Frank’s sits about 100 feet from the broad, placid Hudson, and as evening gathers, the lights of the Upper West Side of Manhattan start to twinkle, one by one, through the restaurant’s tall windows. Southward, through the windows of a lively piano bar, the Midtown skyline dazzles, and northward there is the spidery expanse of the George Washington Bridge, its towers alight.

Welcome to Frank’s Waterside. The words above come from none other than The New York Times, which reviewed Frank’s Waterside shortly after the restaurant opened in 2004. These words hold as true today, as the popular restaurant on New Jersey’s Gold Coast continues to serve food that is every bit as serious as its breathtaking, majestic view.

Read more: Welcome to Frank's Waterside