CLASSY COW CLARKSBORO GRAND OPENING

📍 141 Berkley Rd, Clarksboro, NJ 08020

📅 May 31st 2025

🎁 Raffle: 5 winners get $25 gift cards

🔥 New Menu: wood-fired dishes, ice cream, & more

💥 Fan fave alert: Southern fried chicken + peanut butter ice cream

Moo-ving Mistakes + Destiny in Dairy

Before we talk food, let’s talk fate.

I was just trying to visit a spot called Classy Cow. Joint. Didn’t even make it to the right location at first - ended up 10 minutes away at their OG in Logan Township. But it was worth every detour, because what I stumbled into wasn’t just a restaurant. It felt like home.

If you’ve followed me for a while, you already know cows are my entire brand, my childhood, and kinda my therapy (more on that in a sec). So walking into a place where cows were everywhere? It felt like the universe moo’d back at me.

Don’t worry, I’ll drop the full story of how this family-owned spot went from inherited COVID chaos to full-on two-location food empire. We sat down with the husband-and-wife team behind Classy Cow to talk about the story behind the brand, why they love wood-fired cooking, and what to expect when the doors swing open this weekend. Spoiler: there will be cows. Lots of them. And maybe even a scoop (or two) of peanut butter ice cream.

How It Started vs. How It’s Moo-ing

Classy Cow Joint didn’t start with a dream board or a five-year plan. It started with a plot twist.

Funny enough, we didn’t actually start Classy Cow. We inherited it during COVID. The opportunity kind of landed in our laps at a time when everything else felt uncertain.

No roadmap. No hype. Just a weird, wonderful cow-themed restaurant handed to them in the middle of a global panic spiral. And instead of walking away? They leaned in HARD.

What made it click for us was our genuine love for cows. They’ve always held a special place in our hearts. So we thought, ‘Why not run with it?’

What started as a pandemic pivot evolved into a full-blown family operation where the lines between home and hustle blur in the best way.

Running this as a full-on family business has been both incredibly rewarding and, at times, a bit chaotic, but in the best way. Bringing our kids into the mix has taken it to a whole new level…it’s really turned the business into something that spans generations.

Everyone’s in on it. One family member runs the register and greets regulars by name. Another’s in the back perfecting the art of the sear.

The energy is playful, committed, and real.

Even the roughest shifts end in laughs, ice cream breaks, and that grounded pride you only get when you're building something with people you love.

You feel the family energy as soon as you walk in.

It’s in the way they remember your usual. It’s in the warmth behind the counter. It’s in the cow-themed chaos that somehow feels like home.

Dining at Classy Cow doesn’t feel like grabbing dinner.

It feels like crashing your neighbor’s cookout - if your neighbor happened to make the world’s creamiest peanut butter ice cream and a pulled pork platter that could win awards.

The OG That Started It All

So here’s the funny part.

When I first went to visit Classy Cow, I actually showed up to the wrong location.

GPS dropped me at the OG spot in Logan Township (shoutout to Beckett), and honestly? No regrets because that detour gave me a front-row seat to where it all began.

Let me warn you right now, this place does not play and you WILL want everything on the menu.

Classy Cow Joint might charm you with its cow-themed decor, but it’s the food that’ll make you moo out loud. Their original Beckett location is where the culinary story really begins - a bold mix of Southern-style comfort and hands-on kitchen craftsmanship that hits every craving on the map.

The menu is HUGE.

Like...pages and pages of flavor chaos. You want vegan? Got it. Italian comfort food? Yup. Cheesesteaks? Burgers? Brisket? Apps for days? Absolutely.

But here’s the most interesting part: Romeo - the husband behind the hustle - is lowkey obsessed with dough. Like, started-out-in-pizza-shops level obsessed.

He totally fell in love with the art of working with dough. That foundation still shows up in how we approach everything - scratch-made, intentional, hands-on.

You can taste the care in every bite and yes, it’s that deep.

If you’re the type who likes a little chaos with your carbs? Let me introduce you to the Classy Cow Cheesesteak Challenge. A 22-inch monster that dares you to finish it. If you do? You walk away with a free T-shirt, bragging rights, and probably a nap you’ll never forget.

Meet Clarksboro – The Cool, Condensed, Wood-Fired Cousin

If the Logan Township location is the big, bold, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink kind of vibe...

Then Clarksboro is its cool, curated little sibling with a flame-kissed edge and a soft serve heart.

This new spot? It’s tighter, smokier, and sweeter.

We wanted to keep what people already love, but also saw an opportunity to do something a little different.

The difference?

🔥 A wood-fired stove that brings that rustic, open-flame magic to every dish.

