Eddie V’s Prime Seafood

1 Garden State Plaza Blvd. – Suite A8A

Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 518-1558

Hours:

Sunday               4 - 9 pm

Monday              4 - 10 pm

Tuesday             4 - 10 pm

Wednesday        4 - 10 pm

Thursday            4 - 10 pm

Friday                 4 - 10 pm

Saturday             4 - 10 pm

Happy hour:  Sunday – Thursday – 4 – 6:30 pm

Jumbo lump crab cake - $25.00

Mini fillet center cut mignon sandwiches - $10

Crab fried rice - $17.00

South African lobster - $16.00

Bar

Jazz area

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - Happy Hour

My daughter Brandy and I have been hearing about Eddie V’s since they opened at Garden State Plaza, so we decided to visit during their happy hour today.  Happy hour is sitting at the bar and served by our bartender/waitress Chelsea who was very friendly but professional, welcoming, sharp memory, positive attitude, sociable and quite engaging. 

We ordered mini fillet sandwiches (2), jumbo lump crab cake, crab fried rice and South African lobster.  Now I must say, we had the most engaging conversation with Desiree who was sitting next to Brandy.  She is such a bright, funny, positive, intelligent and a foodie person!  She has her own food Instagram page (diningwithpyt).  It was such a pleasure meeting her. 

We ordered the mini fillet sandwiches center cut filet mignon without the blue cheese.  It was supposed to come with onion jam, but it tasted more like mustard and the filet mignon was a bit bland.   The crab cake was real crab meat, very fresh with spicy chive remoulade and it was indeed very good.  The crab fried rice (real crab meat again) was well seasoned and very good as was the South African lobster tempura bites topped with sriracha aioli, which we ask for it to be on the side. 

The inside of Eddie V’s décor is very elegant decorated in earth tones and beautiful art surrounded with a relaxed atmosphere.  Overall, the food was good, loved the ambiance and it’s a place that I will visit again, more than once.    

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Community Food & Juice - American restaurant

Community Food & Juice 

2893 Broadway

New York, NY 10025 

(212) 665-2800

https://www.communityrestaurant.com/ 

 

Hours:

Monday          9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Tuesday         9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Wednesday   9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Thursday       9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Friday             9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Saturday        9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Sunday          9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Bacon, scramble eggs with carrot hash brown and sourdough toast - $17.00

 

Monday, December 12, 2022 @ 11:00 – Brunch time!

I have passed by this restaurant for years and decided it was time to check it out.  So my sister Gwen & I ventured in.  This appears to be a popular place with Columbia students, professors, and other employees, but also people from in and outside of the community.  It’s very welcoming.

Jaime V. was our waiter.  What can I say about Jaime V.  Jaime V. is very polite, has a great smile, active listener, great memory, attentive, positive attitude, and a multi-tasker.

Now the sausage (replaced with heritage hickory bacon, yum), scrambled egg with carrot hash brown & sourdough toast was very good with raspberry jam.  Now let’s talk about the carrot hash brown, you read it right, carrot hash brown, like home fries.  The diced potatoes, shredded carrots, a hint of garlic, pepper, onions and I don’t know what else was added, sauteed, so good. 

Good food, nice restaurant and great customer service.  I will return.

 

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Economy Candy

Economy Candy

108 Riving Street

New York, NY 10002

(212) 254-1531

https://economycandy.com/

Hours:

Sunday            12-5:30 -pm

Monday           12-5:30 -pm

Tuesday           12-5:30 -pm

Wednesday     12-5:30 -pm   

Thursday         12-5:30 -pm

Friday              12-5:30 -pm

Saturday          12-5:30 -pm   

 

 

Saturday, December 3, 2022 @3:00 pm

After Eva, Altagracia and I left the Clinton Street Baking, I wanted them to experience Economy Candy.  This is NYC’s oldest retail candy shop.  Old time favorites, candy by the pound, single candy bars, all types of candy, nuts and dried fruit from floor to ceiling.  Direct quote from Altagracia “this is a diabetic nightmare”. 

Economy candy store started as a shoe and hat repair shop with an outdoor push cart that sold candy.  During the Depression, selling candy brought in more business than the repair shop. Today, the store stocks up on 2,000 + items of their favorites which includes candy that you can’t find anywhere else.

Everyone should experience Economy Candy at least once.  It brings back a lot of childhood memories.  Bubble gum cigarettes, fish, clark bar, cherry sours, mary jane, peanut bars, atomic fireballs, fruit stipe gum, fruit slices, chocolate covered graham crackers (with and without jelly), chocolate covered pretzels, jelly rings, bags of gummies, red string licorice, chunky, astro pop, lemonhead, zagnut bar, violets, sweet tarts, nerds, pez, sugar babies, taffy, get the hint.   Go and take a walk down memory lane.

   

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Shu Han Ju - Szchuan

Shu Han Ju

465 6^th Avenue (11^th street)

New York, NY  10011

212-428-8800

Hours:

Sunday             closed

Monday           11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Tuesday           11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Wednesday     11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Thursday         11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Friday              11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Saturday          11:30 am – 9:30 pm

 

Steamed dumplings ((6) - $8.95

Scallion pancakes - $6.95

Duck - $21.95

Shredded chicken - $17.95

Friday, December 2, 2022 @ 4:50 pm

You know you are going to have a great dinner when you meet up with good people like Ella.  After meeting up with her, we wandered around looking for a place to eat.  We’ll see a restaurant and go, no not this time, not this one, or not feeling it, you understand.  Then we see two restaurants on 6^th avenue side by side and go, yep, that’s the one, Shu Han Ju, a Szechuan restaurant, let’s try it.  Yea!

We opened the door and was greeted with a jubilant “welcome, come on in, come in have a seat, table for two” all in one breath.  Such an awesome spirit.  I found out that her name is Bowie and I thought that she was the manager but no she laughed and said, “no I’m the cashier and the busy body”.  Funny.  She stated that she wanted to get to know the people coming in, which she did.  Our waiter Simon was absolutely a great host and very personable.   

Let’s see.  Ella ordered egg drop soup, steam dumplings and duck with onion, broccoli & steamed mushrooms.  While eating the soup, Ella stated that it was good, a little oily, balanced and not overly salted, smooth on the tongue and she wish she had more.  This was one of the best egg drop soup that she has tasted.

I on the other hand ordered scallion pancakes and shredded chicken in garlic sauce.  The pancakes were a bit greasy but good and the shredded chicken, yes, yes, yes, yes and another yes!  Touchdown!!  The tenderness of the chicken, the taste of the ginger, Sichuan peppercorn, crisp carrots, garlic, chilies and other ingredients that I couldn’t figure out.  The entire dish was mouthwatering and addictively savory, mildly spicy with a sweet and tangy sauce.  Will I be back, darn right.

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