Rosie
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I recently had a very different experience at French Quarter in Wayne. First impressions are made before you enter a restaurant and I thought the outside was dirty and unkempt. The entrance needed to be swept. The inside was dark, the floor dirty, crumbs were on the table and the rugs needed a good cleaning. The menus were stained and two of our dishes were brought on chipped plates. Specials were recited without the prices.
Coleslaw was brought to the table with soggy tortilla chips. My friend ordered a beer. We don't know what she was served as it came in a very tall dark bottle that had been opened and the label was ripped off. I ordered a glass of wine. The bottle was brought to the table and opened. A bucket was brought to the table and I requested that it be removed as I was not drinking more than one glass. The premise is if you leave the bottle the customer will pour himself or herself another drink.
I ordered a special of five meat gumbo which tasted like shreds of meat with some rice in a floury beef gravy. My friend had crab cakes which were dark in color and tasted heavy in breadcrumbs. Entrees were a crawfish ettouffe which smelled fishy and had to be spruced up with some hot sauce. I had an unappetizing chicken jambalaya that had globs of chicken skin that had fallen off of the chicken. The rice and sauce were bland and greasy.
Desserts are made in house and the gummy key lime pie was inedible. The bread pudding was ok but certainly not worth the calories. All of my dishes were sent back barely touched.
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If anyone knows the name of this new Thai restaurant in Hoboken let us know
and I will add it to the list. BTW--I've been updating the list as names come in.
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The rumor is NOT true.
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Thanks for info. Isn't there a corn maze near there in the fall?
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Monday is traditionally the chefs night off and if you want to dine out it is hard to find a place. Let's get a list together of restauants that are open on Monday in NJ.
Open on Monday
Updated 3/2/06
28 Oak in Ridgewood
973 Restaurant--Florham Park
Al Dente - Piscataway
Amanda's Hoboken
Amazing Hot Dog, Verona
An American Grill -Randolph
Andiamo's--Haworth
Assaggini Di Roma, 134 Clifford St, Newark 973-466-3344
Attilio's Kitchen , Denville,
Augustino's, Hoboken beginning
Baby Lou's--Clifton
Bangkok Garden -- Hackensack
Bayou Cafe - Manesquan
Bernards Inn--Bernardsville
Beyti Kebab--Union City
Big Ed's BBQ, Route 34, Old Bridge.
Binh Duong, Vietnamese, Bloomfield
Brix 67 - Summit
Buona Sera - Red Bank
Carmen's Pizzeria, Neptune City
Casa Comida - Long Branch
Chakra, W 144 Route 4 (eastbound), Paramus. 201-556-1530.
Cheesecake Factory-Hackensack
China 46 -- Ridgefield.
Ciao Bella-Cresskill
Cifelli's--Harrison
Cinco de Mayo -- Bergenfield
Civile - Kenilworth
CK's Steakhouse--Rutherford
Cosimo’s Trattoria, Bloomfield
Cubby's BBQ - Hackensack
Dai Kichi - Montclair
David Drake, Rahway
Deja Vu - Montclair
Dining Room-Short Hills Hilton
Egan & Sons, Montclair
El Cid--Paramus
El Gran Mexicano - Bogota
El Meson - Freehold
Epernay, Montclair
Fascino, Montclair (BYO)
Fiorino's--Summit
Fresco Steak & Seafood Grill, Milltown
Frog & the Peach--New Brunswick
Fromagerie - Rumson
Giovanna's - Plainfield
Girasole - Bound Brook (BYO)
Highlawn Pavillion--West Orange
Il Capriccio - Whippany
Il Villaggio--Morris Plains
Il Villino, Waldwick
Jesse & David's, Manalapan
Juanito's - Red Bank
Julios-West Orange
Kervan--Cliffside Park
Kinara--Edgewater
King of India - Eatontown (lunch & Dinner)
Koreana--Fort Lee
Krogh's - Sparta
La Chalupa - Red Bank
La Fonda--Highland Park
La Fontana--New Brunswick
La Griglia, Kenilworth
La Tartuferia--Hoboken
Legal Seafoods--Paramus
Lila -- Frenchtown
LouCas - Edison
Maize--Newark
Maketa - New Brunswick
Marcello's-- Ridgewood
McCormick & Schmick, Bridgewater Mall,
Mei Thai--Woodbridge
Metropolitan Cafe - Freehold
Mexicali Rose-Montclair
Minado - Little Ferry
Mojave Grill - Westfield
Namaskaar -Paramus
Nauvoo Grill Club, Fair Haven
Navesink Cafe - Red Bank (Seasonal, May - October)
Nero's--Livingston
Nusantara Asian Cuisine--Morris Plains
Ora, Morristown
Osteria Giotto, Montclair
Panico's New Brunswick
Park and Orchard--East Rutherford
Pete & Elda's. Neptune City
Peter's Fishery, Matawan.
