Oct
02

Metro North, Princeton NJ

Metro North in Princeton NJ occupies the space that was previously occupied by JL Ivey, a restaurant that had a confused identify and food to match – confused and lousy. It really wasn’t surprising that they went out of business pretty quickly. The good news is that Metro North does actually have an identity, the [...]

Jan
09

Daryl Wine Bar and Restaurant, New Brunswick, NJ

Daryl Wine Bar and Restaurant has been around for a couple of years. On the face of it, it’s exactly the kind of place I like – decent food, small plates, modern space and a good wine selection. Add to that the fact that I’ve read a number of pretty decent reviews for the place [...]

Sep
13

Eno Terra, Kingston, NJ

Eno Terra has been open for about a year now and while some of the earlier reviews were somewhat mixed, I’ve been there 4 times now between lunch and dinner and have always been quite pleased with both the service and the food. The restaurant is owned by the same Terra Momo group that owns [...]

Feb
07

Elements, Princeton, NJ

Elements opened in Princeton a few months ago and ever since then I have wanted to check it out. After 1 cancelled reservation a few weeks ago thanks to my wife, we finally went yesterday night. We got to the restaurant right on time, however there wasn’t any parking available and no valet parking either. [...]

Jan
04

Char Steakhouse, Raritan, NJ

Char is a new steakhouse that replaced Acqua, an Italian restaurant. It has the same ownership. I never ventured into Acqua – way too many Italian restaurants in NJ and it really didn’t stand out. But Char is a different story. Just starting with the name – Char. I love that name, what a great [...]