In June, Tiffany Mack picked up the phone at her soul food truck expecting a normal order. The caller was Cardi B, and Mack told NorthJersey.com she knew the voice almost right away. Her business, It's All Love, is based in Teaneck. On Sunday, Oct. 11, it's parking on Cedar Lane for Teaneck Day.
To me, that's the best way to read this year's food lineup. The block party is on Cedar Lane, but much of the food comes from other parts of town and from the towns next door: a kosher café on Palisade Avenue, a coffee shop on Queen Anne Road, a halal Mexican grill and an empanada shop in Bergenfield. If you eat your way down the street, you finish with a list of places you can keep going to all year. The trick is knowing which tents have a storefront behind them.
The weekend, in order
The Township's notice, dated Sept. 1, spreads Teaneck Day across a full weekend. Here's the schedule:
- Saturday, Oct. 10: A free movie in the park at Votee Park. The film is Hocus Pocus, the popcorn is free, and you bring your own blanket or chair.
- Sunday, Oct. 11, noon to 6 p.m.: The block party on Cedar Lane between American Legion Drive and Elm Avenue. It's free and family-friendly.
- Sunday, 8 p.m.: Fireworks at the Votee Park Sportsplex.
- Rain dates: The Township lists Oct. 17 and 18 for the weekend. The organizer, T.H. Experiences, and Patch both give Oct. 18 as the rain date for the block party.
If the name is new to you, the event used to be the Teaneck Tailgate. The organizer calls the 2026 version bigger and has renamed it.
The tents with a storefront behind them
These are the vendors on the 2026 food menu that have a fixed address. When I looked them up, the pattern was clear. The closest ones sit on Teaneck's other commercial streets, and none of them are on Cedar Lane itself.
| Vendor | What they're serving Sunday | Where to find them after |
|---|---|---|
| Cafe DeMi | Specialty coffee, salads, sandwiches, in-house baked goods; kosher | 1400 Palisade Ave., Suite B, Teaneck |
| Kudo Society Cafe | Coffees, teas, desserts | 336 Queen Anne Rd., Teaneck |
| Sun of Nature Produce | Fresh and exotic fruit, including soursop, rambutan, mango, Thai bananas | Listed at 1129 Palisade Ave., Teaneck |
| Fiesta Healthy Mexican Grill | Birria tacos, burrito bowls, elote, churros, horchata; halal | 4 Bedford Ave., Bergenfield |
| Empanada Mania | Beef, bacon chopped cheese, chicken dilla, Cuban pork, cheese empanadas | 62 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield |
| Culcha Caribbean | Oxtail, curry chicken, jerk platters, oxtail mac and cheese, beef patty with coco bread | 183 Belmont Ave., Haledon |
Some details matter if you plan to go back. Cafe DeMi is under RCBC kosher supervision, so a Sunday iced latte there can become your weekday coffee stop. A Jewish Link profile published in January 2024 says the café opened in late November. HMS lists Fiesta Healthy Mexican Grill as a certified halal restaurant, and the listing showed that status as of today.
Sun of Nature needs one note. Its Palisade Avenue address comes from a third-party listing, and the company's own site says stock changes daily and asks customers to check before coming by. If the rambutan at the tent wins you over, check first so you aren't hunting for it on a Tuesday.
Two of these businesses also run trucks. Empanada Mania books its truck for events separately from its Bergenfield shop. Culcha Caribbean also advertises truck service alongside its Haledon location. Haledon is the longest drive on this list. The truck is the reason you might see Culcha's oxtail in Bergen County again before you make the trip.
The trucks you catch at events
The second half of the menu travels. You'll find these vendors at events like this one, not behind a counter in town.
- It's All Love. Mack's soul food truck is based in Teaneck. Its official site gives no fixed street address, so the truck is the restaurant. The Teaneck Day menu says the full lineup will be posted at the truck.
- Cousins Maine Lobster. The menu runs from lobster rolls and lobster grilled cheese to lobster tots, tacos, chowder, bisque and whoopie pie. The brand's locations page lists New Jersey truck territories in Freehold, the Jersey Shore, South Jersey and Trenton, plus a restaurant in Asbury Park. It names no base near Teaneck.
