Rutgers’ game-day food tradition has found a new home in Hoboken.
Green Rock Tap + Grill, the longtime bar at 70 Hudson St., is serving Rutgers-inspired “fat sandwiches” on Rutgers football game days this season, according to Hoboken Girl, a local media site. The move brings a classic New Jersey late-night staple into a bar that has been around for more than two decades.
For anyone unfamiliar with the concept, a Rutgers-style fat sandwich is exactly what it sounds like: a huge sub stuffed with fried foods, meats and sauce. The over-the-top sandwiches became part of Rutgers University culture and, more broadly, New Jersey’s late-night dining scene.
Green Rock is rolling out two versions tied to that tradition. The “Fat Rock” comes loaded with a cheesesteak with peppers and onions, mozzarella sticks, cheeseballs, bacon, buffalo chicken dip and blackened ranch dressing, according to the online menu.
The “Fat Lucas” stacks a cheeseburger, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, French fries and Taylor ham, then finishes it with honey mustard and barbecue sauce. Each one costs $22.
The sandwiches will be available through the college football season on Rutgers game days, the bar said. Rutgers’ next game is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, with more on Oct.
17, Oct. 24, Oct.
31, Nov. 7, Nov.
14, Nov. 21 and Nov. 28.
Green Rock’s hours are 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Wednesday through Thursday, 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Sunday. The bar is closed Monday.
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