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Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurant serves its 200,000th meal

The restaurant uses a unique pay-it-forward model.

Matt Trapani

Mar 3, 2025, 10:38 PM

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JBJ Soul Kitchen – a restaurant owned by New Jersey native and music icon Jon Bon Jovi – is marking an impressive milestone.

The restaurant served its 200,000th meal between its Red Bank and Toms River locations.

The restaurant uses a unique pay-it-forward model, where those who are unable to pay volunteer their time.

"This model has been proven time and time again for well over a decade. This restaurant, this flagship here in Red Bank, sat 33 people. Think about that, 200,000 meals served in a restaurant that sat 33 people,” Bon Jovi says.

There are additional locations at Rutgers University-Newark and New Jersey City University.

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