Prince & I — Restaurant in Jersey City

Came here for dinner on a Thursday evening. It's a small and cosy place where there is one person who does everything -- cooks, cleans, and waits on tables.

I will preface this review by stating that I respect the man for running his own restaurant despite his apparent disability. However, I would be doing him and the rest of the world a disservice if I were to write a review that is any different out of "pity".

Ordered the crepe, some noodle thing, some rice dish and another dish that I do not even remember. I do not recommend anything. The rice in particular was undercooked. This is a remarkable achievement unto itself since usually you just need a rice cooker to cook it and no special skill.

We were warned the food would be spicy. Unfortunately, it was not spicy and ultimately had no taste. It also arrived lukewarm and despite ordering four dishes for four people, I was still hungry afterwards. Portion size, taste, freshness were all disapointing.

Somehow despite the exoirbitant price tag, two of the four members of our party suffered from upset stomachs the next day. That's something else to watch out for.

The man running the shop is doing the best he can, but service would really be improved if he just went ahead and hired another person to help him. Service takes way too long to take our orders, to get the food, and to pay.

Unfortunately out here the first choice of payment is Venmo. I do not want to pay with Venmo, I want the transaction listed on my credit card just like it is for every single other restaurant. These are additional transaction costs present for no reason.

Thankfully the ambience and cleanliness was excellent. There are many cute stuffed toys all over, and the toilet was spotless and clean.

This place was a massive disappointment despite the high hopes I had. Expensive and at the end still hungry. Will not be...

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