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1. Mamoun's Falafel Restaurant
he who controls the past, controls the falafel. he who controls the present, controls the past. thus wrote George Orwell in his novel "198falafel".
I've tried the shawarma at the original Mamoun's a few times and found it mediocre at best (their…More »
2. Empire Coffee & Tea Company
you want all kinds of flavors of coffee beans? you want a whole room dedicated to loose tea? well, comrade, this is your spot.
prices are great. $1.70 for a medium coffee. I went for the cinnamon Vienna blend, which had that perfect mix of sweetness…More »
3. La Isla Restaurant
Hoboken needs more places like this: small, inexpensive, and delicious ethnic food. what a great hole in the wall!
swung by yesterday with my friend Chris to grab lunch on my day off. there's maybe 20 or so seats in the whole place, so we ended up…More »
4. Satay Malaysian Cuisine
Amazing Malaysian food. Then again, I've never had it anywhere else...but why bother when Satay does it so well?
Try the spicy fried noodles or the fried rice in half a pineapple. You will NOT be disappointed.
Prices are fairly standard for Asian…More »
5. Pilsener Haus & Biergarten
update mode!
1) braised pork cheeks with pretzel dumplings and sauerkraut? phenomenal. one of my friends got the weiner schnitzel and it was pretty tasty - not overly fried and ruined, not overly salty.
2) live jam band session! always good to see some…More »
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10/8/2011
signs we are in the Weimar Republic all over again
1) an economy in the crapper
2) our currency is… Read more »
6. Giovanni Pizza & Restaurant
Best pizza in this town, no contest. Go for their quality over Benny's quantity.
I would probably run over someone in front of their own mother for a chicken roll from Gio's. It's that good. Seriously.
The guys who work here are awesome, especially…More »
7. Vito's Delicatessen
I honestly haven't had a Vito's sandwich in about 3 years...and today was a blissful reunion during a meeting I had in Hoboken.
we placed our orders well ahead of time and they delivered exactly when we needed them. baller status.
this time I decided…More »
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5/14/2009
Disturbingly delicious. Possibly the closest thing to a religious experience you can get from the… Read more »
8. Arthur's Tavern
Time for a stream-of-consciousness breakdown about what I love about Arthur's.
The burgers are comparably priced to burgers you'd get in other bar/grill joints, but about 1.5 to 2 times the size and of better quality.
The potatoes are so unhealthy but…More »
9. Hoboken Hot Bagels
the best bagel joint in Hoboken!
great variety and price. good selection of teas and juice as well.
their sausage/egg/cheese on a bagel is an extremely viable contender against the Dunkin Donuts sausage/egg/cheese on a croisssant.
10. Tunes
Great selection, amazing vinyl collection at decent prices (check out the bargain bin!), and they started expanding into selling books/novelty items as well.
The only place for music in this town these days (I'm dating myself when I say that I recall…More »
11. Court Street Restaurant & Bar
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 795-4515
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Seafood,
Breakfast & Brunch
I definitely thought my last review was an update...hmm...perhaps a glitch in the Matrix. anywho...
back in my days at Stevens, we called this the "Mos Eisley cantina" of Stevens. you'd run into various professors, faculty, admins, and alumni here.…More »
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10/12/2010
to quote Clerks 2, "it's kind of nice to know that some things never change".
I still love coming… Read more »
13. Qdoba Mexican Grill
ah Qdoba, how many nights after too much drinking did I wind up here?
for the amount you pay, you get a lot of food, and good quality. my preferences are the chicken nachos, the ancho chile shredded pork burrito, and steak quesadilla. there is also a…More »
14. Mikie Squared
I feel weird updating places and giving them the same number of stars as my original reviews, but I also feel it's good to see some things never change (and that's a good thing). after all, I fear change.
Mikie's is still one of my favorite places to…More »
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11/11/2009
my initial review was really a 3-and-change star that I rounded up, but now I can write a more… Read more »
15. Maxwell's Bar & Restaurant
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 798-0406
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Music Venues,
Pubs
Chicken pot pie + Weihenstephaner = FLAWLESS VICTORY.
Service was quick and the atmosphere was awesome. I need to go back more often!
16. Stinky Sullivan's Bar & Grill
it's great to see Sullivan's is still a good watering hole. Mikie Squared was inexplicably packed at 10 PM on Saturday night (usually it gets packed a little later), so I gave the order to TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT here.
back half of the bar was empty,…More »
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5/12/2009
Half price drinks and appetizers from 5-7 on weekdays! AWESOME. talk about win. The appetizers are… Read more »
17. Charrito's
I lived in Hoboken for five years and never once went here until tonight. it was always "that packed little hole in the wall with no seating that I wanna try someday"...well, tonight I finally experienced it!
to celebrate one of my best friends…More »
Recently updated lists from Mike B.
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Forest Hilltopia and Rego Parkistan (21)the local hotspots of a Brooklyn expat currently living in Queens. |
Deutschland in Amerika (11)I'm a huge fan of German food and drink. here's a look at various places to get your Teutonic groove on! |
No...Sleep...Til Brooklyn! (14)wanna spend a day or two in Brooklyn? hit up these essentials! |
Getcha Drink On (19)Cheers! To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems! |
Windsor Terrace & Kensington (8)Or, some of the best places within a ten-minute walk from my house. Simple enough, no? |
April 2012 Underdog Challenge (30)Putting some (relatively) unknown joints on the spot.go Team Yelp America! http://www.yelp.com/ev... |
My Dunkin Addiction (12)A look at the various Dunkins I have been to for my coffee fix! |
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