For Tea-tolers With Balls
Now, we’ve all been to a Starbucks at least a million times in our lives, right? If you say no, you’re probably lying (and also probably addicted). But that’s neither here nor there. What is here (in downtown Jersey City), is a little place called Babo Teahouse. If you’re from NYC, I know what you’re thinking: Babo sounds like a fancy Italian restaurant owned by a famous Food TV chef (Mario Batali, anyone?). But, like I said, this is Jersey City, not Manhattan. Here, Babo Teahouse, or Babo for short, is like an Asian alternative to those bloated coffee chains although –what a surprise — Babo is located directly across the street from a Starbucks. Trust me, skip over the green monster and head across the street instead. I’ve been there several times myself, sometimes more than once a day.
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A Taste Of Japan, Just Upstairs
You wouldn’t suspect it — with its hard-to-find location and uninviting entryway — but just above a Jersey City diner, is a pleasant Japanese restaurant. Although it does have a sign, you’d probably just pass by this second-floor restaurant, assuming it was an illegal gambling spot or underground nightclub, and head on to one of the other chain restaurants that we’ve all been to more often than we’d like to remember. But we know you’re daring enough to venture inside. And you’ll be glad you did because Honshu Lounge serves up a pleasant experience, not just sushi.
Like I said, you might be skeptical to go up to the restaurant, but you’ll relax as soon as you enter; you’ll be greeted with smiles and treated as guests in someone’s home…literally. The entire restaurant feels like you’re in someone’s apartment that was converted into a hip Japanese restaurant. And that isn’t a bad thing. The homey ambience makes you feel comfortable and ready to converse with the friend or date you brought about life, politics, and the food you’re about to enjoy.
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Review on March 19th, 2007
