{"id":25150,"date":"2025-03-25T04:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T08:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=25150"},"modified":"2025-03-25T04:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T08:51:20","slug":"bricks-tommys-kitchen-deli-to-close-leaving-storied-building-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2025\/03\/bricks-tommys-kitchen-deli-to-close-leaving-storied-building-empty\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick’s ‘Tommy’s Kitchen’ Deli to Close, Leaving Storied Building Empty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tommy\u2019s Kitchen, Brick, N.J. (Credit: Yelp)<\/p><\/div>\n

Tommy\u2019s Kitchen, an award-winning deli and catering shop in Brick known for its wide daily menu of fresh food items, will close at the end of the month, its owners announced over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a heavy heart and five wonderful years of serving this incredible community, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors,\u201d the store announced.<\/p>\n

Tommy\u2019s Kitchen is located at 365 Herbertsville Road, in the space that had long been known as Ma Ma D\u2019s Deli, a legendary Brick business that operated for decades. Owned by George Hamill, the deli was once a major hub of activity along the corridor in northern Brick Township, with hot food served daily, newspapers from around the world stacked under the front counter, and staff members who customers knew for decades.<\/p>\n

The deli was sold in 2006 and became known as Joey\u2019s Neighborhood Deli, an offshoot of another deli in Manasquan, and was later sold to Tommy\u2019s Kitchen, which forged its own good reputation at the site. There was no news as to what might replace Tommy\u2019s. The 3,474 square foot building, built in 1950, has long housed a deli on its quarter-acre property. But it is now located in the township\u2019s new \u201cVillage Zone\u201d which promotes mixed-use development and tenancy.<\/p>\n

The staff of Tommy\u2019s Kitchen thanked their customers in the announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough we are closing this chapter, the memories of mornings, laughter-filled conversations, and joyful celebrations will stay with us forever,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe are incredibly thankful for the connections we\u2019ve made and the community we\u2019ve had the privilege of serving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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