Isn't it time we had a Jersey City thread?

Actually my guess is that the people that run this restaurant are actually from the south.

Hoboken vs. Jersey City FAJCP?

ACTUALLY CHAPEL HILL IS ABOUT AS "SOUTH" AS MEMPHIS IS NORTH

-- Hurting (Hurtingchie...), April 12th, 2005.

That asshole proprietor of Dosa Hut kicked me out last Sunday because - in his words - "you are taking too long to eat and I need your table". Mind you, I had my dosa all of five minutes and the place wasn't even full. I had been a steady customer of the place since they opened, but the fool decided to single me out. Never again. I left my food and walked.

Snap. I've never tried those places.

Madame Claude (French) and Marco and Pepe are both pretty good, but they're not cheap and everyone already knows about them. Ibby's Falafel is ok if you're looking to eat for 3-4 bucks. La Congajuita (Cuban) on Manilla is better than Hard Grove but kind of uneven.

That story about Dosa Hut is ridiculous.

-- tokyo nursery school: afternoon session

It's pretty meh. If you want late night diner, the one by the Holland Tunnel is probably a better bet. I haven't tried the diner on Grand St. yet.

Yes, it is.

So I guess the majority of you live in the Grove St. area? Lucky. I love Hamilton Park (that's what that little park surrounded by brownstones is called, right?) and wish I could afford to live down thereabouts.

Hey, Hurting - if ever up in this neighborhood (Journal Sq. area) and want to try the Viet or Ethiopian joints drop email me. I'll join ya.

!

-- Jay Vee (ziut...), April 12th, 2005.

Definitely.

Is the Vietnamese place over there better than the one on Newark Ave. more towards downtown? Cause that one was a little disappointing -- food was ok but everything was a bit sweet and bland.

The Ethiopian cafe I also mentioned is tiny but theirs is the best Ethiopian I've had yet. And hella spicy.

That is so key. The waiter at Wild Fusion (Thai) on Grove admitted to me that they don't actually use lemongrass.

I dig Ethiopian too -- Makeda in New Brunswick was pretty awesome, so I'll be impressed if it beats that.

Yes, I have a rather unusual/unorthodox living situation and the rent is much cheaper than market for the area. The Grove area is ok but seems a little deader than it should be. Bars close too early (12pm in some parts).

Has anyone ever been to Casa Dante? I read lots of rave reviews on various dining sites.

defend the indefensible: new jersey

My $10 burger was over-charred on the outside, and you idjuts even burned the bun! Maybe that's why it took so long -- you forgot it on the grill. Spinach was way too oily. Cake was dry and boring. Lavazza coffee is not worth $2. And that little cheese sample you passed out tasted like kraft parmesan. The steak and fish I've had have been mediocre. The mac and cheese and the chocolate torte are the only things I've ever been satisfied with. Way overpriced -- there are about 10,000 better meals to be had for the money in the area.

ps A friend of mine refers to the new coffee place across the street as "Marco & Pepe Lite" which is OTMFM.

Roadside Graves
American Altitude (my band)
DJ Doc
Reg E. Gaines
fundraiser show for Arthouse Productions
9pm

http://www.loewsjersey.net/

SUEZ CANAL!

SUEZ FUCKING CANAL!

Small salad
Eggplant & Peppers appetizer
Tahini sauce/pita
Brown Rice
One delicious whole barbecued porgy
One fried fillet of grouper in yummy garlicky tomato relish
two mint teas
$23
WAHT?!

Also finally made it to the Loews to see Strangers on a Train. Incredible theater.

As disappointing as Jersey City is in terms of music, nightlife, etc., the food situation has become really good.

Within walking distance of my place now I have very good Vietnamese, taqueria Mexican, Italian deli, and decent Greek, Cuban, and falafel/shawarma, all cheap, plus a couple of good coffee places, an excellent tea shop, and two mid to higher price-range places I like (Marco & Pepe, Madame Claude). One PATH stop away (Journal Square) there are a bunch of good Indian restaurants, both Northern and Southern, as well as the Egyptian fish place, and in the other direction (by the waterfront) there are a couple of very good, not-too-expensive sushi places. I don't really like the one thai place near me, but another one is about to open a few blocks from my apartment.

The area from Grove Street to the water is getting more and hideous every day. I kind of assumed as more money poured into the area they'd at least build nicer buildings, but the whole thing just looks like a mid-level finance worker storage area (which I guess is what it is) - like I expect the buildings to be full of cryo-freeze compartments instead of actual dwellings.

Food update: The Little Sandwich Shop, which just opened on Manilla, is a very good, inexpensive deli.

1,000% OTM

I like following Jason Perlow's "Off the Broiler" blog for NJ food porn.

I won't be reviving this thread anymore.

Why not?

I moved to Brooklyn.

You guys should move to Brooklyn.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/10/21/_center_Oops_center_.htm

JERSEY CITY (CN) - Parents say an Alcorr Transit bus driver showed hardcore pornography to 28 preschoolers on a field trip to the Land of Make Believe. Apparently it was inadvertent, but it continued "for several minutes" until the driver responded to "the screams and shouts of the parents."
The preschool, PRR Corp., says it hired Alcorr to take 28 children, ages 3 to 8, on a field trip. Apparently the bus driver watched the movie while the kids and parents were at the park, then left it on after the children returned for the ride home.
"As the bus was traveling, the children and adults were subjected to the graphic images and sound of said hardcore pornographic movie," according to the complaint in Hudson County Court. "The passengers were subjected to this for several minutes before the driver turned it off as a result of the screams and shouts of the parents.
"As a result of this incident, numerous parents removed their children from plaintiff's preschool, causing plaintiff a severe loss of income. Further, as a result of word of the incident spreading throughout the community, plaintiff suffered numerous cancellations in its enrollment and a great decrease in the number of applications for future enrollment, resulting in a severe loss of income."
Plaintiff is represented by Lonny Hirsch.

Hey, my old employer reported that. (The website, not the bus company!)

what's on fire out there?

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/11/tanker_in_flames_on_the_wester.html

thx

is there anything to do in jc? apart from watch fires, or read about what be defiled by your councilman etc? i want a cafe to sit in late or something.

typo/too much time gingerly phrasing 'or be defiled by your councilman' so as not to offend/slander.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wavz13/4152034622/in/photostream/

neat

also i think i had never been around grove st 2 years ago

my friend is hosting a quiz night on Grove St tomw at 8:

http://www.themerchantnj.com/

Can't promise I'm attending yet, but could happen.

Trivia again at the bar above tonight. Very winnable if you play with me.

vintage horror this weekend at the Loews, incl Nosferatu on the pipe organ tonight

http://www.loewsjersey.org/films

aw that sounds fucking great, can't go though

also, rockin' in the cemetery on Saturday

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/10/jersey_city_rockers_raise_the_dead_as_music_legends_at_cemetery_benefit_concert.html

Ghost of Uncle Joe's? What is it about Jerseyans that they love carrying the torch for lost causes so much.

??? It's just a name, dude.

They're not actually trying to reopen the best dive bar in New York (that happens to be in New Jersey).

No I know, I just think it's very Jersey to still be pining for a dive bar that closed ten years ago.

I liked that place too don't get me wrong. Lived across the street from it for a year even.

Graveyard party was so fun last year. One of the things I miss most about JC.

http://ncac.org/ncac-at-work/an-interview-with-mr-abillity-the-artist-behind-jersey-city-censored-monopoly-mural

I think I might have seen that dude's work at a gallery in JC once, sounds really familiar.