Pine Tavern, Old Bridge
Ponte Vecchio, Old Bridge
Portuguese Manor-Perth Amboy
Primavera - West Orange
Raymond's, Montclair
Rays Seafood - Little Silver
Richie Cecere's, Montclair
River Palm Terrace--Edgewater, Fair Lawn, Mahwah
Salt Creek Grille, Rumson
Sea Shack in Hackensack
Seabra's Armory - Perth Amboy
Serenade--Chatham
Shanghai Park, Highland Park and Princeton.
Silver Oak American Bistro, Ridgewood
Sirin--Morristown
Solaris -Hackensack
South City Grill--Mountain Lakes, Jersey City, and Rochelle Park
Spanish Pavillion-Harrison
Spanish Sangria-Newark
Spanish Tavern-Newark
Sri Thai--Hoboken
Stage House Inn--Scotch Plains
Sylvester's--Hasbrouck Heights
T Thai-Hoboken
Tapas de Espana
Taro - Montclair
Tassert's--Florham Park
Thai Chef - Montclair
Thai Chili, Spotswood
The Fulton Crabhouse--Cliffside Park
The Iron Monkey--Jersey City
The Little Saigon, Montclair
The Potrero Grill - Hackensack
The Station at Mountain Lakes--Mountain Lakes
Theresa's - Westfield
Thirsty Moose - Jefferson Township (Lake Hopatcong)
Tony Brothers--Oakland
Torino, Warren
Trap Rock Brewery – Berkeley Heights
Trattoria Fresco--Caldwell
Tre Vigne--Basking Ridge
Umeya—Cresskill
Venue, Hoboken
Vila Nova Do-Sol-Mar. Newark
Village Green.Ridgewood (BYO)
Whispers - Spring Lake
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Are you doing anything special this 4th? Going out? Cooking at home? Watching the fireworks?
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Thank you for posting Peter.
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It went well. Did everyone enjoy the Turley that I brought?? Too bad Tommy. We did miss you but it
gave us an opportunity to talk about you all evening.
Thank you =Mark for planning the evening. Had a great time and food was super. I'll let everyone post about the food. I had chicken chow mein and Lowell had wonton soup.
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Fireworks will be in Red Bank July 3 not July 4.
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We had a memorable dinner there. This is the only restaurant I have ever been to where the waiter gave me his business card when the meal was over. Be sure to give us a report.
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Bella sounds Italian but they said it was an American bistro?????
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Dinner at Blue Sky last night was scrumptious. We started off with a grilled calamari and watermelon salad that was presented as a tower wrapped with a long thin slice of cucumber. The tender calamari was "Thai hot" which contrasted beautifully with the cold watermelon. We also had a refreshing gazpacho served in a glass coffee cup and filled with finely chopped vegetables including corn, and a ceviche made with scallops, shrimp and other seafood. My entrée was the best ever-- two large panko encrusted soft shell crabs with bok choy. Lowell had yellowfin tuna perfectly cooked or not cooked--rare. Our daughter had a scallop/shrimp dish with risotto. The sea scallops were so sweet and the tremendous shrimp came with their heads on and were fabulous. Of course we had dessert and I don't know which was my favorite but we kept passing the plates around trying to decide. We had a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting; a chocochino mousse with crème anglaise; and fresh peaches with Muscato topped with whipped cream and beautifully served in an ice cream sundae glass. Phone: 973-746-2553. BYO.
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Is that in Philly? What kind of menu? Who is the chef and what is his background? Thanks for alerting us but give us more info.
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Any last minute Thai diners are welcome.
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On behalf of eGullet.com's 3500 plus members, I would like to thank Lidia Bastianich for taking the time out of her busy schedule to answer our questions today.
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If it's the one I am thinking about it was on Rt 46 and it has closed. It wasn't very good.
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"Sharing Moderator" Does that mean I can call out pass to the left or pass to the right?
No, you just get to say: "Hey! Four other folks have ordered that!"
I was talking about the wine not the food!
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"Sharing Moderator" Does that mean I can call out pass to the left or pass to the right?
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Lowell and I like everything and we can go mild, medium or hot. We're easy and very likable creatures!
I would probably order what everyone else doesn't order so that there is some variety. So I will have to go up and down the tables and discuss what you are ordering. I'm sometimes difficult! 
But after I find out what you are ordering I may ask someone to move their seat so I can sit next to the person who is ordering something that I love but haven't ordered. 
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" Good place for a quickie."
Now you tell us!!!
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Does $30 include tax and tip? Rachel--I will sit with you .
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Was this place called Roadhouse, The Roadhouse or Roadhouse Restaurant?
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What childhood food memories do you have? Did you help your mother/grandmother with the cooking? What were your favorite childhood dishes? What about holiday feasts?
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Let me know. Thanks.
French Quarter in Wayne
in New Jersey: Dining
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Went in the middle of the week. Two other tables were filled.