Playball Restaurant — Restaurant in Newark

I stopped here for the first and last time the other day. On first appearance, it seemed like any other neighborhood spot that you would visit for coffee and a quick breakfast. I was hoping to make it part of my morning commute.

I ordered bread and coffee, and while one of the young ladies was toasting my bread, I noticed the other steaming something with the frother on the espresso machine. Imagine my horror when she turned around and I noticed that she had inserted the frother into her personal paper cup of coffee, through the torn back drinking hole in the plastic lid. She had obviously been drinking from the cup prior and seemed to be reheating he cold coffee. SERIOUSLY?? He colleague chatted with her during this time as if nothing unusual was happening.

I tried to console myself with the knowledge that I had ordered drip coffee, but I needn't have bothered. When the other young lady who was attending me pulled my charred bread from the toaster oven, asking if it was too burnt, I said it was fine. She then charged me for the bread, forgetting the coffee I had ordered, and I decided to take it as a win.

Needless to say, I won't be back. I can tolerate over-toasted bread, but the open lack of hygiene on the part of the one young woman, and the calm observation of the other tell me that this is a normal practice and I honestly don't want to know what else is...

Great food. Ordered pasta with sauteed shrimp in oil and garlic. Nice generous portion. Medium shrimp were well cooked and succulent. Added some soft cooked bacon to the mix. Play Ball is an Ironbound gem on Ferry Street with great food and even better attention snd custmer service. They make fresh homemade fruit smoothies or you can purchase a bottled drink from cooler. Sit at a dated booth or at the counter where all of the action is. Fun place to dine and hang out in Newark. I've included photos of my breakfast special--French toast, bacon cooked soft, eggs scrambled hard and a small coffee. All under $6.00 I believe. Great smiling counter help and old school feel. Not pretentious but...

Local area restaurant offers large menu varieties from breakfast to Latin style dishes with a Portuguese/Brazilian flair. The regular dishes are posted on the wall with pictures and prices. they also offer different sandwich varieties, local desserts, and drinks which includes smoothies, freshly squeezed OJ, and Sugar Cane Juice. my favorite is the daily specials, I usually get the "Pollo Asado" which i could never finish because the...