McCoy’s Pub September 23, 2020I suppose there’s such a thing as a neighborhood bar in midtown. And god love you if you...
Añejo – Hell’s Kitchen June 11, 2020In my experience with Mexican food, which began as a small child in Los Angeles, it was never...
Anchor Bar – New York City July 13, 2019[CLOSED] Anchor Bar is supposedly the home of the original Buffalo wing. This bar is obviously not in...
Hudson Station December 30, 2018[CLOSED] You know that place you duck into when it’s raining really hard and there’s absolutely nothing else...
The Pony Bar March 11, 2015[CLOSED] This joint has a seriously classic look. A long wooden bar with wooden bar stools lines one...
Lansdowne Road July 19, 2014[CLOSED] The sports bar in Manhattan is always a fickle mistress. Yes, I suffer from idiom blindness, but...
Little Town NYC – Restaurant Row December 14, 2012[CLOSED] New York is a big goddamn state. Most of it is filled (or not filled) with big...
Coppersmith’s May 4, 2012[CLOSED] Nothing like a relatively personalityless bar in a neighborhood transitioning away from that kind of thing. There...
La Silhouette November 14, 2011[CLOSED] In trying to find a good restaurant for Hipster Dad’s birthday, I wanted some place that wasn’t...
Brickyard Gastropub March 11, 2011[CLOSED] Now I’m no NASCAR sympathizer. In fact some rednecks may call me a hater. But regardless of...
The House of Brews August 30, 2010[CLOSED] I used to frequent this joint back in the day when it was B.B. Doyle’s and sat...
Blue Ruin January 23, 2010I keep reading sites that refer to this bar as a “dive.” Clearly these people have never been...
2 Bros. Pizza August 23, 2009Doughy and not in any way refined, the pizza at what amounts to a corner stand a stone’s...
Piece of Chicken August 22, 2009[CLOSED] Never has a name been so direct and to the point. What you order is a piece...
Siam Grill August 22, 2009[CLOSED] It’s odd that I somehow spent five years working both directly north and directly south of this...
Lazzara’s Pizza May 25, 2009[CLOSED at this location] “Pizza that suffers from pizza-envy” was the first thing that came to mind when...
Sugar Deli Food Center May 13, 2009[CLOSED] Never has the lure of a Bud tallboy driven me to such depths. I risked trichinosis, giardia,...
Shorty’s – Hell’s Kitchen April 11, 2009[CLOSED] I have not the slightest idea why, but the name of this place comes off as slightly...
