Jon Bon Jovi's 'pay it forward' cafe defended by locals after mayor tries to shut it down John and Dorothea Bongiovi celebrate 200,000 meals served. Image via JBJ Soul Kitchen ...

Jon Bon Jovi's Restaurant in New Jersey Aims to Feed the Homeless. The Mayor Wants to Shut It Down Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick had some choice words for the star's JBJ Soul Kitchen pop-up that ...

A New Jersey mayor lashed out Friday at Jon Bon Jovi's charitable, "pay it forward" restaurant, claiming the eatery is attracting a problematic number of unhoused people to the town of Toms River.

The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen community restaurant opened in February inside the library's Toms River branch. The site offers meals for a suggested price of $12, and diners can pay it forward for ...

Jon Bon Jovi and a New Jersey mayor are in a back and forth over the presence of soup kitchen run by ... It allows diners to pay it forward and cover a suggested $12 cost for those who can’t ...

A New Jersey mayor lashed out Friday at Jon Bon Jovi's charitable, "pay it forward" restaurant, claiming the eatery is attracting a problematic number of unhoused people to the town of Toms River.

Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurant serves its 200,000th meal. ... The restaurant uses a unique pay-it-forward model, where those who are unable to pay volunteer their time.

Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi's name graces the community restaurant chain, ... Additionally, diners may also choose to pay it forward for those who are not able to meet the price of a meal.

A New Jersey mayor lashed out Friday at Jon Bon Jovi's charitable, "pay it forward" restaurant, claiming the eatery is attracting a problematic number of unhoused people to the town of Toms River.

A New Jersey mayor lashed out Friday at Jon Bon Jovi's charitable, "pay it forward" restaurant, claiming the eatery is attracting a problematic number of unhoused people to the town of Toms River.