Hoboken Review - Odd Fellows to Cadillac Cantina

Next up ... Odd Fellows to Cadillac Cantina. 

Odd Fellows was a New Orleans themed bar/restaurant. It offered Poboys, Jazzy Fries, Mac and Cheese, and a lot more down home New Orleans style comfort food. They started every meal with corn bread and offered an outdoor seating area in the front and the back of house. Late night they offered a Karaoke night, a trivia night, Dj's, 2 precariously placed pool tables and dart boards. A typical Hoboken bar feel. Over time the place had its normal wear and tear and like most places it lost popularity and with the exception of the 'regulars'  (which every bar has) it became a place for all of the overflow of other bars, as in "hey we cant get into this place the line is like 100 people deep... wanna just go to Odd Fellows?". 

With the storm Sandy, just like Whiskey bar, Odd Fellows owner was faced with having to rebuild what so much water damage destroyed and that is when the Cadillac Cantina was born. After months of construction and a soft opening that was 'Friends and Family' only, the Cadillac Cantina was open to the public. Having a  very interesting Mexican Restaurant /  Bar ambiance with a couple separate bars it is a nice upscale place. The renovation of the building created a more open layout with doors opening the indoor dining area to the outdoor front area. I have yet to eat anything in the restaurant, and being a Vegetarian, the menu was not very kind to my eating habits, so there is a good chance I will not go there for food any time soon. The drinks, however; werent bad and are priced the same as Texas Arizona which is next door and owned by the same person. 

There is definitely a greater attention to detail with this location oppose to Odd Fellows. The larger more open front area will hopefully keep the place smelling less like a bar and allow for the aroma of the food to bring a more inviting ambiance to the place. I will miss the Jazzy fries and the Mac and Cheese but I think this change could work, it has more competition as a mexican restaurant what with Charrito's and Baja in town with a larger selection of food but we will see what time has to tell. 

Do you think Hoboken needed another Mexican Restaurant? Will the location save the place? Was it a good move by the owner? Does it really matter because of its location?

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- Miss Lady