tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537523297131595431.post5931054999583123166..comments2023-11-09T03:19:45.239-05:00Comments on Jersey City Eats: Thirty Acres is ClosingJersey City Eatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035297889305711989noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537523297131595431.post-23088331570462135032015-10-11T16:32:20.698-04:002015-10-11T16:32:20.698-04:00I very much agree with your last statement. One of...I very much agree with your last statement. One of the things I like most about Thirty Acres is that they make more "typical" dishes, but at an elevated level. They also explore and play around with ingredients and concepts which is great for diners who are interested in that, but it's by no means all that they had. I think it's a major loss for us.Jersey City Eatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035297889305711989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537523297131595431.post-28575977744411854102015-10-08T09:30:46.462-04:002015-10-08T09:30:46.462-04:00man, from the way some people on twitter and elsew...man, from the way some people on twitter and elsewhere are talking about this, you'd think 30 acres was charging a hundred bucks for freeze-dried ants. 30 acres was *not* a far-out restaurant. this was not some outre jersey version of wd-50. even after the introduction of the tasting menu, it was a place where you could get a good bowl of pasta with red sauce and breadcrumbs for $16, and have it be just as good, if not better, as the pasta at the highly-regarded pasta palaces in manhattan. some of the ingredients were unusual, but most weren't. <br /><br />giving the people exactly what they expect is wonderful, i guess, but there are literally hundreds of places in hudson county -- and hundreds more across the river -- that do just that. thirty acres stood out because the chef was creative. if jc diners found his mild deviations from expectation too pretentious, boy, the restaurant scene around here is in big trouble. i'd like cooks who are contemplating a jc opening to believe there's an audience here that's appreciative of risk-taking. tris mccallhttp://www.trismccall.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537523297131595431.post-27717158726002941642015-10-08T00:06:48.820-04:002015-10-08T00:06:48.820-04:00Interesting. I can honestly say I never had that f...Interesting. I can honestly say I never had that feeling or experience. A sort of dismissive server once, but that's about it. I always felt it was quite warm and welcoming. The reservation policy, while I agree was definitely not convenient, is no different than a number of restaurants around here - which I do find frustrating. Most places don't take small group reservations. I appreciated that they listened to customers and made changes. Jersey City Eatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035297889305711989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537523297131595431.post-71896142790171714092015-10-06T10:22:16.753-04:002015-10-06T10:22:16.753-04:00Food was always ok, but the owners never really se...Food was always ok, but the owners never really seemed to get that they weren't in manhattan and that that treating their customers like they should be glad to be there wasn't going to work- their no reservation policy that they had for years was absurd. Somewhat sad to see them go, but not really. I hope they learned from this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com