more of a corporate crowd at MetLife. When it was Giants Stadium their were a lot of fights between Jets and Bills fans every single year. The two fanbases definitely don't like each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Greg S said: It's calmed down at MetLife because PSL fees priced a lot of the real fans out of going. You get more of a corporate crowd at MetLife. When it was Giants Stadium their were a lot of fights between Jets and Bills fans every single year. The two fanbases definitely don't like each other. I've run into a handful of idiot Jets fans over the last few years at Metlife. That reminds me, this little runt should be posted in the gameday thread! This was from a few years ago. He got drunk and mouthy as the game went on. Even the other Jets fans were not backing him up by the end. I am very surprised he made it out of our section without getting punched. Our section had a lot of Bills fans in it. Edited November 12, 2021 by HereComesTheReignAgain 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattymafia Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: I've run into a handful of idiot Jets fans over the last few years at Metlife. That reminds me, this little runt should be posted in the gameday thread! This was from a few years ago. He got drunk and mouthy as the game went on. Even the other Jets fans were not backing him up by the end. I am very surprised he made it out of our section without getting punched. Our section had a lot of Bills fans in it. lol jets fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Greg S said: Once you are parked in the MetLife parking lot their is really nothing to checkout. There are no stores or shops nearby that you can walk to. Its not like Buffalo where the stadium is in a residential area. Its just a giant parking lot surrounding the stadium. If you want to check out the area that is more of a Saturday thing to do. I must have missed all the stores and shops that surround Highmark Stadium …. Oh, yea there’s a 7-11, my bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar High JA17 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I read that they will be blasting Frank Black on the speakers during warm ups, QB Mike Whites Pump up Music. Bring your noise cancelling ear plugs. I prefer Josh Allens taste in music & headphone option better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane nelson Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 hours ago, ProcessTruster said: I will be there with several as well. NYC Bills Backers has their pre game shebang (Pinto Ron, the works) in Lot 26 at MetLife, as usual. Worth checking that out once you are parked. Get your parking for that lot or nearby. See. https://sable.godaddy.com/c/28217?id=211587.761.1.8fcca90361ad0e0285813bb281f5f17c for details-- these were the directions for 2019 (2020 didnt happen of course) but still relevant. We are coming from the city on the LIRR/NJT, which drops you right outside the stadium. As mentioned , it's all just a road/pavement/parking desertscape as the Devils arena is there as well. Also see https://nycbbb.com/ This is the bills backers site for NYC. They are now based out of Pennsylvania 6 bar/restaurant (very near Penn Station), given the demise of the legendary McFaddens. Penn 6 has a thing on Sat night and after the game Sunday (drink specials etc) . See you there! NYCBB Tailgate is the joint, truly is Billsville. The callout for Taylor Ham Egg & Cheese is a must. Bring your own Blue, not always easy to find in NJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 hours ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: I've run into a handful of idiot Jets fans over the last few years at Metlife. That reminds me, this little runt should be posted in the gameday thread! This was from a few years ago. He got drunk and mouthy as the game went on. Even the other Jets fans were not backing him up by the end. I am very surprised he made it out of our section without getting punched. Our section had a lot of Bills fans in it. Did Jimmy Hoffa have any kids? Maybe he was just out visiting the old man in the Meadowlands? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsherd Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Its a miserable place trust me you don't want to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 There's a nice little town due east of the stadium, a 20 min bus ride across the river. Plenty of places to eat and worth a looksie day before the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: There's a nice little town due east of the stadium, a 20 min bus ride across the river. Plenty of places to eat and worth a looksie day before the game. Unless there is any traffic (there is almost always traffic). Then it could be a 2 hour bus trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: Unless there is any traffic (there is almost always traffic). Then it could be a 2 hour bus trip. That was a live time quote. But if traffic is a concern, simply take the train...quick and easy right to Penn Station. From there, $2.75 takes you anywhere in the city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: That was a live time quote. But if traffic is a concern, simply take the train...quick and easy right to Penn Station. From there, $2.75 takes you anywhere in the city. Train is definitely the way to go. I live in Lyndhurst and have a view of the stadium from my balcony. 10 miles to NYC has taken me anywhere from 20 minutes to over 2 hours by car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 6:30 AM, HOUSE said: Here is a picture of two Yutes, hope this helps Excuse me, the two youTTTHHHs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 My niece who lives in nyc is going to the game with some friends. Hopefully she avoids the overabundance of idiots. Since she lives on the upper east side, it might take her as long to get home as it does for me to get home from op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Anyone looking to dump some tickets, cheap? Because, yes, I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 For future reference I take the Am track, Depew to NYC and it quite an experience, Bills fans enter the train at every stop. I usually rent a car in NYC then head to Jersey. For me, its the best way to go. I used to drive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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