City Bistro
Bar & Restaurant
see quick “Happy Hour” (6/28/06)review below as well
See ultra quick review below.
Description – Hip, casual restaurant. Outdoor dining and Rooftop bar available with a (partial) view of Manhattan. Zagat rated. Entrée price range $9-$28. Prix-fixe dinner Mon – Thurs 5pm to 7pm for $10.
Services – Bar, New American cuisine
Website – www.citybistro.biz (not working anymore)
Address – 56 14th St, Hoboken, New Jersey ( NJ ) 07030-5555
Telephone – (201) 963-8200
QUICK HAPPY HOUR REVIEW
June 2006
I have to say one thing about City Bistro. The happy hour is kick ass. From 5-8 every day except Saturday, they have the rooftop (not sure if this applies inside, forgot to ask) specials $3 beers. Can’t go wrong with that. The crowds are usually sparse enough to find some elbow room and have a good conversation with just about anyone.
The bartenders are ultra-friendly, and the mood generally upbeat. A great place to kick off the night, or end the grueling workday.
Highly recommended even to those who are afraid to leave their usual stomping grounds.
Check it out!
QUICK SNACK REVIEW
June 2006
A beautiful afternoon of boozing on the rooftop turned into yep, you guessed it, more eating. 
Being on a Sunday, the middle section of Bistro was closed so we grabbed the first table we could find and quickly ordered some standard stuff.
To quickly review…
Waitstaff/service:
- Standard. No complaints.
Item #1 Buffalo Wings:
- Not really hot
- Wimpy portion. Paltry celery helping. Drippy bleu cheese.
Item #2 Bistro Burger:
- Ordered medium rare. Came medium rare. Meat had peculiar taste. But didn't kill me (yet).
- The bun was incredible. The reason I'd order another one again. 1000 sesame seeds and had a bagel-like crunch. Delicious.
- Fries.. shoestring. Ok.
Item #3 Pulled pork sandwich
- Pull-pork section was tasty.
- One person felt the quantity might have been a bit skimpy.
Item #4 Plain bar pie
- ding ding ding. A winner! Tasty.
- One of the best bar pies in Hoboken
- Flavorful, cheesy, great crust.
- I can go on and on.
Bistro is still a fun place to go to. We now prefer NOT to go there at peak time, because the crowds are kind of overbearing. And after living in Hoboken for so long, most of us adopt a rule that we will never wait in line to go ANYWHERE. But if you get there early, or on a weekend during the summer, the rooftop bar is still a gem.
Enjoy!
Hoboken NJ
25 Responses to ** City Bistro **
June 6th, 2006 |
didn’t get to city bistro with the link, hmmm?
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June 6th, 2006 |
Seems like their website went belly-up. Perhaps they didn\’t renew their domain.
See the link on Yahoo. Not working.
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June 7th, 2006 |
Yoooooo this place gots to be open!!! I just got a new batch of Ts and two types of hair gel. Yeah that’s TWO TYPES ladies.
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June 7th, 2006 |
HAH! They’re open, just their website is blown to smithereens apparently.
Hey, you go to the rooftop bar with friends early (and I mean really early).. it’s a good time.
Kinda sucks now that the vomitous “Soveriegn” building is blocking most of the view. Outside nonetheless.
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June 16th, 2006 |
I have decided not to return to the City Bistro as the last time I was there my Toupe was blown off at the roof top deck and landed in a girls chile at Liberty. You try going to work with a headful of spicy beans and chop meat!
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June 16th, 2006 |
Been there, did the standard go to the bar with $ out, wait to be servedthing. I felt like I was imposing in the bartender for asking her to pop the top off a bottle of Bud, got that nasty I’m too good to be serving you feeling.
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June 28th, 2006 |
FAP, have you read that bouncere guys blog?
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June 28th, 2006 |
What’s the url?
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June 28th, 2006 |
http://standingonthebox.blogspot.com/
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June 28th, 2006 |
Here ya go: http://standingonthebox.blogspot.com saw your guido comment and I just thought of it, you’ll love it.
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June 28th, 2006 |
Thanks Furey and JG.
Damn that guy can write. He could make a large fortune writing dime crime or Tom Clancey-esk novels or a small fortune writing very interesting books.
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June 28th, 2006 |
He has a book deal, writing the manuscript now. Didn’t read that far?
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July 5th, 2006 |
Thanks for the bouncerblog link, its wonderful
Unlike City Bistro.
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July 5th, 2006 |
your welcome Cat
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June 22nd, 2007 |
Open Letter to the Shift Manager, or whatever the hell you are, at City Bistro. If you are short and sweaty and look kind of like Hugo Chavez – this is for you;
Some advice: When a beautiful, friendly woman approaches you to simply ask if you have a table for two, and you screw up your face and tell her to take the coffee back outside without even hearing her question, well – that’s a dick move. When she say’s “Sorry, I just wanted to know if you had a table” and you jerk your thumb towards the back of the restaurant while looking at your feet, that, also, is a dick move. You really need to get another job. You aren’t working a velvet rope at an exclusive club. So, Mr. Sweaty Chavez, first – get some new clothes. It’s 2007, polyester is definately out. Also – wipe your forehead sometimes. People are eating -it’s gross. Also.. you should probably be a bus driver. Lastly, f*ck off.
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June 22nd, 2007 |
In response to Trail of Dead who said:
Love the internet tough guys.
Here is some advice, take or not.
Next time you feel that someone wronged you, or your lady. Why not approach them and speak to them about it right then and there. You can do this in a calm manner or like a nasty prick, but just do something. Your woman would appreciate the chivalry.
The alternative is letting it fester and build up inside of you until you can get to your computer and re-enact the scene in the way you wished it had played out.
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June 22nd, 2007 |
yeah seriously, what a tool!! you post this on the internet? my man would have stepped right up and knocked the sweaty bald guy out or had words with him at least… as any gentleman should.
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June 22nd, 2007 |
awesome bistro salad btw– pears, walnuts, very light dressing. you must try. crab cakes and risotto are excellent too. whenever my mom comes to town I take her here and she just loves it! she has the biggest smile on her face the entire time.
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June 22nd, 2007 |
homeboken
The comment sections here are for restaurant reviews, no? And.. internet tough guy? Did I threaten anybody? How did I re-enact anything? People should know that one of the employees at City Bistro is a total dick. Juevos Rancheros.. three stars. Service… 0 stars.
potatochip
Nobody believes you have a man. If you do, the guy deserves a f*cking medal for putting up with all the whining and complaining….
And really, you think I should have kicked his ass for being an asshole? Like, I should have caused a scene in a crowded restaurant because some dick was being a dick? Sounds like something you would do, that’s true.. But if we had to beat up every asshole in the service industry in Hoboken, we’d need an army of asshole asskickers. And again, yes I posted this on the internet. How strange! On a section about restaurant reviews!
Where’s emarche? Help me out here buddy.
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June 22nd, 2007 |
ToD, you know she’s just going to call you a pussy for not only failing to get arrested defending your woman against a bitchy greaseball shift manager, but then calling emarche to defend you here. Anticipate the next move, dude!
“army of asshole asskickers”… first laugh I’ve had all day – thanks!
Also an excellent name for a band…
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