Brother Jimmy’s BBQ — Murray Hill November 8, 2010It seems there is one of these Bro Jimmy’s joints opening every other week. I used to live...
The Hog Pit (II) April 11, 2009[CLOSED] Moving up from The Meat Packing District to Chelsea is a weird move for this honky-tonk barbecue...
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ — MSG April 3, 2009[CLOSED] Closer to MSG you could not get. Obviously built to house pre-concert revelers and be-jerseyed Rangers fans,...
Dakota Roadhouse April 13, 2008[CLOSED] You’ve seen The Accused, right? It’s not to say that the nice construction dudes from Ground Zero...
The Hog Pit November 15, 2006[CLOSED at this location] Reopened: The Hog Pit II The last thing I would ever expect to see at...
American Trash February 7, 2005This place is like an institution on the UES. While so many crappy bars have come and gone...
Hogs & Heifers August 6, 2004[CLOSED] I’ve always had this irrational fear about coming to this place. I’m not sure if it was...
Rudy’s Bar and Grill February 4, 2004What lurks in the dark, decaying recesses of Rudy’s? Well, besides the creepy customers and discarded, free hot...
Coyote Ugly August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Let me start off by saying that those of you going here expecting to see Tyra Banks...
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ — The West Side August 6, 2003[CLOSED] One couldn’t find a place less like the Deep South than The Upper West Side of Manhattan....
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ — The Original October 14, 2002[CLOSED] Coming from an individual who doesn’t dig on swine, this can hardly be a complete (or impartial)...
Raccoon Lodge (Upper West Side) August 4, 2001[CLOSED] We’re not quite sure who told New York bar owners that New Yorkers like cowboy stuff, but...
Yogi’s August 4, 2001[CLOSED] We’re not quite sure what the obsession is with New Yorkers and redneck bars, but here is...
Village Idiot August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Became: Gin Lane You know a bar must really have something going for it if it can...
Doc Holliday’s August 4, 2001Yet another honky-tonk, redneck bar that seems about as out of place in the East Village as a...
9C October 4, 2000[CLOSED] Nothing makes you feel more like a local than hanging in a bar that has absolutely no...
Red Rock West Saloon February 26, 2000[CLOSED] Imagine if you and your drunken fraternity buddy sat down one night after a fat J and...
Duke’s February 26, 2000[CLOSED] Honestly, if you’re drunk, in the Union Square area and craving BBQ that just might kill you,...
