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ashear
Citizen
Username: Ashear
Post Number: 936
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 10:14 am: |     |
We are going to see Lyle Lovett tomorrow an NJPAC and want to have diner first. Any suggestions (I know about the places in the Ironbound, I was wondering if there is anything right by NJPAC, I thought I had heard there was) Thanks. |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2835
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 11:15 am: | |
There is a restaurant in the NJPAC itself. Just across the street, there is a restaurant called Maize in the Robert Treat Hotel. Continuing up that street, at the next corner, there is Arthurs Downtown, which has the same owner as Arthurs Landing over by the Weehawken Ferry. I've been to the NJPAC restaurant and Arthurs, and heard some good comments about Maize |
bak
Citizen
Username: Bak
Post Number: 421
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 11:44 am: | |
Pronto Cena is where you want to eat--great food and location--see the Zagat review below!
Jersey City,Newark
87 Sussex St. (Washington St.) Jersey City, NJ, 07302 (201) 435-0004
1 Riverfront Plaza/Raymond Blvd. (McCarter Hwy.) Newark, NJ, 07102 (973) 824-8999
“Wonderful owner” Charles Moschini “really cares about” the “fresh, flavorful and varied menu served in” his “superb Italian” duo, each of which boasts a “lovely staff”; the original “rises above its neighborhood counterparts”, bringing a “bit of Tuscany to Jersey City”, while the two-year-old Newark branch is an “ideal pre-theater dining spot for visitors to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.”
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Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2836
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 12:05 pm: | |
Pronto Cena in Newark is good, but it's a little further walk from the NJPAC (especially with the road construction around the area). It's in an office building near Penn Station, but to walk from the NJPAC you have to go around the PSE&G building, then past the Seton Hall Law School, and cross McCarter Highway. |
phyllis
Citizen
Username: Phyllis
Post Number: 190
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 1:25 pm: | |
The interior of Maize is beautiful and we enjoyed our food. It was a couple of years ago, so I don't remember details. |
marian
Citizen
Username: Marian
Post Number: 97
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 3:43 pm: | |
I recommend both Maize and the Theater Square Grill, which is the restaurant in the PAC. You'll need reservations for both, especially if you're trying to catch a show. |
pizzaz
Citizen
Username: Pizzaz
Post Number: 53
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 4:33 pm: | |
Arthurs' restaurant is just around the corner from NJPAC. Very nice place. |
llama
Citizen
Username: Llama
Post Number: 414
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2004 - 7:53 am: | |
Then of course there is Seabra's Rodizio, right on the river front closer to the stadium, about 5 minute to NJPAC, and they have thier own parking lot. It's one of those Brazilian all you can eat BBQ's where the waiters go around with skewers of filet mignon, chicken, lamb, beef, alligator, buffalo, etc... and you can wash it all down with delicious white or red Sangria. There is also a great salad bar included, and for the price, it is surprisingly a pleasant experience. They may even have wandering musicians. |
greeneyes
Citizen
Username: Greeneyes
Post Number: 466
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2004 - 2:23 pm: | |
Arthurs' and Seabra's Rodizio are both excellent choices. |
ashear
Citizen
Username: Ashear
Post Number: 939
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 9:51 am: | |
Thanks for all the tips. For logistical reasons we ended up eating in Maplewood but will keep them in mind for next time. |
Hank Zona
Citizen
Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 946
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 10:11 am: | |
but how was the show? |
llama
Citizen
Username: Llama
Post Number: 418
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 10:31 pm: | |
So where did you eat? |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1598
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 9:02 am: | |
I witnessed the meal ... they didn't even finish their wine! |
ashear
Citizen
Username: Ashear
Post Number: 943
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 9:25 am: | |
Hey, I was driving and, well, my wife is a bit of a lightweight. (It was American Fare)
The show was awesome. Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, and Lyle Lovett. They were on stage in a row each with an Acoustic Guitar. They Started with Guy Clark and then went down the row, each one doing a song, often prefaced with commentary. The others somtimes accompanied whoever was playing but a lot of the time they were just listening. Both the first set and the encore closed with the four of them doing a Woody Guthrie Song together, Blowin' Down This Road and This Land is Your Land. On this Land is Your Land John Hiatt did the usually ignored "By the Relief office" verse and Lyle Lovett did the also usualy ignored "Sign said no Tesspassing" verse.
There were also several nasty comments about NYU closing the Bottom Line from both Lovett and Hiatt (which got lots of applause).
Great show. |
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