🍦 Ice cream on deck - because nothing pairs with fire like frozen sugar.

🧃 Milkshakes that are THICCC with 3 C’s

Wood-fired cooking gives you a depth and character you just can’t replicate with a traditional setup. It’s not just about taste - it’s the look, the smell, the crackle. It makes food feel handcrafted.

The Clarksboro menu is more condensed, but don’t let that fool you, it still hits hard. You’ll find crowd favorites from the original spot, plus new additions like southern fried chicken that’s crispy and juicy.

Don’t forget to grab a scoop of that peanut butter ice cream on the way out, it’s actually LEGENDARY! We also tried out the wild blueberry and strawberry cheesecake flavors and those did NOT disappoint either!

This spot is also extra family-friendly. More photo-worthy moments, more space to hang, and that same cow-powered joy, but elevated. It’s giving picnic-table-meets-pizza-oven-meets-ice-cream-cart energy.

It’s different, but still home.

Verified Must-Try Dishes from the Owners:

• Pulled Pork Platter

It’s already a fan favorite at the new Clarksboro location. Comes with classic cornbread, two sides of your choice, and hush puppies.

• Brownie Sundae

Warm, fudgy brownie with ice cream and all the fixings.

• Peanut Butter Ice Cream

It’s the fan favorite for a reason - rich, creamy, just the right amount of salty-sweet.

• Southern Fried Chicken (NEW!)

Crispy, flavorful, and totally crave-worthy.

• 22-Inch Cheesesteak Challenge

  Finish it and you get a free tee and bragging rights.

  

Cow Culture – Why the Theme Isn’t Just Cute, It’s Sacred

The cow thing? It’s the heartbeat of this place.

You walk into Classy Cow, and it’s not just “oh haha look, cow spots.”

It’s a full-on MOO-niverse. Spotted walls. Cow-themed merch. Dairy-core chaos.

There’s even a decorated photo corner in the back where you can have a full-on shoot with their inflatable cow mascot. I obviously spent most of my visit there.

We didn’t come up with the name, but we totally fell in love with the cow theme, so we ran with it. It makes people smile. It’s lighthearted, it’s memorable, and now it’s just part of who we are.

Cows have been part of my story since I was seven, running wild on my grandma’s farm in Colombia. I thought I needed horses, turns out, I needed cows.

They were gentle, loyal, and shockingly emotionally intelligent. They’d moo when I arrived. Follow me when I struggled. Sit beside me when I was tired. I saw them grieve. I saw them love.

I saw community.

So when Classy Cow leaned into that theme? I felt it deep.

They built a feeling. One where playfulness, comfort, community, and connection collide - and the cows are there to remind you not to take life too seriously, but to take joy seriously as hell.

One Last Moo: Why Classy Cow Isn’t Just a Restaurant

Places like this don’t come around often.

Classy Cow isn’t trying to be trendy. It’s not a chain. Not a franchise. Not a sterile, over-polished, “influencer-approved” eatery.

It’s a love letter - to family, to food, to South Jersey, and yeah…to cows.

It’s built on a pandemic plot twist, powered by a husband-and-wife duo, and brought to life by their kids, their community, and a commitment to turning chaos into comfort.

You feel it in the moment you sit down and someone remembers your order.

For me, walking into Classy Cow wasn’t just nostalgic, it was personal.

It brought me straight back to that 7-year-old girl in Colombia, sitting on the grass beside a cow who laid her head on my lap.

That connection? That gentleness? That strange and beautiful magic of being seen?

That’s what this place gives you.

So whether you’re a foodie, a farm kid, a cheesesteak gladiator, or someone who just really loves peanut butter ice cream, this is your sign to pull up.

See you at the Grand Opening, Clarksboro.

I'll be the one crying softly into my sundae.

Where to Find Classy Cow

Classy Cow – Logan Township

(The OG)

📍 525 Beckett Rd, Logan Township, NJ 08085

ℹ️ The HUGE menu

📸 https://www.instagram.com/classycowfoodjoint/

Classy Cow – Clarksboro

(The New Kid!)

📍 141 Berkley Rd, Clarksboro, NJ 08020

ℹ️ Ice Cream, Wood-Fired, Photo-op

📸 https://www.instagram.com/classycowclarksboro/

Grand Opening

📍 141 Berkley Rd, Clarksboro, NJ 08020

📅 May 31st 2025

🎁 Raffle: 5 winners get $25 gift cards

🔥 New Menu: wood-fired dishes, ice cream, & more

💥 Fan fave alert: Southern fried chicken + peanut butter ice cream

🐄 Expect raffles, reels, cow puns, and food that’ll haunt your dreams (in a good way)