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Permalink Reply by Steve Brown on February 2, 2010 at 12:34am

I like the idea of going to restaurants and trying out new types of food as a group, so this was a good idea. The food was okay, I've had much better burgers and as the environmental nature isn't the most important point when I choose a restaurant, I'd prefer elsewhere - good, but not great.

That being said, food events are really good ideas, the main issue I can see being dealing with the money. One option could be a buffet place like Cinnamon or Minado in Morris Plains, and have everyone put in enough for the buffet, one soda and a tip.

Posted an update on Yelp - are there any other NJYP Yelpers? I've hit a lot of North Jersey, all my reviews are at http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=Rm-fS0kR27Mrm0cMeqYyWQ

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on February 2, 2010 at 10:20am

I thought the food was good, but i do agree that the environment wasn't conducive to talking to a lot of people. I tried... really, i did! ;-)

The staff was very welcoming to us though! And the coupons, t-shirts, and bags were a nice touch.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Haughwout on February 2, 2010 at 11:04am

The food was pretty tasty, and the staff was awesome. Good call on the restaurant and the kind of event!

In regard to Rebecca's and Jessica's comments, I agree that it's tricky to mingle at an event like this. Maybe it's worth it to pick a local bar as an official after-event, and folks can be encouraged to stop by there for a mini-happy hour mingle? I dragged a crowd out to Egan's afterward, and we had a good time. It was just tricky to spread the word to other potentially interested parties by the time we had plans figured out, and a lot of folks had already left before we set out.

That said, I can't wait for the next Foodies event. Mmm, Raul's . . .

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