American Restaurants in Clifton, NJ

American in Clifton at a glance

• American is the 8th largest food category in Clifton, after bakeries and donuts and pizza.
• Its 4.6% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 15 listed below, 12 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 15 list a website.

American Restaurants in Clifton

• The Barrow House
  Restaurant · American · 1296 Van Houten Ave
• Applebee's
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 375 Route 3 East
• Empanada Spanish Grill
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 8 Market St
• Grande Saloon
  Restaurant · American · 940 Van Houten Ave
• J. Alexander's Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 852 NJ-3
• Muscle Maker Grill Clifton
  Restaurant · American · 1043 Bloomfield Ave
• Santo pekado
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 103 Valley Rd
• The Original Jumbo's
  Restaurant · American · 697 Van Houten Ave
• Boston Market
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1342 Clifton Ave
• Athenia Canteen Cafe
  Restaurant · American · 147 Huron Ave
• Banana King
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 485 Crooks Ave
• Midtown Grill
  Restaurant · American · 1218 Main Ave
• Paraiso Bello
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 606 Van Houten Ave
• Riverside Bar and Grill
  Restaurant · American · 2 South Pkwy
• Sazon Caribe
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 606 Van Houten Ave

American elsewhere in New Jersey

Among the New Jersey cities in this guide, the most american listings are in Newark (53), Jersey City (50), Elizabeth (35), Paterson (34) and Trenton (24).

Run a american spot in Clifton?

You share this list with 14 other american listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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