When the Pastrami House closed its doors, I was not that surprised. The food was good there, but the lack of space for dining left this place with no other option than being a take out joint, limiting a bit its customer base. So, very quickly after they closed in the Summer, construction began and Purple Rice opened in August, and we decided to give it a try. We ordered on their Point of Sale, where most of the dishes were presented with a photo, that I thought was a good idea as we had no idea what some of the dishes were.

A few minutes after ordering, I got my Thai iced tea that was quite good, not too sweet.

Thai iced tea at Purple Rice in Hoboken, NJ

But then the wait started…We kept seeing bags ready for delivery, but nothing for us. It took a while for our food to come and finally everything came at the same time, in plastic containers. We started with the scallion pancakes that were soggy and undercooked, really not good. Then, my main dish, the chicken curry that is in the Chef’s special, did not look good and was in fact not good: the sauce was gluey. I was also surprised that they did not even serve it with rice. So I took some of the rice that was in Jodi’s dish, tofu teriyaki that was at least good, the tofu being flavorful.

Overall, this was a disappointing lunch: I did not really liked the food and was a bit annoyed that they focused on delivery rather than ensuring that people dining in get their food in a reasonable amount of time. If I had to pick, I would prefer Keming, few blocks from there, from the same owner.

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Purple Rice - 832 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

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