Nov
09

J L Ivy, Princeton

JL Ivy is a pretty new restaurant in Princeton. The restaurant has a 3 1/2 star rating from The Star Ledger so things looked pretty promising. After finding my way to the restaurant, which wasn’t so easy due to confusion over a detour due to road works, I was looking forward to dinner because the [...]

Jul
06

Mediterra, Princeton, NJ

For the last few years I have resisted going to Mediterra, ever since I had lunch there once. The burger I had wasn’t great and the service was worse. I’m happy to report that things were way better this time around. I try to give restaurants atleast 2 tries, especially if during my first visit [...]

Apr
29

Sotto 128, Princeton, NJ

Sotto is a surprisingly good italian restaurant in Princeton on Nassau Street. I had previously been there for drinks after work and had some of their bar food which was decent but not memorable. I went back again with some folks from work for dinner this time and I was pretty surprised and impressed.
Upon entering [...]

Apr
06

Tortuga’s Mexican Village, Princeton, NJ

Tortuga’s is a local Mexican institution. It is highly rated on Zagat’s so I had to try it for myself. Regulars to my blog know that I think ratings on Zagat are inflated and I’m happy to report that Tortuga’s continues to confirm my hypothesis. Tortuga’s has 2 other locations, 1 in Lambertville which serves [...]

Feb
24

Blue Point Grill, Princeton, NJ

I had been meaning to check out Blue Point Grill for a really long time, perhaps 2 years, but just never got around to it. I wouldn’t say I have been procrastinating, but every time I would think about going, I’d decide on going somewhere else, usually Witherspoon Grill which I love (here’s my Witherspoon [...]