Parisa Burton 
If your dream date involves being wined and dined but you’re also a sucker for movies, you’re in luck. Chew + View is an immersive dining experience in New Jersey where guests watch a favorite film while enjoying multiple courses inspired by and served in order of movie scenes. Read on for more about the Chew + View experience in New Jersey.
About Chew + View
Chew + View first launched in 2024, bringing family friendly and 21+ movie-themed dining experiences to several venues across North Jersey, beginning with Barcode in Elizabeth. Each experience includes six to eight courses, including desserts and two drinks.
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The food, drinks, decoration, and interactive experience change with every screening. Guests are given complimentary champagne and popcorn before the movie starts.
We recently attended the screening of White Chicks located on the upper floor of Mexican restaurant Little Tijuana at 538 Market Street in Newark and felt like we were transported inside the film.
During the opening scene, when FBI agents Kevin and Marcus mistake an actual ice cream delivery guy for the targets of their investigation, the audience is served a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
The funniest moment for the audience comes when Marcus, while undercover as Tiffany Wilson, runs into stomach trouble after eating quiche because he is lactose intolerant. The dish titled “Slow Down on The Cheese” is then brought out, featuring mini three-cheese quiches arranged around a small toilet bowl filled with chocolate chips.
The standout course of the experience was the iconic “Perhaps a Salad?”, inspired by a scene in which Latrell takes Tiffany Wilson out and suggests a salad, but Marcus (still undercover as Tiffany) proceeds to order nearly everything on the menu in an attempt to turn him off (spoiler: it doesn’t work). The dish mimics that order exactly, with a steak smothered in onions, pork ribs, spaghetti with marinara sauce, truffle fries, and crispy onion rings.
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The staff was friendly and accommodating throughout the experience, and a photographer moved around before the film began to capture special moments between couples and friends. Guests were later given their photos in frames, with the option to purchase.
For upcoming Chew + View movie screenings, click here or follow the Instagram page @chewviewnj for announcements.
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