Good Old Fashion Politics

The Graycliff

The Graycliff, 122 Moonachie Ave, Moonachie, NJ 07074

Mayor/State Senator Brian P. Stack hosted a Spring Gala at The Graycliff Banquet Hall.  This is the second or third such event that we have been invited to - a flier in the door.    

Notes

Moonachie is a suburb in the Meadowland area.  The venue's immediate surroundings to the South and East are industrial buildings, to the West is Teterboro Airport, and then to the North is Residential.

The Graycliff is a banquet oasis in the middle of all this.  Hedges keep the surroundings peaceful and private.  

Senator Stack represents New Jersey's 33rd Congressional District: all of Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, and a portion of Jersey City. - Were all 250,000 residents invited?

By the time we arrived, all the tables were full and the people seemed to have set up residence.

We arrived at 7, the advertised start.  The reception line was out the door and down the building.  Amy's crutches got us cut into the front of the line. 

Inside there was a photo booth and we DID NOT see a coat check as we navigated to the ballroom where the main buffet was set out.

Calimari Salad, Macaroni Salad, and Pasta Salad

Red and Yellow Roasted Peppers

Raw Clams, boiled shrimp, followed by vegetables, dip, and pieces of bread.

PASTA!  Penne in marinara, tortellini in alfredo, ziti in Bolognese

Italian sausage and peppers, Tostones, and Maduros

Meat Balls, Eggplant Rollatini, Chicken, Rice and Beans and off the end: Seafood Paella

I did not get a photo of the carving stations, or the open bars.

The auxiliary buffet, seating, and bar in the tent-in-the-parking lot annex

And of course, Music and Dancing!

Happy 55th Birthday Amy!

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Notes

Osteria at Carrino Provisions

 

Osteria at Carrino Provisions

Plattduetsche Park Biergarten

 

Plattduetsche Park Biergarten

Guy's American Kitchen and Bar

 

Guy's American Kitchen and Bar

Buffett with bbq pulled pork. Nachos. Amid Mac and cheese. Passed sashimi tacos. Veggie spring rolls. Smoked salmon on toast. Great chicken tenders. 

BBQ pork buffet

Mac and Cheese

Make your own nachos

Smoked salmon

Seafood Festival at the Spanish Pavillion

 

Spanish Pavillion

$38 Seafood Festival

Blue point oysters and clams on the half shell with shrimp cocktail

Lobster

Clams salsa Verde

Grilled lobster a la Plancha

Mussels marinera

Steamed crab and corn

Calamar Pavillion

Stuffed clams casino

Fried shrimp...just because

Shrimp in chili and garlic

Tilapia Françoise

Clams in lemon sauce

When you have these cooked to order, why is there chilled lobster on the buffet?