The Chart House Pier Is Getting Its Third Restaurant. The View Is Still the Point.

"But what a view!" That's how a 1994 review of the newly opened Chart House at Lincoln Harbor summed up the pier it sat on. The Weehawken Historical Commission's Weehawken Time Machine still quotes the line.

Thirty-two years later the pier is dark again. Construction crews are turning the former Chart House at 1700 Harbor Boulevard into a Mastro's Ocean Club. That makes it the third restaurant to open on this spot. All three were built around the same thing, the unobstructed look across the Hudson at Midtown. If you live in Weehawken, the history of this pier explains what's coming better than any menu preview.

A Pier That Keeps Changing Hands

Shanghai Red's opened in 1984 on Pier D-T, the same pier the Chart House later took over. According to the Time Machine, it was one of the first restaurants on the rebuilt waterfront. It went bankrupt in 1993, and the Chart House replaced it in 1994.

The Chart House ran for more than three decades. It became a go-to spot for birthdays, anniversaries and anything else that called for a table facing the skyline. When The Hoboken Girl reported the closure, it noted that on a recent visit the dining room was full of balloons and celebrations. The restaurant closed for good on May 14, 2026.

Same Parent Company, New Name

This time the company behind the pier stays put and only the brand changes.

According to Landry's company history, Landry's bought the Chart House chain in 2002. Its own description of the brand mentions guests dining "against panoramic backdrops like the Manhattan Skyline." Mastro's joined Landry's in May 2013. Jersey Digs also describes the incoming restaurant as owned by Landry's.

So when the Chart House closed in May, the pier didn't lose the company behind it. Landry's took a location it has run under one name since 2002 and is reopening it under a pricier name it also owns. On its own website, Mastro's separates its classic steakhouses from its "Ocean Club Seafood" locations. Its Boston Ocean Club page leads with waterfront views. The Mastro's site lists Weehawken as an Ocean Club. That's the version of the brand built for a waterfront setting.

What Mastro's Brings That Weehawken Hasn't Had

Mastro's started in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1999. It has since opened in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Until now, New Jersey wasn't on that list. The Mastro's New Jersey page shows exactly one location, 1700 Harbor Blvd in Weehawken, marked "Coming Soon!"

Mastro's hasn't released a Weehawken menu yet. The company says the location will serve USDA Prime steaks, premium seafood, raw bar selections, sushi and desserts. Jersey Digs adds some detail. The steaks are wet-aged for 28 days, cooked in a 1,500-degree broiler and served on a 450-degree plate, and the dessert menu includes the brand's warm Butter Cake. Jersey Digs also reported that every Mastro's has nightly music and entertainment, and that the tradition is coming to Weehawken.

Live music every night would be a real change for this stretch of Harbor Boulevard. The Chart House was the place for a celebration dinner. A nightly music program makes the pier a place you might go on an ordinary weeknight.

The Opening Date Depends on Which Source You Read

You'll find two different answers to "when?", and both come from credible local outlets.

• 2027: New Jersey Monthly reported in May that the space would reopen in 2027 after extensive renovations. On September 8, Jersey Digs reported the same goal of opening during 2027.
• Winter 2026: On October 15, The Hoboken Girl reported that signage outside the building reads "coming Winter 2026."

No exact opening date has been announced. The Mastro's website still says "coming soon." Winter technically starts in late December. Even if the sign is right, that likely leaves the holiday season without a restaurant on the pier. The October signage is the newest information available, but the reports and the sign still disagree, so treat any date as a goal for now.

Next Door, the Same Thing Already Happened

At 1200 Harbor Boulevard, one building up the boulevard, Blu on the Hudson and Drift Restaurant & Bar sit side by side as separate restaurants. Blu opened in 2023, with a launch Jersey Digs reported for April 3 of that year. Drift took over the former Houlihan's space, according to Jersey Digs. Its grand opening was November 13, 2024, as NJ.com reported. Drift is a Jeremy Casilli venture run under 3 Group Hospitality.

The new tenant there rebuilt the space around the view. Drift has terraces with pergola cover and all-season warmth facing the Hudson, a lounge anchored by a 100-foot bar, and a rotating dining platform. The Hamilton-Burr sculptures stand outside the entrance. A casual chain spot became a destination built around the skyline. That's the same direction the Chart House pier is heading.

Where to Get the Skyline Dinner While the Pier Is Dark

Until Mastro's opens, the Chart House's role as Weehawken's special-occasion waterfront table falls to these spots:

• Blu on the Hudson, 1200 Harbor Blvd. Dinner nightly, weekend brunch Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., and a weekday social hour from 4 to 6 p.m.
• Drift Restaurant & Bar, 1200 Harbor Boulevard. Hudson-facing terraces, a sushi bar and private rooms for groups.
• Molos, 1 Pershing Road. A Hudson River seafood restaurant farther north. Its online reservation listing shows dinner Tuesday through Friday, with lunch and dinner on weekends.
• Hudson Blue Bar & View / Robongi, 4800 Ave at Port Imperial, inside the NY Waterway ferry terminal, with Manhattan skyline views.

If you plan to walk between Lincoln Harbor and the restaurants to the north, expect a detour. The Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy describes a 100-yard gap in the Walkway between Lincoln Harbor and Weehawken Park that sends walkers onto Port Imperial Boulevard. As of the Conservancy's November 2025 update, a bridge over the sewer outflow there was still waiting on funding, with a 2028 target.

Shanghai Red's lasted nine years on Pier D-T, and the Chart House lasted thirty-two. Mastro's will be the third restaurant on that pier, and the steakhouse menu, the nightly music and the "Winter 2026" sign are all promises built around the same view of Midtown.

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