1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uydUzylbU3"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2014/10/15/union-republic-jersey-city/">Union Republic, Jersey City</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2014/10/15/union-republic-jersey-city/embed/#?secret=uydUzylbU3" width="600" height="338" title="“Union Republic, Jersey City” — Waz Wu" data-secret="uydUzylbU3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-81-1.jpg12801280If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that I’m obsessed with ramen. I’m sure it’s not hard to imagine how excited I was to discover Union Republic. Finally a good ramen restaurant on my side of the river! Located in the historic downtown area of Jersey City, UR is a New American cafe featuring ramen. It’s clearly not your traditional ramen-ya, but the fresh, contemporary interiors immediately won me over. Sunshine pours through the large storefront windows, and as long as you’re not sitting directly in the sun, it’s a really nice dining experience. I’ve always dreamed of having a farmhouse dining table lined with Eames eiffel chairs, so visiting UR was almost like a little glimpse into my dream house. Loved the green walls, and they also had some cool artwork up on the walls. Not too crazy about the stools at the bar tables, mainly because I suffered through 5 years of architecture school where we had to sit on those stools in studio for long hours. Having a quick meal on those stools probably isn’t so bad though. Now on to the ramen! John and I both ordered the Alpha & Omega ramen ($13), the vegetarian ramen at UR. […]