84 Broadway
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
(201) 666-8688
My brother Scott and his wife Bonnie were home from Italy for the weekend, so on
Saturday night we headed over to Bourbon Street. If you couldn't figure it out by the
name, this bar is New Orleans themed. The restaurant serves creole infused food like
Jumbalaya and even serves alligator. Although the bar is large, covering two floors
and several rooms, it gets filled up pretty fast on a Saturday night. The jazz themed
artwork, the brick walls and the warm gas fireplaces enhance the atmosphere.
Shorty after entering the bar and looking for a place to relax, I noticed some girls with a
giant inflatable penis. This is not something that a person normally encounters when
entering a bar (at least not the bars that I go to), so I looked back at my brother and he
confirmed that yes, it was indeed a giant blow up penis. I'm sorry to say that when I
ventured over to find these girls a little while later so I could inquire about the exact
nature of the giant fallace, they were gone so I couldn't even get a picture. This is
alright though, because I have pictures of other oddities that I encountered here.
Now I could be wrong here, but I honestly thought that the only town in NJ that legalized
gambling was Atlantic City. Either that or I was not aware that Hillsdale was an Indian
reservation, because inside the bar there was a full sized blackjack table. The
minimum bet was $10 and the maximum was $250 and there was a dealer dealing
people up. Here is the pic that I took, which I'm sure they're not too happy about. I
hope I don't get them in trouble or anything, because this place is pretty cool and I
would like to go back.
more appealing to the women. I told her that this is why I put pictures of myself on the
site. That should be enough to attract all the women in droves. She disagreed. At this
point, she hijacked the camera and vanished into the bar somewhere. When she came
back she had a lot more beads around her neck than she had when she left. We
decided not to ask what she did to get the beads, but I've been to the real Bourbon St
in New Orleans and I know how they are acquired there. She took a picture of these
guys. Apparently they have an invisible baby named George. Invisible or not, I have a
strong policy of not letting kids drink in bars until they are at least 7.
are not only tasty, but only a few of them will mess you up good.
Bad Point about the bar: The drinks here were kind of pricey. It cost me $18 for two
pints of Bass and one Captain and Coke. I guess I'm just used to South Jersey prices
though.
White trash factor: 1 - They were all hanging out one block down at Lou's Tavern, which
we went to next.
Chachi Guido factor: 6 - I definitely saw a bunch of gold chains and hairy chests.
Ratio of girls to guys: 1/2
Crowd density: High
Age of the crowd: twenties - It looked like there were a lot of college students that were
still home for Christmas break.
Overall rating: 8 - The atmosphere is great, there are no white trash and there is no
cover charge. If the ratio of girls to guys was higher and the drinks were a little cheaper
it would have been rated even higher.
