Skoogy's on Rte. 519 in Harmony

I went by there recently and it is open.

Andy Loigu ✉
Dec '13

I haven't been there in years but I'm glad to hear they are still open. Great store!

positive ✉
Dec '13

Oh ok, I thought it was the deli...thanks HTQ. :)

positive ✉
Dec '13

We went last week. The food was very good, service was just okay though.

Sunshine ✉
Dec '13

I've been there twice. The first time I had a quesadilla and my friend had a burger. Both were good. Went back last week with my husband. We ordered wings that were awful. Very fatty and just had straight out of the bottle hot sauce on them. He had a rueben and said the corned beef was very dry and tough. I had a turkey Rachel sandwich which was ok, but really greasy. The service was friendly both times. However, our server last week failed to take any of the football special discounts off our bill. It was no problem when I brought it to her attention. The discounts totaled about $13.

The place looks great renovation wise, but the bar area is kind of odd the way it's set up with tvs. Regardless of where you sit at the bar the majority of the tvs are behind you. I also thought it was strange that there were about 7 football games on at that time and they had Red Zone channel on 6 tvs and then only 3 other full games on.

They have a room back behind the bar with pool tables, quoit boards and some video games.

I have heard the Country Night there on Saturdays is pretty hopping, but haven't checked it out yet. Country music from a DJ.

Calico696 ✉
Dec '13

we have been there 3 times. we love it there, such a home atmosphere, they did a beautiful job renovating it. been there with family, friends, and coworkers. we have had everything from the burgers (which everyone says is the best around), steaks, chicken parm, shrimp scampi, etc., never had a problem with service, other than took a while for drinks from the bar. everything is reasonably priced, and the food is great. I recommend to everyone.

adam ✉
Dec '13

We went this past weekend and......

Service, very good
Food, very good (we had burgers and chicken sandwich)
Atmosphere, very good
Price, fair, The burger I had was $9.59 and fries were extra. Yes a good burger but good burgers are easy to find these days. We felt that the prices should include fries. or add $1.00 for fries. not a side of fries for $3.00

We will go back but I was hoping to see better prices.

just me 2 ✉
Jan '14

Calico

Do you happen to remember the "Harmony Manor" that I went to with friends from work (all the way from Parsippany) in the mid 80's? I know it was North (a right) from Rt. 57W at the light which cuts down towards 22 and 78 (if you go left). It used to have two floors of entertainment with dining on the top and bar/club/dancing on the lower level. I always wondered what became of that place. It was good, even with the long ride to get there.

Phil D. ✉
Jul '16

Phil - No sorry. I've only lived in Warren County for 20 years. Sounds like a neat place though.

Calico696 ✉
Jul '16

Thanks guys (and gal), all I knew was that we turned off 57 somewhere around there to get to it. It was already dark and the cars were packed and I was sitting in the back crowded pleasantly between 2 young ladies so memory of getting there was a bit off I'm sure. It was definitely a cool place Calico, but so in the middle of nowhere and a long ride from Parsippany when I was living there. They had a great carving station there, etc. I may actually have a menu around from the old days. (Yes, I collect and keep far too much)

Does anyone know what became of it, as in the building itself? It seemed to be similar to the old Barone's/Lockwood Tavern before CVS came in. Is it currently reused as another venue, used as a home or just closed and abandoned?

That said - to get back to the thread - the place replacing Skoogy's sounds interesting. I may have to make the hike out there sometime!

Phil D. ✉
Jul '16

Thanks, bac!

That would be a great place for Josh to go metal detecting, provided he could get permission. Lots of change lost by drunks getting out their car keys - lol!

Phil D. ✉
Jul '16

Vic - Check the "Dive Bar" thread. That property was purchased in 2014 by an investor who has not done anything with it.


http://www.hackettstownlife.com/forum/377313#t714211

GC ✉
Jul '16

From what I heard, an investor bought the old Frankie and Johnnies for his daughter. What the motive is there, I have no idea.

Calico696 ✉
Jul '16

Looks like the soft opening went well. They open for lunch in Tuesday at 1130am, according to their FB post.

Mansfield mama ✉
Aug '16