Oddfellows Rest
Standard PATH bar
See buffalo wing PLUS second review this month below!
Description – A first-class Cajun-Creole eatery featuring well-seasoned food, a nice patio and popular bar. Gives diners an excellent taste of New Orleans.Zagat rated. Entrée price range $10-$15.
Services – Bar, Cajun food, Lunch, Brunch, Dinner, Pool Tables, Dart Board, Sports on 6 TV’s
Website – www.oddfellowsrest.com
Address – 80 River St, Hoboken, New Jersey ( NJ ) 07030-5626
Telephone – (201) 656-9009
August 16 2006 – Second review this month!!
After our delicious “Buffalo Drummies” experience, we decided to have a couple more of their menu choices just for kicks. Especially after that horrific experience at Texas Arizona.
Oddfellows has a pretty diverse and tasty looking menu, but we went with some of the more common items.
My dining companion chose the Chicken Po’ Boy and a bowl of baked beans. The sandwich was outstanding. Perfectly seasoned blackened chicken, lettuce and tomato, with herb mayonnaise. She thought it was great, with the exception of a bit too much of the mayo for her taste, which she normally gets on the side. The Jazz Fries were also a tasty treat. Way too much food to finish in one sitting. She also thought the beans were good as well, not too sweet.
I chose the cheddar bacon cheeseburger, since my self-imposed ban until August was now over. Wow. This thing was humungous. 3/4 pound blackened burger on a large sandwich-sized english muffin (my favorite). The meat was extremely flavorful. Almost had a meatloaf-like taste. Again, way too much to finish and maintain consciousness. The meat to bread ratio was a bit over the acceptable limit. Maybe if they reduced the meat to 1/2 pound or 1/3 pound it’d be more manageable.
Overall, the food at Oddfellows has been fantastic. Way above par compared to other Hoboken “bar joints”. I guess it is a real restaurant afterall.
Those wings are in my sights still. If you haven’t been there in a while, give it a shot again. Great stuff!
Continue reading the previous wing review below…
August 7 2006 – Buffalo Wing Review
To continue along with the recent wing reviews, we decided to give Oddfellows a try.
We sat outside because it finally wasn’t 100 degrees, and Oddfellows doesn’t get a lot of sun in the afternoon. Not the greatest spot in town, but the breeze was nice and had some PATH people watching to do.
Our waitress came over and took our simple order. She was friendly and accomodating.
Then the wings came out. Based on our previous 4 wing reviews, I think we have a new leader. The wings were phenomenal.
The taste was excellent. Not too hot, not too mild. It wasn’t sloppy, nor dripping with too much sauce. The wings were meaty AND crispy. The juicy meat fell off the bones with ease. Practically perfect. The veggies included were a bit on the teeny side, but otherwise one of our favorite plate of wings in Hoboken so far. We will most certainly be back for these. Bravo!
Nothing much else to say about them. Give them a shot, and you’ll see why we feel this way.
Hoboken NJ
August 7th, 2006 |
what the hell is up with “path bars”
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August 17th, 2006 |
they have a great brunch!!! never had a bad meal there!!!
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August 17th, 2006 |
I have yet to try the buffalo wings…. I will
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August 18th, 2006 |
Those wings look delicious
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November 18th, 2006 |
reduce the size of the burger patty? what!?
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November 18th, 2006 |
In response to tonYboken who said:
Yeah, call me crazy! I love that burger, but it’s mammoth! Maybe they can get EVEN BIGGER english muffins? Super sandwich sized?
I still love ‘em.
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November 20th, 2006 |
Etouffe at Oddfellows is -awesome- and their popcorn crawfish are incredible!
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February 27th, 2007 |
if you like eating with mice than enjoy oddfellows! i had sour soup and got food poisoning. Skip this place until they get an exterminator to control the pests
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February 27th, 2007 |
In response to emarche who said:
if you like special droppings in it!
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February 28th, 2007 |
Sounds like somebody woke up with a vendetta. What happened? Did they bounce you and your chucklehead frat-boy friends? Were your advances on some bar skank spurned due to overuse of Axe body spray and over shellacked hair? Or was the food too spicy for your wittle tum tum?
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February 28th, 2007 |
bbq shrimp (app not entree)!!!!!!!!!!!!
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April 5th, 2007 |
One of my fave spots to grab a bite. The blackened chicken po boy is fantastic. One thing that stinks is that they charge you for EVERY coke you drink. C’mon! Maybe its just me, but anyway…The back outdoor area is great in the summer on a weekend also.
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September 26th, 2007 |
While the food may be good here the drinks and shots are horrible since they water them all down. I went here the other night for a few drinks and I was served the most watered down drinks of my life. We had a group of about 10 of us and all the mixed drinks (vodka and club) (jack and coke) among others were very weak. We ordered one shot of Jose Cuervo and could taste how diluted it was. Overall I would not return to Oddfellows since there are are a dozen bars in the area where they don’t serve water downed drinks.
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January 31st, 2009 |
I enjoyed their Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya. I will order to go or delivery if they have it. The place is not great to go with a little one because the restrooms are down a flight of stairs and there is no changing table.
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January 31st, 2009 |
I like the corn bread, barbecue shrimp appetizer, crawfish etouffee, shrimp po-boy, crab cakes, and red beans and rice. I love the fried chicken. Not a fan of the gumbo. I went for Christmas Eve (it’s a tradition in my family to make a big pot of gumbo on Christmas Eve and light the bonfire to guide Santa down the river). It’s just not that authentic. I’m glad to have this restaurant in Hoboken.
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February 1st, 2009 |
Love the cornbread and the chicken dish with the asparagus…always a good meal. Heard crawfish night is awessome..
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February 1st, 2009 |
Ditto on the cornbread.
I also love their fried chicken, just about the entire brunch menu AND the bread pudding!
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February 1st, 2009 |
Re: Post 13 – Go here to eat – then switch places for more hearty drinks. Easy to get best of both worlds
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February 1st, 2009 |
In response to steeda76 who said:
The beers come in smaller than usual glasses too – at least the Guinness does.
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