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City in New Jersey, United States
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Elizabeth is the fourth largest city in New Jersey.
North Jersey is well known for its great hot dogs, but the fine Italian sausage of the region should not be ignored. Tommy's Italian Sausage in Elizabeth, a take-out only storefront that makes its own sausage and serves it up in the same classic configuration as an Italian hot dog, in a split loaf of what's called pizza bread (like a cross between pita and Italian bread) with fried potatoes, onions and peppers. The sausage is sliced open and grilled to crustiness, then slipped into the fresh bread. The predominant flavor of this sausage is pork rather than spice, with a satisfying coarse-ground meaty texture. On New Jersey Star Ledger's "100 Greatest Places to Eat in New Jersey" every year.
Excellent Columbian food near the heart of downtown Elizabeth. Cozy atmosphere with a diversity of music playing. Open for breakfast. Menu offers everything from delicious fresh soups, mouth-watering appetizers, a diverse selection of soul warming entrees with a selection of various sides, and freshly baked desserts. The portions are extremely large and big enough to share. The menu offers pictures in case you do not speak Spanish.
This is a very big Ikea store. The food court also contains windows where customers can watch planes take off and land at Newark Airport. Ikea is famous for its inexpensive furniture and housewares and its Swedish store. The Swedish store sells traditional Swedish foodstuffs such as lingonberry and cloudberry jams, Swedish meatballs, and cardamom rusk, for homesick Swedish expatriates.
By train
Elizabeth has two train stations, Elizabeth and North Elizabeth. New Jersey Transit runs through these train stations though its Northeast Corridor Lines and North Jersey Coast Lines.
By car
Coming from the south, the fastest way is I-95, which runs straight up the east coast, and from there you can take the New Jersey Turnpike directly into Elizabeth.
By bus
If you are traveling long-distance, Greyhound Buslines is the best choice for bus travel.
By boat
As of right now, there is no means of passengers getting to and from Elizabeth by ship. The only ships that can come into the Elizabeth port are marine and cargo ships.
NJ Transit has buses around Elizabeth including the Coach USA's ONE Bus; however, not all buses are available at nights or Sundays.
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