Season's Coal Fired Bistro is an Italian-style restaurant located in Howell on Route 9. The restaurant offers a wide range of Italian dishes, such as sandwiches, pasta, seafood, salads and its specialty, authentic coal oven pizza. Specialty dishes include chicken parm, cheese steak, eggplant parm, chicken fingers, burgers, shrimp scampi and penne ala vodka. Season's also offers numerous specialty pizzas including the "Frank Sinatra" and the "Godfather." The menu also includes numerous draft and bottled beers, as well as wine. The restaurant also offers satellite TVs.
In a Patch 2012 poll on favorite St. Patrick's Day eateries, Season's Coal Fired Bistro which is known more for its pizza than its corned beef was the top finishing business with 12 votes.
The Ice Cream Palace has been a neighborhood institution for a very long time. Open year round (but call for seasonal hours), the Ice Cream Palace sells all homemade ice cream in every flavor imaginable. Flavors include cookies and cream, banana and strawberry cheesecake. You can't miss its memorable blue thatched roof, located in front of Strathmore's movie theater and bowling alley.
Thomas Sweet Ice Cream and Chocolates has cones and cups, sundaes, shakes, blend-ins, smoothies, cakes, pies, hot and cold coffee and chocolate drinks, juices and frozen yogurts, sorbets and ices. It also carries packaged ice cream to go, endless toppings and nuts, candy and gift certificates. It offers private parties and platters.
In business since August 2008, Sweet offers an extensive menu of desserts like cupcakes, cakes, cookies, brownies and crème brûlée. The shop's goodies are made entirely from scratch and baked on the premises. Call to place special orders for weddings, parties and other special occasions.
Ye Olde Pie Shoppe is located in Little Silver Shops Plaza with two separate lots for parking accomodations. Patrons can choose to sit in traditional chair-and-table accomodations or cushioned wicker chairs situated fireplace-style around a low-set coffee table. Among other honors, Ye Olde Pie Shoppe was featured in The Knot magazine's 2010 "Best of Weddings."