Hudsons

04/06/08

Wednesday night best time to get to Hudson's

by greg_b at Citysearch

Not to mince words, Hudson' s "Restaurant" is a local dump. It's where you want to go for affordable drinks, the major sports games on the 2 screens, or your choice of music on the juke (though it seems 'Classic Rock' of the most neanderthal variety is the norm).

Primarily it's an old-guy bar, but a crop of baby boomers and local over-21 college people are starting to show up. Women aren't frowned upon at Hudson's, I guess they just prefer to go elsewhere. So don't bother with the rehearsed pick-up lines and the copious cheap cologne before swaggering in at midnight on a Monday.

The highlight of Hudson's is Wednesday nights, when the resident Brit bartender comes in with excellent home-cooked fare (amongst the recent offerings are: shepherd's pie, clam chowder, meatballs, spiced wings and the like).

For a taste of true local Riverdale flavor, drop by Hudson's.

• Pros: $1.50 glasses of bud at all times, old-school wood bar ambience, huge selection on overpriced jukebox, pool table, darts
• Cons: Gender imbalance, poor selection of beers (how 'bout some Brooklyn Brewery stuff, Guinness, a few more microbrews/imports?