beware of pick pockets and loose women

I love this restaurant, Oddfellows, in Hoboken. Rob and I had our first date there, so it's always somewhat nostalgic. Their cornbread is out of this world! It's a very casual atmosphere with lots of beer selection, bar games (pool and darts), indoor, street-side and garden seating, pleasant wait staff, great food and reasonable prices. Every time I go there, I wonder why we don't go there more. It is a Louisiana kitchen with lots of comfort food like crab cakes, jambalaya, po' boys, mac 'n cheese, collard greens and other goodies. With any dinner, you have a choice of two sides.

It was such a nice night that we decided to sit outside in the garden / plaza area. In the spirit of being the healthy foodie, I opted for a grilled seafood platter over a tomato basil sauce with sauteed spinach and button mushrooms. My dish was great. It came with shrimp, scallops and seared tuna. The tuna and scallops were done to perfection, the shrimp were a little overdone but nothing to sneer at. Rob ordered the chicken and andouille sausage jambalaya. He thought it could have had a little more heat (he's also a "pass the fire extinguisher" kind of guy), but the Tabasco and Cajun seasoning that come on every table were enough to sate him.

The decor of the restaurant is thoroughly Louisianan with traditional New Orleans pictures, trinkets and signs. In fact, that is where the title of this post comes from. Definitely an oldie but goodie - we'll be back.