Dear Maud opened in July in Hoboken and I surely wanted to try this eatery. Our first attempt was on the Friday before Labor Day, thinking it would be quiet. We were wrong: the restaurant was not only busy, but they were blasting music that is something I really cannot stand while having a meal! So we went back for brunch the following Sunday. Quieter, but with still loud music, we decided to give it a try. Entering the place, we soon realized how big it is with the back area that seemed to be quite spacious and the bar area, also large, with its impressive bar that dominated the room. To start our meal, we decided to get some beverages: peppermint tea for Jodi and Hangover Cure, a non-alcoholic blend of pineapple, orange, ginger and cucumber. Good and refreshing, it had lots of crushed Ice in it so there was not much of it in the glass.

We then decided to share the French toast sticks. I admit that I was a little disappointed with it: it was just two slices of French toast cut in half and not sticks like we had in other restaurants. But the main issue was the fact that the bread was not soaked enough and we could not really taste the cinnamon sugar, so it was just ok. For her main, Jodi got their pecan and apple salad that she ordered without pecans and added a side of avocado. It was composed of baby spinach, green apple, strawberry and blue cheese crumble. That was quite a nice salad that you can also have with chicken or shrimp. On my side, I settled for the fried chicken sandwich with French fries. The chicken was made Korean style that is I guess double fried, topped with spicy mayo, scallion, and a generous amount of sweet chili sauce. It looked fantastic, but I was thinking, seeing the chili sauce dripping on the plate that it would be messy. It was less than I thought after cutting the sandwich in half. There was perfect balance between the bun and the chicken that was crispy and moist, perfectly cooked, with a nice saltiness that was counterbalanced by the sweet chili sauce. It has been a while since I had such a good fried chicken sandwich! This was worth the torture in my ears!

So I was glad we got to try Dear Maud and I would just go back for that sandwich. As we were there, we saw lots of mouth watering food passing by, so I am curious to try other dishes. They do not have a website yet and looking at photos of menus on the internet, it is hard to define a genre, but I would say that they have lots of Asian inspired dishes. Maybe next time I will have to try a very early dinner…

Enjoy (I did)!

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Dear Maud - 205 1st St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

Dear Maud in Hoboken, NJ

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