Coda Kitchen and Bar
| Address: | 177 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA |
| Phone: | +1 973-327-2247 |
| Site: | codamaplewood.com |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM |
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Ben Geffken
Maplewood is deserving of a fun, trendy bar and Coda is very close. The restaurant is located on Maplewood Ave and has a nice appearance with the color palette and brick wall behind the bar. The drinks are usually creative, and the beer and wine list is quite good. The food is usually the flaw. The menu is huge, almost diner sized. For a higher end restaurant, this is unnecessary regardless of how fresh the food is that is being prepared. There are some really good items for appetizers as well as the main courses, but some items are missing the right flavor combinations. I often wonder if these could be corrected if they omitted a few items and focused on a smaller core of items.
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Greg Katz
ok food, and decent beer selection. BEWARE. If you have 3 beers then you are in danger of having the manager in front of you threatening to call the police. It seems that if you have nobody to talk to at the moment and become introspective in your own thoughts, that is taken as a sign of inebriation. If this place had chosen to hire bartends and a manager with actual experience working a bar, then they would know how to simply engage the customer in brief conversation to quietly ensure their customers (and I hope that is how they think of people that walk into their establishment that way) sobriety.
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A Private User
Waiter was very friendly, drink was watery and didn't taste any alcoho, mojito variation best stick with classics then trying to do the fancy cocktails. Steak sandwich was nice, though the 'sandwich' was very soggy, sliders were very dry. The gruyere sauce blah. The desserts looked great but the banana bread (thick end piece) was very tough, and dry even in combination with the banana and ice cream. Asked and got another piece which was equally dry, tasted just as stale. Had very nice dinners here before so will come back for a retry.
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R Robinson
THEY HAVE ROACHES TERRIBLE TERRIBLE PLACE. Food taste like the cooks dont know what seasoning is. Its quite cramped you will push up against someone trying to get into your seat. Service was fair nothing horrible nothing spectacular. THE BIGGEST HORROR while waiting for the rest of my party i saw a ROACH crawling in the dining room area of this place. Disgusting. Like cmon this is maplewood not Irvington you guys should not have creepy crawlies. OVERALL WAS BETTER OF GOING ELSEWHERE!
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Don Wood
Theyve recently removed the carpeting and the resulting scent of mildew which used to greet you at the door. Its tries to straddle the line between family friendly restaurant (a financial must in this community) and sophisticated lounge and does a good job considering the confined space. It is haphazardly run, but friendly. It has one of two liquor licenses allowed-currently-in town, which does much more to explain the weekend wait than the good but not great food.
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Ivan J. Zapata-Rivera
The undivided attention, professionalism and friendliness from Tasliym, the food runners and the hostess gave this evening a special touch. The Korean tacos and crab cakes for appetizers, the salmon and wing with sofrito rice (fish with rice) were cooked to perfection. The IPA was served to perfect temperature and the acai mojito was like no other. Thank you for the mom style pudin and apple crisps, they made my party and me smile!
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j pk
We had a repast here after my Aunts funeral today. Even though the the booking was done well in advance when we got there no one there knew about the booking. There was one waitress and one bartender to take care of our party of over 30 and also the rest of the restaurant. We waited over two hours to eat. I had ordered the Cuban sandwich and it was so dry it was like biting into saw dust. I would never recommend this to anyone.
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Barbara Savino
The only bad thing in this restaurant is the noise level. The best thing is the food! We enjoyed every bite of our meal...started with the warm spinach salad with goat cheese, roasted squash, apple and almonds. So, so good! We had crab wrap, baha fish tacos and grilled shrimp tacos. Each meal came with skinny fries and mixed greens. Not a bad bite among these offerings. This is a definite place to go to again.
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Dolph Chiarino
Dark atmosphere with a bar that has "Just Ok Food" for a quick bite. We were seated in the middle of the shop bur had to move coz it smelled of urine. I was going to eat something but changed my mind & had a soda. My wife ordered french fries (all 14 of them) & our bill was $11.00. Other than Lorenas theres no "good" place to eat in Maplewood. Time for a good restaurant/eating place to open up.
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Erik Kroner
Excellent food. Was very hard to pick what I wanted from the menu. Went with the beer burger cheeseburger and was very happy with it. Wait staff was good but not great; had to flag a waiter for drink refills and then didnt get a third round of drinks because no one ever came before there was no point. But the food is good enough that Im still happy to give it 5 stars.
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Anne Friedman
I love the food and service at Coda. i have never had a bad meal here, but sometimes I consider taking my plate into the bathroom, as it is quiet in there and they play nice blues over the speakers. This place is NOISY. I would come here more if they turned off the TVs and did something with the acoustics. if you go , ask for the back room.
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A Private User
If you like loud and crowded this is the place for you. The Americana menu is a meat lovers dream. Wide selection of American Staples with a modern twist. Service was decent but does not warrant praise. Great beer selection
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Carl Esposito
This is one of our favorite American restaurants. We come here often and it is always delicious with great service. The place is also always clean and never that busy, we are usually able to come in and just sit down.
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A Private User
Always good. A bumpy start but this place has come along way. Good for any occasion and finally getting more child friendly. The food choices are always improving and new ownership has taken it to a higher level.
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A Private User
Always a good choice. We kinda liked it better when it was Indigo Smoke (more soul food). But, great atmosphere and the food options are pretty decent. NYC vibe in downtown Maplewood!
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Robert Peters
Upscale eatery with modest prices. Between the expansive selection of unique dishes and the reasonable pricing you could easily eat here for a month straight without getting bored.
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David Demaree
Good food, though the decor and vibe are a little bit odd—my wife describes it as being like a place the characters would have gone on "Ally McBeal". Live piano music on Sundays.
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Morris Uliver
Un lugar muy acogedor, me encantan la variedad y originalidad de tragos
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Tavern Monk
Ended up here for St. Patricks Day. We travel & eat quite ofren... have room say this food was top shelf! Spacious & plenty of seating with a great atmosphere.
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Said Medina
Food is not up to scratch with the ambiance. Service is warm, attentive, and accomadating. However the ability to recover from mishaps are not even amateur.
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Evan Guarini
Been here 4 times now. Everything has been great. The lobster BLT was top notch. One of our favorites in the Maplewood, South Orange, Milburn area.
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Mark Di Sabato
Great local bar restaurant in the heart of Maplewood. Great selection of beers and decent cocktails. A very eclectic crowd and atmosphere.
