Months after the opening of American Glory BBQ here in Hudson, Karen and I stopped for a munch yesterday. In honor of my birthday I had a very specific hankering for meatloaf. After checking around, I realized that, excepting the meatloaf at the Blue Plate in Chatham and  at the diners on the Taconic Parkway, American Glory was the only place serving up this delicacy close enough not to involve lengthy car rides.

So, before what turned out to be a less than completely satisfying trip to the movies to see the new George Clooney vehicle, The American, we stopped at American Glory. Even at 5:30 the ground floor was a bit too noisy with piped in music. We trotted upstairs and found ourselves in a spacious room with a high tin ceiling and booths and banquette seating. It was much quieter. The service was good and the food serviceable to quite good for slightly up scale bar cuisine. Karen had a bowl of chili and some crab stuffed deviled eggs. Keeping in mind that we have a rather forgiving sense of food values, we rate American Glory as a keeper for future visits.