FEELING BLU?
Have a Blu
Cosmopolitan,
Code Blu Burger,
Blu Kabobs, or
a Mixed Berry
Salad to lift
your spirits.
BLU ALEHOUSE
92 Route 23 North, Riverdale
973-831-4258
blualehouse.com
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For Daytime Dining and Nighttime Mingling
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WRITTEN BY ADRIANA MARIELLA
he Blu Alehouse restaurant and bar located on
Route 23 North in
Riverdale offers familyfriendly dining by day
and a sports bar atmosphere at night. From Blu filet mignon
kabobs for dinner to the “drunken
sailors” mussels at happy hour, the
expansive New American menu created by executive chef Ken Stark (previously of Ruth’s Chris and Morton’s
steakhouses) meets the needs of
many different tastes.
For starters, try the Avocado
Eggrolls (filled with avocado and sun
dried tomatoes) served with tamarind
cashew sauce, the Tuna Tartar or the
Babyback Sliders (topped with BBQ
sauce and fried pickled jalapenos).
On the dinner menu is a wide
selection of sandwiches, burgers, salads, seafood and steaks. The Code
Blu Burger (on a breaded fried macaroni and cheese bun with bacon,
cheddar, lettuce and tomato) is one of
the restaurant’s most popular dishes.
Blu Shrimp (pan fried shrimp, angel
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNE-MARIE CARUSO
hair pasta, garlic and tomato cream
sauce), Lobster Mac & Cheese,
French Onion Sliders (topped with
caramelized sherry onions and
gruyere cheese), Ahi Tuna (pepper
crusted served with asparagus), and
the Cowboy Ribeye (20 oz. bone-in)
are also favorites on the dinner
menu.
On the lighter side, try the Chilled
Asparagus Salad (roasted red pepper,
goat cheese and pecans over baby
arugula in a house-made sherry vinaigrette). The menu also offers a significant selection of gluten-free options,
many of which are modified versions
of the regular menu’s offerings.
Dessert lovers will want to try the
Fried Cheese Cake (fried Jersey shore
style with fresh strawberries and
strawberry sauce) or the Cookies &
Cream (classic Oreo cookie dipped in
batter and fried, served with cookies
and cream ice cream, fresh whipped
cream and chocolate sprinkles).
During happy hour, Monday
through Friday from 3:30-6:30 p.m.
at the bar, you can enjoy any of the
35 beers on tap, as well as some of
the restaurant’s small bites such as
cheddar-bacon deviled eggs, mini
chicken quesadillas or pulled pork
tacos with slaw. According to Jared
Shababb, Blu Alehouse’s marketing
manager, “Blu Alehouse is a family
restaurant first, geared toward a great
dining experience. And, if our guests
prefer, they can come to eat, and stay
for the party.”
At Blu Alehouse, guests receive a
free entrée during the week of their
birthday. Half-priced bottles of wine
are available on Wine Wednesday,
and new Brew Flights (a selection of
your choice of four different beers)
can be purchased. Outdoor seating is
available in good weather.
For late-night fun, every Thursday
night is Country Night featuring
guests from the country radio station
NASH FM 94.7, and every Friday
and Saturday are Top 40 nights featuring DJs from 92.3 AMP Radio.
There’s no cover charge, food is
served until midnight and drinks are
available until 3 a.m. ■
MAY 2016
WAYNE MAGAZINE
61