Elks B P O E

the existing reviews are nearly a decade old, and this is an interesting place, half– hidden in plain sight. it’s a restaurant/​bar/​catering operation run by whomev the elks (bpoe) franchise it to. it’s just inside the elks bldg, just after you go the statue of the, uh, elk. the big dark ol’ barn’s wall has with fine olde new brunswick pix. the food kinda stopped in 1994, tho there’s increasing recognition – how could there not be?– than a sane adult male might want a salad for lunch. place only serves lunch, exc for holidays like thanksgiving or st pat’s. waitress calls me «hon,» ignoring my peri-​70somethingism. excellent sweet onions on burgers, cheap drinks at the bar with oldsters who’re there all afternoon all year. definitely a great ppl-​watching place if you wanna watch non-​bobos, esp bec bobos are in huge oversupply in the nonmexican rest of town. the place is a favorite of some rutgers/​bloustein faculty, with blou palace kittycorner at new street/​livingston avenue. happy new year

I CAN’T BELIEVE I FOUND THIS ON HERE. Allie are you reading this???
Omg…after the absolutely fabulous Xmas Xtravaganza at the State Theater, we came here for the afterparty… and discovered it was a hall, with an elk in front. (We totally were expecting to enter like… a bar… and saw stuffed animal carcasses). The bar had drinks listed with names such as «Chubby Russo» and we had tol sign a guestbook… probably for blackmail purposes at a later date. The place was weird… tis true. but it was one of those fun, interesting experiences I won’t soon forget.

«Allie and Aly Go to the Elks Lodge» by Allison G.
Once upon a time, on the first night of December, Aly W. and Allie G. attended Glen Burtnik’s Xmas Xtravaganza at the State Theatre. Aly had worked tirelessly selling t-​shirts and CDs for Spiraling (
), while Allie worked tirelessly at watching and enjoying the show. Little did our heroines know, the ELKS LODGE awaited for the after-​party festivities!
The Elks graciously invited the performers (and friends) into their lodge. Aly and Allie were greeted by not one, but (at least) TWO mounted elk heads. The Elks had a nice bar and a great open-​space area. Numerous delicious pizzas arrived to feed the famished bellies, hearts, and souls of the musicians and the Allies alike.
Aly and Allie, unsure of Elk traditions, were impressed by the excellent ladies’ room! They were even more impressed to learn that the leader of an Elks Lodge is termed an «Exalted Ruler.» At the end of the night, they were honored to sign the Elks’ guest book, so their December Elks Outing is forever recorded for posterity therein.
The End!