- Karmacarons. The company makes French macarons and says it was founded in 2016 in Lafayette, Louisiana. It describes a nationwide business that vends at festivals.
- Chubby Buddies Bakery. Its cookie list is one of the longest on the menu: Twix Caramel, White Chocolate Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lemon Meringue, Oats and Honey Granola, an OREO Reese's Chunker and more.
- Wish Me a Cookie. Homemade cookies and sweets.
- The street-fair classics. Tornado Potato's spiral-cut potato on a stick comes with ranch, BBQ, garlic Parmesan, bacon and cheddar, or broccoli and cheddar. The Original Corn King does roasted corn and jerk chicken. Clyde's has homemade Italian ice and ice cream soda floats. Crepes and Shakes cuts its crepes into bite-size pieces.
Many of these names will look familiar if you went to the Englewood Night Market this summer. The same organizer's 2026 roster there included Chubby Buddies, Cousins Maine Lobster, Culcha Caribbean, Empanada Mania, It's All Love and Karmacarons. That doesn't guarantee they'll come back next year, but it does show a regular local event circuit. That night market page already says "See You Again in 2027!"
Cedar Lane's own food news this year
The biggest food story on Cedar Lane in 2026 is a temporary move. Jewish Link reported on July 16 that Fialkoff's Pizza and Poppy's Bagels had reopened at 465 Cedar Lane after a fire closed their shop on West Englewood Avenue. Seasons Express had vacated that space about six weeks earlier. The Jewish Link report says the temporary spot lets the business keep serving customers while repairs go on at the original shop, and that it stays under RCBC kosher supervision.
Fialkoff's homepage still lists 465 Cedar Lane as its "Temporary location." Its Teaneck page still shows the 204 W. Englewood Ave. address, so for now, go by the homepage. If you want a slice between the stage sets, it's on the same street as the party.
How I'd plan the afternoon
The stage schedule gives the day its structure.
- Noon: School of Rock Cresskill opens the stage. Arrive hungry, because the lines at the savory trucks tend to grow as the afternoon goes on. Start with something you can't get on a normal weekday, like the Cuban pork empanada or Culcha's beef patty with coco bread.
- 1:30 p.m.: The Teaneck's Got Talent showcase. It's open to Teaneck residents under 18, and each act gets up to five minutes. Selected performers will be featured in the Jewish Standard's Our Children section after the event. This is a good time for coffee from Cafe DeMi or Kudo Society Cafe.
- 3:00 p.m.: The Rewind Theory plays both an acoustic duo set and a full electric band set. Dessert fits here: macarons from Karmacarons, Dubai chocolate strawberries from Orchard, or fresh-squeezed lemonade from Pine Acres Lemonade.
- 8:00 p.m.: Fireworks at Votee Park.
The organizer's menu stars the vendors with gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan options. This year that's Cafe DeMi, Culcha Caribbean, Empanada Mania, Fiesta Healthy Mexican Grill, Karmacarons and Tornado Potato. The drinks are all non-alcoholic, mainly specialty mocktails and frozen treats, plus Girly Pop Dirty Soda for anyone who wants something sweeter.
For families, the Kids Zone is run with the Teaneck Recreation Department. It includes a mechanical bull, a 24-foot rock wall, a three-lane mega obstacle course, velcro axe throwing and face painters. There's a 360-degree photo booth sponsored by VEG ER for Pets. Groomington Eats is selling decorated cookies, chews and donuts for dogs, so your dog gets something from the day too.
One caveat. The vendor list comes from the organizer's page as of Oct. 1, and street-fair lineups can change during the final week. Check T.H. Experiences' Teaneck Day page the morning of the event before you set your heart on lobster tots.
If a tent on Sunday becomes your new regular stop, I'd love to hear which one. Food is how I get to know a town, and Teaneck's best spots aren't all on Cedar Lane. If you ever want to talk about the streets behind the storefronts, Franklin Mendez is happy to help. Let's Connect.
