Hudson House

I was really really looking forward to coming to Hudson House. I wanted to try it even before Brooke was on Top Chef. Since I was so excited to try it and love it, we kept ordering more dishes hoping it would get better but we were disappointed. First of all, like the other comments clearly say, it's definitely a very very loud place. We were practically yelling across the table. We started with the Edamame/Shishito peppers which were very delicious-super flavorful. Then we had the asparagus...yikes. Not good at all. They were cold and overcooked-which seems like an oxymoron. Then we all split (better to order tapas style so you can taste a lot of the dishes) the pretzel burger (NO flavor at all-super duper bland and not cooked to how we ordered), the skirt steak with truffle fries (the steak was maybe a 5 out of 10 and was cooked to how we ordered which was good) and the fries were super duper cheesy almost distracting from the truffle-which we barely tasted, the ribs (YAY our favorite dish-definitely order these!!) and the clams (in a chipotle flavored broth that failed-we ate 4 clams total-it was that bad). I'm giving it 2 stars for the selection of beers & drinks, the good service and the good ribs and edamame.

We went back to Hudson House.  As usual it was packed.  We were able to get seated promptly and ordered away.  Of course we had the ribs......Soooooooo goood!!!!  Fall off the bone tender with a great flavor to it.  The Edamami was of course wonderful to snack on.  We also tried the Chicken Meatball Sandwich with Sweet Potatoe Fries.  The sandwich was outstanding and had a nice bite from some Chili flake being added.  The sweet potatoe fries were cooked and seasoned to perfection.  I'm now in love with sweet potatoe fries!!  I had them at other places and hated them.  Here they are cooked nice and crunchy with great season.  A must to have.  The kale salad was ok, however we mixed the seasoned olive and nut mix to it and it was divine!!.  We topped it off with the s'mores Ice Cream.  No brownie or bacon on top as usually served.  The ice cream is really soft and good.  Whoever makes this for Hudson House has a great blend of ingredients that make it taste like homemade.  The service from our server to buser and everyone else was fabulous!  Again, I highly reccomend coming here, but watch the peak hours as it gets crowded quickly.  The way the owner has made this place it is a shame it is not bigger to accomidate more people as it would get filled up!  :)

3.5 Very good gastropub, great drinks options, very loud, the food tasted good. I also thought the service was very good - everyone was "on it." We sat immediately as we were in there early for dinner, a little before 7 pm on a Saturday. Everything we got tasted great, the burger, the ribs, the potato pancakes, and especially the chicken wings. I think the menu could be a little more inspired as we are dealing with a Top Chef finalist here, but perhaps at her other restaurant in the Marina we'd find what we're looking for, and we do plan to hit that one soon. We aren't in a rush to get back to HH, but we will be back.