JBJ Soul Kitchen Pop-Up In Downtown Toms River, NJ, Is Closing

If you've lived in Jersey for even a short amount of time, odds are you're familiar with JBJ's Soul Kitchen. It's a non-profit run by Dorothea Bongiovi and her husband, Jon Bon Jovi, you may have heard of him.

The kitchen is unique in the sense that it uses a pay-it-forward method when it comes to meals; you can either pay for a meal for someone else, or you can volunteer your time to pay for your own meal if you don't have money and are looking for some help.

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JBJ Soul Kitchen Opens In Downtown Toms River, NJ

Last year, JBJ Soul Kitchen opened a pop-up restaurant in the Ocean County Library, and even though the idea was to help those in need, the pop-up kitchen has stirred a bit of controversy over the past few months.

Regardless, the pop-up kitchen was set to close in January of this year, but was granted an extension thanks to the Ocean County Library Commission, so it had some time to figure out what to do next.

The JBJ Soul Kitchen In Downtown Toms River, NJ, Is Set To Close In April

According to NJ.com, time is up for the JBJ Soul Kitchen, and the lease is set to expire on April 30th. To those who utilized this kitchen regularly, this is a blow.

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Granted, the JBJ Soul Kitchen has a location off Hooper in Toms River, as well as in Red Bank, but the pop-up kitchen in downtown Toms River was a very accessible location to those who need it.

JBJ Soul Kitchen Eyes Up A New Location In Asbury Park, NJ

On the brighter side, the JBJ Soul Kitchen is set to open a new location in Asbury Park, on the site of a former Walgreens.