Independence Plaza 2465 S. Broad Street Hamilton, NJ 08610 609-439-0007

What are the restaurant hours? Do you take reservations? Do you have happy hour? What bands are playing? What is the attire? Do you have gift cards? Do you have takeout? Where did the name "The Sticky Wicket" come from? What is the history of Dave Eide and the Sticky Wicket?           What are the restaurant hours? Bar: 11am to 2 am every day, grill at the bar closes at 1am Dining Room: 11am to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday; 11am to 11pm Friday and Saturday Liquor Store: 9am to 10pm for liquor, wine and beer; 10pm to 2am for wine and beer only; Lottery Sales 9am to midnight Back to top   Do you take reservations? We take reservations for parties of six or more. Back to top   Do you have happy hour? Yes, from 3:30pm until 6:30pm every day, featuring half-price appetizers at the bar and $1 off all drinks at the bar. Back to top   What bands are playing? See our Event Calendar. Link will open in a new window Back to top   What is the attire? Casual Back to top   Do you have gift cards? Yes, in any amount. We also have a dinner and movie combo for $35, which includes two movie tickets and a $25 gift card. Gift cards must be purchased in the liquor store. Back to top   Do you have takeout? Yes, while dining room is open. Back to top   Where did the name "The Sticky Wicket" come from? The Sticky Wicket was named by Terri Eide, Dave Eide's wife. "Sticky Wicket" is a term used in the game of Cricket to describe a field that is partly dry and partly wet, which can create a treacherous and uncertain bounce of the ball which makes it difficult to hit. It is more commonly used to mean a situation in life that is hazardous by nature! Back to top   What is the history of Dave Eide and the Sticky Wicket? Dave Eide began his entrepreneurial career with the Chit Chat Lounge, which he opened in Trenton’s Chambersburg with a partner in 1968. In 1972, Eide and Jack Rafferty, a former Hamilton mayor who was a councilman at the time, operated the food and beverage concession at the Old York Country Club in Chesterfield. They closed the business when Rafferty was elected mayor. In the early 1980’s, Eide changed the Chit Chat’s name to Cricket’s, and the atmosphere to fine dining, offering door-to-door limousine service for regular patrons. Also during the 80’s, Eide opened an establishment on South Warren Street in Trenton named the Annex, focusing on lunch and the after-work crowd. The Annex featured Trenton’s first rooftop bar and dining area. In the late 80’s, the Annex was renamed Shenanigans, and more attention was focused on the food side of the business. Eide opened Hemingway’s on Route 33 in 1990, creating a restaurant with a formal dining atmosphere, and in 1998, changed the concept to casual Italian dining, renaming it Scoozi! During the 1990’s, Eide opened Fezziwig’s Warehouse Grill and Bar in Hamilton, and Marley’s Alehouse in Ewing, which were both sold in 2001. Cricket’s was sold in 1999. Scoozi! was recently sold, and Eide now devotes all his time to the Sticky Wicket, which he says is his “last hurrah.” Back to top