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Toms River Restaurant Fights Back With Fresh Ground Beef $7 Homemade Burger and Fries Deal
Oct 13, 2026
Riv's Toms River Hub is offering fresh ground beef burgers with fries for just $7, giving Ocean County diners a locally owned alternative to increasingly expensive fast-food meals.
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A Toms River New Jersey restaurant and
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bar is making burgers affordable again.
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While the McDonald's just one block away
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is selling its signature Quarter Pounder
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meal with fries for over $11,
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Riv's Toms River Hub is selling freshly
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ground 8-oz burgers with steak fries for
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just $7.99.
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As food prices continue to climb, owner
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Tony Rivoli did the unthinkable.
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On Monday nights, his restaurant-quality
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burgers are 40% cheaper than McDonald's
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own frozen patties and
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factory-manufactured fast food. And
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they're delicious, too.
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Rivoli said he uses fresh ground beef to
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make the 8-oz patties. There's no
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factory-frozen mystery meat here. And
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it's working.
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Every night, his restaurant is one of
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the busiest in town.
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With nightly specials that include 50%
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off the entire menu on Tuesday,
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four-course steak dinners for $24 on
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Wednesday, $21 three-course Italian
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night on Thursday, and a $21 Sunday
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sauce dinner that brings Mama's kitchen
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to your table.
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Throughout the week, Riv's has events,
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live bingo, live bands, and enough
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televisions to catch every NFL or
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college football game, plus UFC fight
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nights. It's what has made Riv's one of
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the most popular restaurants in Toms
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River.
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But Rivoli brings experience. Before
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opening Riv's, he operated the popular
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Rivoli's Italian restaurant just a few
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miles south.
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While the menu at the bar is signature
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American restaurant fare, you can find
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some of Rivoli's old family-style
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dinners on the menu and occasionally as
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specials.
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While the food at Rivoli's delivers on
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quality, taste, and service, it also
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delivers on your wallet. The restaurant
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is located on Hooper Avenue in Toms
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River.
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