don't love madison's crowd, but it seems like a nice place.


i would hope they have one or two tvs, like maggie had. one on each side, with no sports package.


go find maggie's old menu!!!!


best thing about HPAH was how she used to order these interesting beers (which seems to be a topic of discussion on these boards), and if people didn't drink them, they ended up on the chalk board, which ran down the pillar behind the bar. you could end up getting a tasty beer for like $3, which in turn got me to buy some other things as well.


i look forward to a kitschy HPAH!!!

i think my favorite thing about this thread is that it came full circle.


it was apparently started by the owner of HPAH, or an employee, who then got flamed, and watched his/her own demise happen over time. now they're done.


my hope is someone buys the place, talks to maggie about what made it great, and tries to bring back some semblance of what it was.


you don't need more than 2 TVs, and you don't need it to be a sports bar. just serve good food, provide a warm atmosphere, and cater to your customers. maybe have a suggestion box until you get up and running. heck, i'd even consult for free!


HP needs this place back close to what it was. i love skinner's, but it's a totally different place, in a different place.

i am just hopeful this store forces the liquor store on 7th and Erie to improve, which is the area i live in.


they have the highest prices around, and the worst selection.


i'm prone to walk over to newark, or even further to jersey ave and montgomery street before stepping foot into a store that sells the Georges Debouf for $13+ and a six of Yuengling for close to $7.


i'll be checking buy rite for my personal fave, rarely found in JC, MILLER HIGH LIFE!!!!!!!!

is there a website specific to JC which can answer any legal rights questions, etc?


right now i have a neighbor living above me who walks around all day in night in what must be ski boots. i constantly get woken up by his/her/their clamoring, moving of furniture, etc.


i told them they have to put down carpet, and someone else in the building said "i never heard about that law." it was a law in NYC, so i was assuming there was one here as well.


thoughts?

article in the ledger today about pizza, and the writer is eating at Carmine's Pizza Factory. I've seen it, but never went in. Thoughts?


Article.

from scumbag to cool, cool to scumbag.



the HPAH finally closed because the owner is/was an idiot. i had a convo with him right when he took over, and he said, "i don't plan on changing anything..." that is until he decided to change EVERYTHING.



it used to be THIS PLACE, which the NYTIMES wrote about glowingly, and then it became an ugly sports bar. The owner used to b.s. employees, change shifts, treat people like crap. If he wanted Hoboken he should have stayed there. Instead, he came in and ruined a great place. Granted, it was his own place, and maggie couldn't afford to keep it, but don't B.S. the locals and expect us to keep coming. I went there ONCE after it turned over, and stayed for 5 minutes.



On the other hand, the former owner of White Star was a scumbag as well, his name was Paul. Used to abuse the staff, and i always felt drugs were running through the place. The new owner Matt(?) is a great guy, who runs a Wednesday night menu special, wherein everything on the special menu is $6. It gets packed with an eclectic bunch of people, and has a great vibe.



It's a bit out of my way to walk there, but I do it anyway because it's a legitimately great place.



I'll also say, if you want a good sports bar in this town, it's O'Hara's on Marin and 1st or 2nd. Has very good food, nice employees, and HD TVs. I hear they're not doing well, but people should populate that place. Great burgers, fries, and free popcorn. Plus they have drink specials on Sunday from Noon-Midnight during football.



I think they'd be smart to get bands in there, since there are few venues, and they do have a stage, albeit a small one.

I'm thinking o'hara's on marin and 2nd is a good place.

Was there tonight. Crowded and was getting more so.

Nice crowd even if it is a sports bar, which, btw, is the best one in the area.

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i prefer when characters know how to spell, and stuff...


just my thing.


you're making some claims against the bar as if you know them to be true.

had soul flavors fried chicken friday, and it was decent, but for the price, not great.


somewhat dry. they use peanut oil, so it doesn't get all crackly like the good ole unhealthy stuff you can get at crown/hollywood/newark, etc.


they don't keep the skin on, i don't think, similar to my mom's style.


overall, not great for the price. decent flavor.

yeah yeah yeah....big spelling miss right there.


went to the CICADA last night, and karaoked my ass to all hours


not a singles bar, but it SHOULD be.


it has character...never noticed the draft beer being anything but good draft beer.

i'll tell you straight up, golden secada is the best bar in this town.


everyone should go there.


cheap drinks, GREAT FOOD, free wi-fi, nice people, and the crowd is just weird enough.


i'm loving this place.


great place to watch local football games.

bottom line here:



A MORON WHO BOOTS CARS BOOTED A CAR IN FRONT OF A FIRE HYDRANT.



what more needs to be said?

i'm sure you get the point, but what kind of a moron boots a car in front of a FIRE HYDRANT?!?!?!


is there ANYTHING more counter productive? i may start a fire to just to prove a point.


yeah, jersey city is the harshest parking city i've ever been in. they once had 4 hour zones, cut them to 2, and started booting first time offenders. this city treats many of its wealthier residents like crap. you can park anywhere you want in the worse off neighborhoods.


you have to pay to have a friend visit with parking permits, which of course, are a pain in the butt to get because you have to goto the heights to retrieve them. nothing is easy here. hoboken has easier parking, and less of it.

the PATH train.


starbucks.


nicer neighborhood like paulus has better looking women. JC still attracts more men because of its rough edges.

I decided to sign up to this forum based on this photo I took today.


Only in Jersey City would a boot be put on a car in this location. I checked the tickets, and the reason was surely, "parked in an illegal zone."


http://docs.google.com/present/edit?i ... NjdfMTY4Z2N4cXNuZzU&hl=en



btw, the location is 5th and Erie, in case someone responsible wants to reprimand the moron who booted the car. better solution would be to raise the ticket fine for cars parked in such spots.