Things you just don't get

[gomestar]



Anywyas, I am going to Carnegie Hall tonight, anybody have any good pre-orchestra drinking place recommendations?

the bar at Marea?

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Ever been to Monkey Bar?

 

[Piobaire]

I am going for happy hour tonight at my usual Saturday boozey lunch place. I hope my change of schedule does not end time and space as we know it.

 

[gomestar]



Ever been to Monkey Bar?

yeah. It's suitable if a not a scene. I must prefer The Modern 2 or 3 blocks away.

 

[aravenel]



nope. Was a big bummer, and the fried chicken wasn't particularly good either. Great, you got the meat more tender and plentiful than KFC, but the taste isn't a particular step up and it's far more expensive. The best fried chicken I've ever had was at Manton's house.

also, the B-C people shafted us with like 5 espressos we didn't order on the bill. We complained, they said sorry, and then they gave us a new bill with 3 espressos on it. Would have really ruined the evening if the food was good.

The fried chicken is admittedly not that great, but I never ordered it that much. Sorry you didn't have a good experience

 

[itsstillmatt]

THey should rename it Buttermilk Chanel, and put stripper poles in.

 

[gomestar]



They should rename it Buttermilk Chanel, and put stripper poles in.

my eyes burn at the thought of the people who would perform there

 

[deadly7]



Knowing me I would probably still have 3-5 that I go to 90% of the time. Once you get to the wrong side of 40 all you want is to be able to hear the person you're talking to and for the staff to treat you like the VIP you ******* well are.

I wanted that when I turned 23...

Gonna need some selective focus hearing aids to cut the noise but boost the nearby speech.

I never really liked loud bars/taverns with obnoxious music. I'm going to a place with chairs to sit and hang out, not to go clubbing. Unfortunately around here I have yet to find a place that matches the former description..

 

[Piobaire]

I've never liked "clubs" as they're too loud. However, I never expected to be treated like a boss until I actually was one. Now I tend to go where I'm known.

 

[aravenel]

Totally agree on loud places. I feel like an old man complaining about it, but my days of enjoying being crammed into a place where you can't hear anyone talk and have to fight for a drink ended when college did.

Unfortunately, it is hard to find good places. I still haven't found a place I *love* in my neighborhood. A couple places looked promising, but then opened and turned into immediate shitshows.

 

[gomestar]

i hate loud too

 

[Piobaire]

One of the best things about our new house is I have two of my very favorite places right by the house. Nothing better than having a watering hole a few minutes from the house where everyone knows your name. Even better if they're first rate joints.

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Totally agree on loud places. I feel like an old man complaining about it, but my days of enjoying being crammed into a place where you can't hear anyone talk and have to fight for a drink ended when college did.

Unfortunately, it is hard to find good places. I still haven't found a place I *love* in my neighborhood. A couple places looked promising, but then opened and turned into immediate shitshows.

Cloverclub might not be too far.

 

[aravenel]



Cloverclub might not be too far.

Clover club isn't bad, but it is a bit far for frequent stops, and the couple of times I've been in there, it was pretty jammed.

I've pretty much given up on finding the perfect place--given the price of real estate, any place that wasn't crowded would have to charge an arm and a leg for drinks.

 

[imatlas]

Knowing me I would probably still have 3-5 that I go to 90% of the time. Once you get to the wrong side of 40 all you want is to be able to hear the person you're talking to and for the staff to treat you like the VIP you ******* well are.

I wanted that when I turned 23...

Gonna need some selective focus hearing aids to cut the noise but boost the nearby speech.

I need those hearing aids. I can't hear **** if there's a lot of background noise. I blame Eric Clapton.

Very true, and Milk & Honey moved to 23rd street.

Those motherfuckers had the nerve to shush me. I've never been shushed in a bar in my life. They are dead to me.

One of the best things about our new house is I have two of my very favorite places right by the house. Nothing better than having a watering hole a few minutes from the house where everyone knows your name. Even better if they're first rate joints.

+1

Our local put my wife's favorite drink on their cocktail menu, and the writer/slash/bartender named a character in one of his short stories after me. I took my older brother there and he was totally jealous that we have our own version of Cheers, except that it's a hip cocktail lounge within walking distance of our apartment.