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This summer I am on a mission to play in the City. Every Friday I'll visit a new bar, club, lounge, restuarant, etc. and talk all about. Feel free to suggest places to go or avoid. I'm all game and all are welcomed to join in.

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Summer Fridays

June 02, 2011 | 04:45 PM |

STRIKE ~ More Like Gutter Ball…

I took a week to hit STL but I’m back! 

This week it was all about Bowling! So the new thing in NYC is “Club Bowling”… Bowling alley’s with high end bars and food that give you a club like atmosphere. Well, this week I checked out Bowlamor courtesy of my good friend Madam Janae (Happy Birthday!!!)

So, Bowlamor is a chic spot on west 44th between 7th and 8th. Like everything in Time Square it’s designed to look and feel larger than life. Enter a shiny over the top lobby and take the elevator to the 3rd floor where you find a lounge and bar and eventually some bowling lanes. The space was good size it has 50 lanes but, they are spread out through 7 bars and a multitude of theme areas and lounges. The food was cool. I tried the wings… From one plate they were the bomb.com from another they were not that great. 

I sampled one drink and was knocked out with just one sip. The service was sub par and the music - hit or miss. It could still be a cute date place but, after $13 per game and $7 per shoes AND the most irritating fight through the crowds on Times Square… it’s really not worth it…

But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself. 

Bowlamor Lanes? Eh… I’m good with Harlem Lanes

May 17, 2011 | 11:20 AM |

NOT FEELING WELL? TAKE A COUPLE HOT TODDIES! 

I was ill this past Friday but that didn’t keep me from some of the best Cajun food in NYC…Mara’s Homemade! Located on 3rd between 1st and 2nd at the end of a row of roughly 20 Indian food restaurants. Mara’s is small and friendly. The owner is a Arkansas native (S.O. Little Rock stand up) that spent some time in New Orleans and has brought that classic taste to the East Village. I’m talking BBQ, catfish, greens, crayfish etouffee, shrimp creole, crayfish boil, mac n C…. The works and yes it’s ALL DELICIOUS! The drinks are served in the New Orleans way too, STRONG! Hurry up and visit cause rumor has it they maybe moving to Long Island :(

Whenever you’re in the East Village you gotta party with the NYU kids on St. Marks. Get a tattoo, buy a flask or some choice tobacco products, get ice cream, $2 jumbo slices, drinks, hit a karaoke bar, down a shot and buy a new graphic T and shades for the ride home. 

May 13, 2011 | 06:32 PM |
Spicy Rita! Mezcal, Grand Marnier, Fresh Orange and Lime with Cayenne Pepper, Salt rim (Not for the Faint of Heart)  Of course I drink in my honor would be spicy! To taste this o so delicioso cocktail visit The Pink Tea Cup in the Village located at Bleeker and 7th Avenue South.   http://thepinkteacuprestaurant.com/ A “sweet” soul food spot in the village where there’s fierce food and fashions alike.

Spicy Rita! Mezcal, Grand Marnier, Fresh Orange and Lime with Cayenne Pepper, Salt rim

(Not for the Faint of Heart) 

Of course I drink in my honor would be spicy! To taste this o so delicioso cocktail visit The Pink Tea Cup in the Village located at Bleeker and 7th Avenue South. 

 http://thepinkteacuprestaurant.com/

A “sweet” soul food spot in the village where there’s fierce food and fashions alike.

May 09, 2011 | 06:15 PM |

Where Everybody Knows Your Name…

It is here!!! SPRING FINAL-Phucking-LY  

Laissez les bons temps rouler.

I opened my summer Friday series at Negril Village. Located on West 3rd in the Village, between MacDougal and La Guardia Place. Negril Village has to be one of the chillest spot down there. For starters the food is good. I had the Curry Shrimp… Excellent. Make sure you get a side of plantains with whatever you order.  It’s like the cherry on a sundae, so necessary. Your meal will run you around $30. Not bad at all. Secondly, the drinks are strong and delicious. I recommend a Mojito from the bar upstairs. Last, the DJ in the lounge and dining area gives you some great hip-hop and dance hall tunes that we can all get down too. 

More notable thing about Negril Village… You WILL know someone else there. If not in the lounge, at the bar, or in the dinning area. I ran into more friends there, than at some planned parties. But seriously, great for a date, guys or girls night, bar hopping, watching the game. you name it. 

Negril Village fed the stomach but, after that we needed to fill the night. So around 2 am a few friends, my brother and I roll over to one of my favorite bars in the city. Gaslight (located on the Southwest corner of 14th and 9th). It’s like the cheers opener. Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. Well, at Gaslight they look out for you. Arrive and the bouncers hold you down. “How have you been?”, “New Hair?” Yeah, they remember you at a bar in the Meat packing… I Know, I know, Crazy right? But, at the end of the day Gaslight and G2 is real chill. Yes it’s a 2 sided bar with a pass through. The original gaslight is more loungy (I should submit that word to Webster’s) with big old couches and chairs to sit and watch a game. G2 is more modern with big booths for large parties. 2 different DJ’s to huge bars. Nice seating to lounge out but plenty room to dance, stand and talk whatever. Drinks are nice a strong. Average price for the area. $10- $15 (hey it is the Meat packing district) *Shrug*

Gaslight/G2 is one happy family. People will get you drinks, male and female, whether you’re alone or with a group it’s easy to meet people there and just chill. 

Definitely got the 1st Summer Friday series off right!

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