Brain Fart

Zack

Jan 2, 2026 at 8:16pm

Hey MOL — I’m having a full-on brain fart 🧠💨

Can anyone remember all the restaurants that cycled through 175 Maplewood Ave?

I ate at Chutzpah tonight and immediately spiraled into nostalgia. Thinking about the good old days: working mornings at Cranes, then stumbling across the street to pull a double at Arturo’s like a champ (or a fool).

I vividly remember The Laurel (RIP, absolute gem 💔), but I’m totally blanking on the other spots that came and went. Help jog my memory before I convince myself this was all a fever dream. Thanks

dave

Jan 2, 2026 at 9:47pm

Terra Cotta

DaveSchmidt

Jan 2, 2026 at 10:07pm

Abril Cocina

RobertRoe

Jan 3, 2026 at 6:30pm

Maplewood Cheese Shop. Peter's Bakery on the other side.

sprout

Jan 3, 2026 at 7:05pm

Was there something like "Hoboken Taco" about 20 years ago? Or was that farther down around where the Able Baker is now?

There was a "Sprout" salad place along that strip. And some Burger something something...

(As my nostalgia moves to the other side of the two towns: The restaurants I miss the most are Lalibela, the Ethiopian restaurant that used to be on Irvington Ave near Riggs Pl, and Laura's corner restaurant just a bit further down Irvington Ave... which I can't believe I'm blanking on the name of...)

ml1

Jan 3, 2026 at 7:43pm

sprout said:
Was there something like "Hoboken Taco" about 20 years ago? Or was that farther down around where the Able Baker is now?
There was a "Sprout" salad place along that strip. And some Burger something something...
(As my nostalgia moves to the other side of the two towns: The restaurants I miss the most are Lalibela, the Ethiopian restaurant that used to be on Irvington Ave near Riggs Pl, and Laura's corner restaurant just a bit further down Irvington Ave... which I can't believe I'm blanking on the name of...)

Carmelita's of Hoboken.