Ok so I had absolutely no plans to go out last night. In fact I had even called my friends to tell them as much. However I had been sleeping all day fighting off what I thought was a cold but am now convinced is just nasty allergies. So by 10:30 or so I was restless. I was on the phone with my friend Lisa who was waiting for her friend Michele to pick her up. They were going into the city. I told her to call me if they for some reason ended up in Hoboken. Thanks to an obscene amount of traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel, at 11:30 my phone rings. It’s Lisa and she says, “We’re at Lua.” “What the fuck is Lua?” I politely inquired. “It’s Fernando’s new place,” she replied.
Fernando is a mutual friend who apparently has been running this place not six blocks from my apartment since January. And I had no idea! So I decided to walk over there out of curiosity. It’s a nice upscale place over on 14th Street and Sinatra Drive North. Ya know … part of that newer ‘extension’ of Hoboken. Yikes! Another velvet rope! Ha, but this time I got in with one simple phone call to Lisa who then called Fernando and boom! I was in. Lisa and Michele were watching me from the window of their corner table which also has a breathtaking view of NYC.
The place was jumpin’ with the bar area filled to capacity. It’s not really my scene. I prefer a more down and dirty type place with a band. But, if you’re into a night of partyin’ to a mix of classic and new dance tracks, then sport your best casual/neat no-sneaker duds and check it out.
I can’t vouch for the food other than the deserts which were pretty good. I had a couple of bourbons and a few sips of champagne while chatting with Lisa and Michele. I have to admit that it felt empowering to get in before the ‘cool’ crowd and sit at the best table in the place with two sexy, hot girls in full view of the poor slobs outside. Even though I knew full well that nothing was gonna happen with me and the girls, it was still an ego boost.
I left around 1:30 or so and yes … ended up at Louise & Jerry’s … followed by an after party and me sleeping past noon … again.
