Italian Eatery coming to 8th & Park
Another Italian restaurant in Hoboken?
Boy, this location at 8th & Park has been in limbo for a long time – until recently. What was almost “Black Tea Optional” for close to four years looks like it’s ready to become some kind of Italian restaurant / eatery – according to what workers on scene told Hoboken411 this week.
I sure hope it’s not another Italian “deli,” and more like a formal sit down place. Because we already have Mario’s Pizza and Lisa’s Deli each just a block away!
Maybe this might work for the lazy sloths that think Washington Street is too far away and painfully uphill?
Description: Italian Eatery
Address: 743 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: TBD
(411 Note: Below are just historical notes for this spot – “Black Tea Optional” never came to fruition)
What is taking so long for Black Tea Optional?
1/26/2011 Update:
Well over two years ago – a new sign adorned the side of this building at 8th and Park Streets in Hoboken: “Black Tea Optional – coming winter 2008.”
It’s still not open yet – hence my sarcastic caption in the recent photo below:
Black Tea Optional set to open in Hoboken
11/21/2008:
Even with tough economic times – new businesses are opening left and right in Hoboken!
A new coffee/tea/sweets shop with a clever name, “Black Tea Optional” is coming to the former Park Ave Grill / Mr. Wraps location across the street from the former Park Ave. Grill / Mr. Wraps location at 743 Park Avenue (corner of 8th.)
Hoboken411 reader elainetyger said:
“There’s a construction permit in the window – Please dear Jesus Mohammed and Buddha, no Stop Work Orders!!!
Their website shows only 3 kinds of chocolate mixtures as the foods right now. I emailed them suggesting pastry at least in the morning as their is nothing to eat in the morning on 8th Street west of Washington all the way to the light rail.”
Hoboken NJ
November 21st, 2008 |
Ah, so Mr. Wraps did used to have a different location. I thought I was just crazy.
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November 21st, 2008 |
H411 — It’s not at the old Mr. Wraps place. It will be across the street on the corner where the day care used to be. I took a picture last night and sent it to you.
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November 21st, 2008 |
Mr. Wraps bounced between their current location and the 8th and Park location for about 2 years. Often, they had both stores opens serving the same menu two blocks away from each other. I never understood that…
I can’t wait for this place to open. This area of town needs something new…
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November 21st, 2008 |
I’m definitely excited for this place to open. I saw the sign up for a week or so now. Elaine is definitely right on about nothing to eat or coffee on the way to the light rail. This will be a great addition to the neighborhood!
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November 21st, 2008 |
Cute name.
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November 21st, 2008 |
Unfortunately for this new place I heard the owner is a real nasty, arrogant, money grubbing SOB, who has little or no friends and is disliked by the few that remain by her. I feel bad for the property owners who plan to rent the space, they are in for one fine mess!
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November 21st, 2008 |
Isn’t a new coffee shop opening up on 7th and Clinton (as reported by H411)a couple blocks away, as well?
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November 21st, 2008 |
In response to bornandrazedinhobo who said:
Owner of Liberty Bar?
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November 21st, 2008 |
I saw a sign on another building (forget where though — maybe around the corner) that said BLACK TEA OPTIONAL coming soon — Winter 2008.
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November 21st, 2008 |
In response to elainetyger who said:
Where Gobi, the yummy Mongolian place, used to be?
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November 21st, 2008 |
In response to bornandrazedinhobo who said:
Maybe it’s the Grinch in disguise? I say we sweeten the owner right up, then!
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November 21st, 2008 |
Whoops screwed up the location – sorry about that… Will fix this weekend. I have to tend to my TMJ, CTS and RSI for a day (not kidding, either).
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November 21st, 2008 |
Fixed it now.
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November 21st, 2008 |
No pressure, 411!
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November 22nd, 2008 |
In response to CreativeAngel who said:
In response to 9 who said:
Worse then the Grinch and not the L.B. owner! This one makes Leona Helmsley look like Mother Theresa! Think of the worse person you know and times that by 1000!
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December 11th, 2012 |
circa 1983–L’Apricot
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December 12th, 2012 |
I miss Gobi, the Mongolian BBQ that used to be across the street. I can’t believe that space is still empty.
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December 12th, 2012 |
I miss lots of restaurants no longer in Hoboken. Gobi was great when they began, but when the family who owned it traveled overseas, they left it to management who did not manage to the family’s standard, and even someone like me who dined there 3 times a week, just couldn’t go any longer when management went downhill.
If you ever watched them cook on the large round drums, that’s the real thing. The husband was a musician who performed all over asia. The wife, IIRC, was in cosmetics at one point. So they traveled all over asia performing on tour. On one of their trips, they fell in love with the whole Mongolian BBQ thing, bought the cooking drums and brought them to Hoboken themselves and started up one of the great in-neighborhood restaurants. All the meats were thinly sliced and rolled, then immediately frozen and kept that way til dinner buffet. When they traveled overseas and left it to management, the hired help seamed to leave the meats out all day and when you put it into the large bowls, it was soggy and didn’t smell so good. Same goes for all the other ingredients. The sauces were no longer consistent. And lots of items were slim pickings or flat out missing. You would ask where’s the so and so, and they just didn’t care.
In response to homeworld who said:
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