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plnj wrote:
I feel like a lot of you keep talking like the business fail $ wise. Please read this article again, the only time it seemed that money was a factor was if they had to decided to hire a real chef to run the place while they were in Seattle. To me, it sounds like they were over it regardless. Byob or Liquor license doesn't matter. Restaurants are hard work and rarely have a big return unless its some big chain place.

Direct quotes from the EATER article:
But honestly, it wasn't really working out. It wasn't financially stable, or the type of thing where we could sustain our family life with our new daughter.

The day that everything started to go downhill was the day that we stopped being BYOB

That day was the beginning of the end for our restaurant. We never just really recovered. We lost customers because it was strictly BYOB.


Direct quotes from the GRUBSTREET article:
It was both a financial decision as much as a personal decision.

Ultimately, there was a point, perhaps, where Thirty Acres and Jersey City maybe weren?t seeing eye to eye.

It was great for me as a cook, but as an owner, and as someone who?s growing a family, it sucks.

Alex and I, it?s only us here ? no investors, all the money, or lack thereof, is ours


I don't know about you, but that sounds like it was very, very much about the financials and the lack of money they were bringing in, but I guess you see it differently.

bodhipooh wrote:
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user1111 wrote:
This place was fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be back. Its a great date spot. Not too loud and not too bright. Food was familiar and tasty. The vino was also good... Not douche like some of the other spots down there, just a very nice vibe. Good Job!!!

After 10+ visit, I find it to be the best cocktail bar in JC. Always good, friendly bartenders, good ambiance, and solid drinks. Some will balk at the prices, but if you are OK with that, you will enjoy the place. It can get a little stuffy when it gets crowded, but they do a good job of not allowing it to get overly crowded.

Fomite wrote:
Last year I believe the city announced many parks in Jersey City would get renovated. One of the parks on the list was the little "drug" park on Wayne St. between Jersey and Barrow. Anyone know what happened to this?

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jcdd wrote:
I'll chime in with a 3rd on that, Tommyc and Fraulein. I'm willing to pay the $$$ for fresh, wild caught fish. I bet it would be a hit.

So everyone get in there and tell everyone you can at the counters that you want to see fresh fish! I was in there over the weekend and was talking about it to a few people. If they hear it enough and feel that the neighborhood will support it we'll have a lot better chance of making it happen. Posting it on this forum isn't going to help one bit.

doggy wrote:
i called grace church, and they [tom] said that they do not have any open basketball nights or leagues running.
He did say that the gym could be reserved for $27 an hour if i were interested in starting one myself. I dont mind doing this a couple of times a week if more people are interested.

Maise wrote:
I liked their juice, but it never made sense to me why they didnt have smoothies or fresh juice options available. They only sold pre-bottled stuff. Somehing akin to Liquidteria in NYC would make a lot more sense - http://liquiteria.com/ - They have pre-bottled stuff but also make awesome smoothies and any juice combination you want fresh, to order.

Rent must have been too expensive for what was essentially a juice vending machine.

fraulein wrote:
Seems a few of you are bringing your kids? Would you say it's kid-friendly? We have a 3-year old who's great in restaurants, especially if we aim for 6 PM or so.

VA2015 wrote:
According to a traffic cop working the intersection of Columbus and Marin, the left lane is now exclusively for buses, and car traffic that wants to make a left turn must use the middle lane. The problem I've seen is that cars don't seem to follow this rule and use/turn from the bus lane anyhow. So if you try to comply and turn left from the middle lane you now have two lanes turning left and needing to merge into the single lane of Marin Blvd, which is a ripe condition for accidents.

Does anyone know the actual laws on this? In Newark there is an exclusive bus lane near penn station that is marked with lit signs indicating when it is bus-only - a red X for bus only, and a green arrow for cars + busses during off peak hours. There are also cones marking the lane so it's impossible to miss that it's a "special" lane. There are none of these markers on Columbus - in fact it only says "Bus lane" painted on the street once you're already pretty close to the intersection.

Anyone else noticed problems with this implementation, or know who to contact for me to voice my concerns?

bodhipooh wrote:
I should also add that the pastries were INCREDIBLE. Tried four different ones over the weekend: guava turnover, almond croissant, pumpkin bread pudding, and nutella roll.

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The Mod Cup coffee is, of course, delicious. The barista serving Saturday morning was a cool dude with lots of personality and some incredible skills. He definitely takes pride in his craft/work.

bearbear2013 wrote:
It won't be a third location, the original Park & Sixth will close when the new space opens.

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Carmichael wrote:
Best breakfast in town, in my opinion. The sausage biscuit and gravy dish is stellar. Oh and their glazed donuts.

Really? I had a bacon egg and cheese sandwich there and it was 90% bread, and very meager slice of bacon, tiny serving of egg and almost no cheese. It wasn't good at all, despite the obvious high quality ingredients.

I'll have to try other stuff I guess.

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Frinjc wrote:
So sad to have them close! I heard Park and Sixth got the lease/property...?

I also heard this...and my source is pretty good.

JCishome wrote:
Silly me, I believed the signs and thought they'd be selling cappucino and sliders, two of my favorite things. They have "food coming soon" on the chalkboard - is that just a ruse and it will stay a generic beer/TV joint?