Restaurants in Saddle Brook

The vibe at Patron Mexican Grill is decidedly party-like—happy hours, bingo nights, and bottomless sangria and margarita Mondays. It all makes for an appetizing atmosphere in which to enjoy a sizzling menu of Mexican favorites, such as grilled-chicken quesadillas, cilantro steak tacos, and a braised pork shank served over creamy poblano rice. Though both locations serve dinner, only the 43rd Street hub serves lunch, brunch, and fajitas that exist outside of time.

Exposed brick walls, paintings of flowers and sitar players, and lively shades of carmine welcome diners to the cozy confines of Saffron Garden, decked out with slim hanging lamps over the bar. The menu leads a swift tour of India with tandoori, biryani, and curry dishes, each preceded by tantalizing aromas. Chunks of salmon simmer in a spicy-mustard sauce in the fish malabar dish, and chicken vindaloo surrounds the poultry in hot vinegar sauce and potatoes. A dish named gosht dhansak prepares lamb or beef Persian-style, with lentils, fiery spices, and an entire rug.

Many of today's restaurants try to delight diners with the idea of something new, but Litro’s chefs stick to Old-World recipes so enduring they’ve outlived national governments. Tuna-topped bruschetta transplants palates to the Italian coast, and classic pastas such as rigatoni and fettuccine form noodly nests beneath helpings of pancetta or beef ragu. The wine bottle and corkscrew cleverly incorporated into the restaurant’s logo hint at its extensive wine list teeming with authentic Tuscan grapes. A full bar with cocktail service backs up the collection of fermented fruits, paying ode to Batman’s less famous sidekick, Jack Daniels.

Twin birdcages dangle from the high ceiling of Dacha's dining room, mingling with crystal chandeliers from Austria made of vintage wood. Instead of feathers, electric chandeliers fill the cages’ wire frames. This eclectic take on Old-World refinement also extends to the rest of the room, which features French-style dining chairs, damask-stenciled walls, and stone-tiled floors. The menu entrenches itself in the culinary traditions of Russia and Eastern Europe, although it also incorporates occasional outside influences. As a result, it features dishes such as polenta-crusted black sea bass alongside potato and cabbage pierogies. Additionally, the restaurant serves its own house brands of vodka, as well as premium caviar imported from Warren Buffett’s kitchen.

Amid exposed-brick walls, Aegean Turkish Restaurant’s chefs serve up Eastern Mediterranean dishes such as charcoal-grilled meats, seafood, and vegetarian items. Cold and hot appetizers, which range from whipped red caviar to zucchini pancakes with garlic yogurt, ignite appetites or cool heated remarks before they leave your tongue. Bottles of pinot grigio, chardonnay, merlot, and pinot noir prep palates for bites of grilled fillet of wild king salmon or house-specialty Sultan’s Delight, an ottoman dish comprising lamb chunks atop smoked eggplant. Throughout their meals, guests can unwind thanks to the eatery's soothing Turkish music, a belly dancer on Saturday nights, and waiters who sing a selection of Guns N’ Roses ballads.

It could be said that B.A.D. Burger's dining room operates outside the conventional boundaries of time: their grill is hot 24 hours a day and the entire menu, be it burgers or breakfast, is fair game no matter the time on the clock. Cooks fill the crispy grids of buttermilk waffles with syrup before pairing them with pieces of fried chicken and plate omelets with helpings of home fries, grits, or french fries. Fresh-baked buns envelop 8-ounce patties of beef, black beans, or garden veggies that are slathered in toppings such as guacamole, eggs, and marinara. Not a page of the menu is complete without a bevy of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, including vegan cheese and grass-fed tofu. Additionally, the diner's in-house sweet-makers Bad Girls Bakery, wrest pans of vegan and gluten-free brownies, cookies, and cheesecakes from the oven.