Amy's Omelette House Opens New Location on Cuthbert Blvd.

After 10 years in Long Branch and Burlington, Brick Township native Ted Kopsaftis felt it was time to open a third location for Amy’s Omelette House, the all-day breakfast concept that has been in his family for 30 years.

As the saying goes, you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, but Kopsaftis couldn’t have asked for a more modern location with less wear and tear.

Formerly—and briefly—known as Euro Bistro, the Cuthbert Boulevard building (adjacent to Camden Catholic High School) had lain dormant for months before Amy’s Monday grand opening.

“It’s a beautiful building,” Kopsaftis says. “Nothing has ever made it here, but nobody has really had a solid concept."

He's reluctant to call the model recession-proof, but Kopsaftis says Amy's "fare[s] well in a bad economy because we’re affordable.

"We’ve got dinners that start at $9.95,” he says.

Although Ted’s sister Amy lends the place her name, its diner-style menu comes from Mariner’s Cove, Ted Sr.’s restaurant in Brielle, NJ.

Kopsaftis has updated the basic ideas that made it a local mainstay—more than 200 omelettes, 30 different kinds of pancakes, French toast, waffles, crepes, eggs Benedict—and added a few of his own twists, like free WiFi access.

Kopsaftis says that the business is based on consistency rather than flair. There's no secret family recipe or signature dish per se, he says, but the kitchen prides itself on a handful of Jersey diner stalwarts.

“All our soups are homemade,” Kopsaftis says. “I stand by the corned beef hash, the sausage gravy, the creamed chipped beef.”

With so much breakfast, Amy’s doesn’t do big desserts—you won’t find pies and cakes on the menu—but Kopsaftis says there’s more than enough else to keep people coming back.

“We never really sold it,” he says. “People are a lot more health-conscious these days. After you eat a huge meal, you’re not going to drown yourself in a 500-calorie dessert.”

Amy’s Omelette House is located at 302 Cuthbert Blvd. in Cherry Hill, NJ. The restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday.