Prince Street Pizza, the slice shop named for its address at 27 Prince Street in Manhattan.s SoHo, is on the way to Eatontown. Monmouth Square, the redevelopment of the former Monmouth Mall at 125 Route 35, lists the pizzeria among its coming-soon restaurants. No opening date has been posted yet.

The shop is known for two styles: Sicilian squares it calls SoHo Squares, and round Neapolitan pies, both made from family recipes, according to the Monmouth Square directory. Prince Street Pizza currently lists 22 locations on its own site, spread across New York, California, Florida, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina and Toronto. None of the shops on that list is in New Jersey today.

What Monmouth Square is

Monmouth Square is the new name for the shopping center at the corner of Routes 35 and 36 and Wyckoff Road in Eatontown. Kushner Companies is behind the project, which is reworking the old mall into a mix of shops, restaurants, wellness businesses and apartments. The center describes the effort as a reimagining of a long-standing regional destination.

Several anchors are already operating there, including Boscov's, Macy's, Barnes and Noble, Whole Foods Market and an AMC movie theater. RWJBarnabas Health runs the Anne Vogel Family Care and Wellness Center on the property. On the food side, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cava, Chili's, Chipotle and Shake Shack are listed as current tenants.

The rest of the coming-soon food lineup

Prince Street Pizza is one of five food and drink businesses Monmouth Square lists as coming soon. The others are:

Felice, a family-owned Italian restaurant with rustic dishes, an Italian-focused wine list and a dining room styled after the Tuscan countryside.

Offshore Coffee Co., a local coffee brand opening a cafe at the center.

Pura Vida, which serves fresh, balanced meals with flavors drawn from Miami.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, which makes scoops from a short list of ingredients and offers classic flavors, seasonal flavors and a full range of vegan options.

The shopping list is growing too. Arhaus, Design Within Reach, Jones Road and Vuori are marked as coming soon, along with Bloombar, LaserAway and STRONG Pilates in the wellness category. Livana Monmouth Square, the residential part of the project, is also listed as coming soon, with occupancy described as this winter.

When it opens

Neither Prince Street Pizza nor Monmouth Square has announced an opening date. The pizzeria's own locations page does not yet include an Eatontown entry, so the places to watch are the Monmouth Square directory and the Prince Street Pizza locations list, which is where the shop will appear once it has an address and phone number.

Until then, the closest Prince Street Pizza shops are the two in New York City, the SoHo shop on Prince Street and one on Smith Street in Brooklyn.

Getting to Monmouth Square

The center sits at 125 State Route 35 in Eatontown, Monmouth County. By car, it is reached from Garden State Parkway Exit 105 or from Route 18, and it fronts the intersection of Routes 35 and 36 with Wyckoff Road. The nearest NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line stations are Long Branch and Little Silver, each a short drive away.

Monmouth Square's posted hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Individual restaurants may keep their own hours. The management office can be reached at 848-456-7878.

Next steps

To keep track of the opening, check the food and drink section of the Monmouth Square directory at monmouthsquare.com, where Prince Street Pizza is listed now, and the locations page at princestreetpizza.com. An address, phone number and hours will be posted there once the Eatontown shop is ready.

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