tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post7386726063937925567..comments2024-03-13T06:29:02.843-04:00Comments on Do You Really Know What You're Eating?: At Mama Roxy's Italian-American restaurant in Rochelle ParkVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-40592114518538782402011-10-12T06:24:25.654-04:002011-10-12T06:24:25.654-04:00Thanks for the update.
For Italian, I've been...Thanks for the update.<br /><br />For Italian, I've been going to Santucci's Trattoria, a BYO on Kinderkamack Road in River Edge, and Amici's Family Restaurant in Bergenfield.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-89913809972908277382011-10-11T22:05:21.470-04:002011-10-11T22:05:21.470-04:00Asked the waitress when we went recently. There u...Asked the waitress when we went recently. There used to be 4 owners (I think...) and 2 of them have left. Hence the name change. The owners that also own Roxanne's in Mahwah were the ones that left. <br /><br />The menu is almost exactly identical to what it used to be. The Mama Roxy chips are now the Woodstone Chips, etc.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414966463889025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-85108725626168729302011-09-07T11:37:10.641-04:002011-09-07T11:37:10.641-04:00Thanks.
The restaurant business is a mystery, ex...Thanks. <br /><br />The restaurant business is a mystery, except many more seem to fail than succeed.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-14267824996089033612011-09-07T11:26:30.613-04:002011-09-07T11:26:30.613-04:00I did a little research on the domain, looks like ...I did a little research on the domain, looks like it was registered to an individual in Brooklyn with an Italian surname. I am kind of surprised at them giving up on the place after a year, I doubt they were given a mindblowing offer in this economic climate.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-23573327077607962512011-09-07T11:20:42.414-04:002011-09-07T11:20:42.414-04:00Woodstone is a pretty bland name. Could Mama Roxy ...Woodstone is a pretty bland name. Could Mama Roxy be too ethnic?<br /><br />The new menu, like the old, doesn't provide guidance on how many people can be served by family style dishes.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-64460767924016882212011-09-07T11:13:46.842-04:002011-09-07T11:13:46.842-04:00It is now the Woodstone Pizza Bar and Grill, I dou...It is now the Woodstone Pizza Bar and Grill, I doubt it is the same owner as Mama Roxy's. Then again it is possible, the prices on the menu are about identical to the ones you described. I have been to Varka, it is pretty solid, but it seems like the common denominator with this family's businesses are very high prices.<br /><br />http://woodstonepizzabarandgrill.com/SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-87746901716742915092011-09-07T11:00:07.625-04:002011-09-07T11:00:07.625-04:00Really? I guess it didn't last a year.
It...Really? I guess it didn't last a year. <br /><br />It's a tough location, but there is a large office building across the way, it's near the mall and it used a formula from a successful Mahwah restaurant.<br /><br />We tried it only once. There are so many Italian places around.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-4819150407492673562011-09-07T09:06:29.127-04:002011-09-07T09:06:29.127-04:00This place must of changed ownership, it is now go...This place must of changed ownership, it is now going by a different name.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-90372407996478458922011-04-26T13:06:49.401-04:002011-04-26T13:06:49.401-04:00That's so disappointing. I'm not sure why ...That's so disappointing. I'm not sure why restaurants don't take such matters more seriously.<br /><br />If Mama Roxy's thought the food with the hair in it was still edible with the hair removed, then give it to the staff, don't try to pull a fast one on the customer.<br /><br />When I want Italian food now, I go to Sanducci's Trattoria in River Edge or I Gemelli in South Hackensack, a BYO splurge.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-31406873874499683852011-04-26T12:25:38.941-04:002011-04-26T12:25:38.941-04:00I have been to Mama Roxy's a few times. It is ...I have been to Mama Roxy's a few times. It is pricey but portions are large so it's more like you'r getting double the meal. I was very dissapointed upon my last visit. I ordered the Shrimp parm family style platter (At least a $40.00 dish) and when they served it to the table their was a hair in it. While i can completely understand this sometimes happens what really disturbed me was when we politly and discreatley pointed it out it was removed from the table and then the same darn dish of food was returned to us 5 minutes later! i found that very disturbing to order a $40.00 dish and the cook thought it was appropriate to remove the hair, cover the spot with more cheese and return the same darn dish back to us. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL! we are certain it was the same dish of food because the kids took photos of it with their phones! the poor attempt of reheating the same dish even scorvhed what was once white mozzarella. When i confronted the waitress about it everyone denied it. They replaced the dish but at this point everyone else was done eating and my trust in them and the quality was destroyed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-16720529049446524762010-11-01T18:04:19.371-04:002010-11-01T18:04:19.371-04:00I think we would have been happy with the smaller ...I think we would have been happy with the smaller salad.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-80978265412281709122010-11-01T14:21:38.445-04:002010-11-01T14:21:38.445-04:00$23 for a salad. Ouch. My wife and I go to Buca ...$23 for a salad. Ouch. My wife and I go to Buca Di Beppo in Albany, NY when we are in the area and their large family sized antipasto salad is only $20 and has all the traditional Italian meats in it.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.com