Starbucks Approved For Route 23 South In Wayne

WAYNE, NJ — Another Starbucks coffee shop is coming to town.

The Planning Board Monday unanimously approved Starbucks' application to bring a 4,200 bistro to where the Monarch Diner used to be, next to where the Reloaderz gun range is going.

The 4,200-square-foot coffee shop will have a drive-thru lane and another, unspecified 1,800-square-foot retail space, which could be for a financial institution, according to testimony taken at the meeting.

The location is just up the road from two Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and a Panera Bread bakery.

There are already four Starbucks coffee shops in town: At the corner of Hamburg Turnpike and Berdan Avenue, at Hamburg Turnpike near William Paterson University, on Route 23 North in the West Belt Plaza, and inside the Willowbrook Mall food court.

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Photo by David Allen, Patch staff