WHERE ITALL BEGAN

Breakfast Brunch & Lunch Since 1998

The first Turning Point restaurant opened its doors in 1998 in Little Silver, New Jersey. Since the very beginning, we have prided ourselves on offering the highest quality and freshest daytime meals to our highly valued guests. Our friendly staff focuses on our “fresh is always best” philosophy and starts each and every day crafting creative, award-winning, breakfast, brunch, and lunch items.

We like to say that Turning Point is “where friends and family gather”. We believe our restaurant is most attractive to those who are looking for an elevated breakfast, brunch, and lunch experience. We can’t wait to share our warm atmosphere, friendly service, and uniquely inspired menu with our guests.

Customers often ask us why we are not open in the evening. Our answer is always the same; we serve the best breakfast, brunch, and lunch meals we know how from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. then we go home to our families. “Work to live, don’t live to work”. Our staff is committed to providing 100% customer satisfaction and we work hard to find the most friendly and motivated people that are enthusiastic about taking care of our valued guests.

If you are looking for a unique breakfast, brunch or lunch restaurant come give Turning Point a try.

We know you’ll love it!

Thank you to our valued guests for selecting us to receive some of the following awards over the years.

We are humbled every day by your patronage and loyalty.

  • NJ Monthly – Jerseys Choice Best Breakfast/ Lunch – 15+ Years Consecutively
  • Silver Gull Community Service Award
  • Best of the Best – The Intelligencer
  • Best of Bucks Month Special Section
  • Best of the Best Asbury Park Press Breakfast (Monmouth County Winner) and Brunch (Monmouth County Winner, Ocean County Finalist)
  • Best of the Mainline and Western Suburbs – Readers Pick Best Breakfast Bites
  • NJ Restuarant Hospitality Association – Gold Plate Award Winner
  • Best of Westfield Award – Breakfast Category
  • Monmouth Health and Life – Readers Choice Best Breakfast

Executive Team

Kirk Ruoff

Founder and CEO

Bonnie Iavaroni

Chief Operating Officer

Patrick Shalloo

Chief Finance Officer

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Patrick Shalloo

Chief Finance Officer

Mr. Shalloo holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Boston University, a master’s degree in Hospitality Management from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Patrick is an experienced financial leader who began his career at Forsgate Country Club with Matrix Hospitality in Jamesburg, NJ. Patrick & his wife Florence owned and operated a restaurant for six years before he returned to financial management.

Patrick spent over 14 years in New York City in financial leadership roles at Union Square Hospitality, the Tao Group, and Related Restaurant Group. He is responsible for the management of the finance department team and the financial direction of the Turning Point including historical reporting, budgeting, audit, and treasury.

Bonnie Iavaroni

Chief Operating Officer

Back in 1999, two years after receiving a culinary arts degree from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, Mrs. Iavaroni began her career at Turning Point, as the Head Chef of the first Little Silver, NJ location.

Bonnie has been instrumental in the success and growth of the company over the past 25 years.  Her management team oversees the successful day to day restaurant operations and staffing in multi states. Mrs. Iavaroni also guides the Food and Beverage Director’s creative efforts and implementation of our award-winning seasonal menu. Mrs. Iavaroni has over 27 years’ experience in the restaurant industry.

Kirk Ruoff

Founder and CEO

Mr. Ruoff’s restaurant experience started in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he was trained by Michael Hurst, past President of the National Restaurant Association and Professor with the Hospitality Management School at Florida International University, at his award-winning 15th Street Fisheries Restaurant. Mr. Ruoff received a football scholarship to Boston College where he played for Tom Coughlin. He graduated from Boston College with a business degree in entrepreneurship in 1992.

After completing college, Mr. Ruoff spent a brief time away from the restaurant industry where he served as a Corporate District Manager for Toyota Motor Sales. Mr. Ruoff returned to his passion following Toyota and received management experience with Brinker International’s Chili’s Bar and Grill in Holmdel, NJ. While in Holmdel, he led the restaurant to achieve one of the highest unit level performances in the Chili’s system. After two years, he left to attain his personal goal of creating an upscale breakfast and lunch restaurant.

In 1998 Mr. Ruoff purchased a failing lunch and dinner restaurant in Little Silver, NJ and the “Turning Point” concept was born. The company has grown from humble beginnings with a small 12 table restaurant to a private equity backed, multi state restaurant chain that is expanding with both corporate and franchised locations. Kirk is an operator at heart and attributes the company’s success to the passionate individuals that work extremely hard every day for the Turning Point.