Basic Food & Beverage
“It's right by Hamilton Park and the fabulous Golden Door mini-golf art installation–bonus!!”
“Chicken pot pie made fresh for $7, with real white meat chicken and tasty vegetables and a perfectly cooked pastry crust?”
“Chocolate chip cookies are amazing!”
Basic Food & Beverage
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
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This was an absolute gem for us to find in Jersey City. Just around the corner from our apartment but it a 10 minute walk away from Grove st on the PATH line.
It's a got a bit of a fusion vibe. Not in the sense of east blends into west, but more than they coexist on the menu and no one bats an eyelid.
Between us we had a variety of things, including chicken wraps and BLTs (none of us were feeling korean food at 9am with jetlag) and everything was yummy. The coffee was far from stellar but also far from being the worst we had on our week in the states.
Meh. I generally hate coffee, but even I think the coffee here is way too weak. The sandwiches look tiny for the prices–breakfast burrito about the size of my fist for $5? No specific complaints, because it's an easy in and out if you need something quick. But it just seems like there are better coffee/sandwich shops nearby.
Basic is, well, true to its name, I guess… basic. Nothing fancy or interesting. I want to give 3 stars to be nice, but I am just not much of a fan. I got a Basic Burger, which sounded great on the menu but was utterly underwhelming. The beef patty looked like it came out of a box (frozen? I hope not) and was pretty tasteless. pesto mayo? hardly any on there. cheddar cheese? looks like a processed American slice to me. sauteed onions? closer to raw. spring greens? more like limp lettuce. My wife got the Chicken Club with Bacon, similar ingredients, same conclusion. Dry, bland sandwiches. Left thinking maybe the Korean menu items are better, but reading the reviews I don't think I will even go back to find out. There are better options popping up all the time in JC. Oh, and who is cash only these days?
This review is based solely on the coffee, and the coffee was so bad I don't think I'd come back and try anything else.
You know when your coffee is a dull brown/grey color, it's not going to be a good experience.
Burnt, watery, tasteless coffee. The coffee was worse than my office's Flavia coffee, and that's BAD. If you like overpriced brown water, you would love Basic. Sugar couldn't even help this case.
I just realized there are quite a few other reviews that mention how terrible the coffee is…. I trusted a friend – should have trusted Yelp!!
Breakfast was okay, but I've experienced better. Cheap, for sure, but you can make the same at home. The ingredients weren't as fresh as I remember and, honestly, the only benefit going there was that I didn't have to clean up dishes at home. I could have bought store packaged ham and cheese, a bagel, and made it at home.
Meh, I have indeed experienced better.
Plus, cash-only is annoying.