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    Sushi

    in New Jersey: Dining

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    Dai Kichi

    Sukeroku, the best in the area if you ask me.

    Nouveau Sushi while good is way overpriced for a Montclair spot. You can do much better for much cheaper, but not less quality, at the previous two.

    "Fun" places to eat in N. NJ

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted · Edited by richl2214 (log)

    That place sounds like a real hoot, EMcD, definitely up my alley. Along those lines I'll suggest Chan's Dragon Inn in Ridgefield- an honest to goodness tiki bar that hasn't really changed since the 60's. Great atmosphere (I just love the blowfish light fixtures), waiters in Hawaiian shirts, rum drinks, PuPu Platters- the works.

    Lee's Hawaiian Islander in Lyndhurst/Kearny on River Drive si definitely fun for a group. Food is pretty decent too. You get those HUGE pineapple and coconut drinks. Have a few and say goodnight ;)

    Vila Nova Do Sol-Mar

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted

    As I've mentioned on other threads, I like Adega Grill on Ferry Street, although it's certainly not a bargain as compared to some other spots.  Better for lunch in that regard.  Never eaten in their bar, but I'm sure you can.

    Friends have been going to Tony de Caneca and always rave, but I've never been. 

    72 Elm Rd

    973-589-6882

    Assaggini Di Roma (Italian, obviously!) is something worth experiencing, esp on a Saturday night when the singers are there!  It's a hoot.  Food is also good, esp their homemade sausage.  They also make their own (house) wines and have a full bar. 

    134 Clifford Street

    973-466-3344

    I can attest to everything Curlz posted. I can also say that the limited menu at Adega Grill's bar is just as good as the sit down. Sangria rocks.

    Fleming's Steakhouse in Edgewater

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted · Edited by richl2214 (log)

    i find nothing on the internet suggesting that these steaks are dry (rather than wet) aged.  anyone know?  i can't see making a special trip (which i was considering) if they're serving wet-aged steak.  i'll just go to Mignon to BYO.

    Rosie,  do you have the scoop?

    wet. save your nickels.

    Exactly Tommy. While Fleming's has all the pomp and circumstance, I find Mignon a much better value for basically the same kind of steak. BYO is the kicker here. On a side note Fleming's sides are much better IMO than Mignon's but I don't go to a steakhouse for sides. At half the price tab Mignon is the winner for me if I am settling for wet aged.

    whole foods coming to west orange?

    in New Jersey: Cooking & Baking

    Posted

    i'm not sure what they charge for tuna, but i think that Whole Foods' fresh fish is much better than any other supermarket. I'd rather pay $15.99 and enjoy it instead of $7.99 and not enjoy it.  apparently, many other people feel the same way, based upon the success of WF

    How do you explain them charging double for the same bag of mussels or clams you can buy in Shop Rite? I agree that they ave good fresh fish but they overcharge the crap out of customers. PT Barnum was right. :biggrin:

    Egan and Sons in Montclair

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted

    Went there again last week to give it another shot.  The homebrew beer IMO stinks.  Not one of them tastes any good to me.  The food is still so-so.  Decent bar food but the overall service is terrible.  Guess it's very hard to find decent help these days.

    Sooo... Food sucks, beer sucks, service sucks????? Why is there about 2 to 3 hundred people a night there if not more?

    You gotta have places for the "peanut butter and jelly with the crusts cut off crowd" too. :raz:

    looking for menu fax service in nj

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted · Edited by richl2214 (log)

    This is the SPAM of faxes. Sending a fax to someone who doesn't solicit it is actually worse than computer spam. At least computer spam doesn't waste the receiver's money on ink and paper like a fax does. Any business that sends a fax to me like that gets crossed off my list of places I would patronize.

    Least Expensive Machine for Decent Espresso?

    in Coffee & Tea

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    I have the Expobar Office Pulsar teamed with the la Cimbali Jr grinder. You would never buy espresso outside of your home with the results this combo gives you, except in Italy. A tiny bit of practice is all that is needed to pull espresso shots that would make anything made ouside your home taste like swill. As I stated above the only time I have had better espresso than my own in the last 4 years has been in Italy. :)

    I do not get espresso when I am out anymore. Once you make a God shot at home your ordering "espresso" out will be over. Trust me.

    Wine Bars in NJ

    in New Jersey: Dining

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    anyone been to lateral in nutley lately?  noticed that they were fairly busy on sat. evening.

    They just re-opened after a long hiatus. I was there before they shut down. I can say that for a wine bar their wine list was pitiful. The appys were good but overpriced and very little food for the money (three shrimp for $8)

    If they haven't updated their wine list I wouldn't bother going again.

    Great Iced Tea in NJ in the Summertime

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted

    It is sooooooooooooooooo easy to whip up a huge batch of your favorite tea and ice it. Sugar or artificial sweetenere(gack!) to taste and viola!

    A few bags of any tea in a small bowl(usually 4 or 5 depending on the size of the final container), microwave until near boiling, steep, add sugar and dissolve, pour into large container, add cold water to fill the pitcher. Done. There you will have the best tea you ever drank.

    Babbo

    in New York: Dining

    Posted

    Had a great meal last week at Babbo. business as usual as far as the food and service went. All the pastas were fantastic and the pork chop was out of this world drizzled with aged real aceto balsamico. The grilled octopus was as tender as I remembered it. The goat cheese tortellini was perfecto!

    Buonissimo!

    Sea Salt: New restaurant in Stone Harbor

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted

    After reading the responses to a newbies post I am a bit put off to leave a report about places that I've eaten at and like (or don't like) without having 1st posted a few dozen times. If that's peoples perception of novice eger's. I've been a reader of this web for over a year and finally felt comfortable enough to join and then after several weeks made a post but have still not felt comfortable ( sure enough in my ability to write with some medium degree of proficency) to write a restaurant review. Having said that I think that I'll make it a goal to eat at this place (since it's not to far away) and get back with a comment on it.

    I haven't failed I just found 10,000 ways that don't work. TAE.

    We'd welcome your review of the place. However, the initial post is not really typical of a rest. review on EG. It IS a commercial and a way to get the word out on it. It reads like a brochure or a paid advertisement!!!!

    White Manna

    in New Jersey: Dining

    Posted

    Never been to White Manna. And I have never had a McCDonald's hamburger either. For burgers we go to Gaffers in West Orange.

    Gaffers makes a decent burger, but nothing spectacular. In West Orange, I think that Pal's Cabin makes a better burger, and if you're willing to take a 15-20 minute ride, the Franklin Steakhouse in Nultley makes a much better burger than Gaffers or Pal's.

    That being said, White Manna is a different burger and different burger experience all together, and is worth judging for yourself. I was there just a couple of weeks ago, and it was delicious!

    I agree on the Franklin Steakhouse. Definitely better than Pal's or Gaffer's. Ya gotta get the angus 1/2 lb burger though.

    I'm going to hit White Manna this week!

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