Thursday, November 11th, 2010—Bar 305

Day 305—Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Galaxy Global Eatery (Originally Headed For East Village Tavern)

The donation bell has rung and it's from one of the owners of last night's bar, Reif's Tavern. Bob's sister Taryn generously sent in a donation of 25 dollars and thanked me for going to their fine tavern. Thanks Taryn, it was a pleasure to have visited your fine bar and I will be back!

I found a website today called East Village Eats. I was trying to figure out a bar to go to and his first post was about eating at a bar called the East Village Tavern. I read his post and then clicked on the bars website and I decided to try it out. It’s fairly new, it opened up in 2008, but looks like it has promise. From the website I see that they have an ever-changing craft beer menu on tap, but they’ve also serve Bud in bottles, so they’re not beer snobs. The clincher was when I saw they had Genesee Cream Ale in cans. I had that the other night when I was out with Clacky and Shannon and it was great. So to the East Village we go.

Okay, I've been out here trying to hail a cab for close to a half an hour and there's nothing. What the fuck?

Fuck, it's twenty minutes later and still nothing. I think you know what we have to do...

Time to improvise and take that lonesome walk.

Goddamn it's getting chilly out here, I hate to see winter coming.

What are you Marvin Gaye over there? What's going on is I'm trying to find a fucking bar, is that okay with you?

I wonder if there's a bar in here, I'm tired of walking. Let's go see.

The bar's a little crowded, but I see a spot at the end.

The bartender seems a little startled by my appearance and perhaps my camera.

But after I told him what I was doing, he happily served up a beer and said I could do my 365 thing in there. His name is Will and he's a friendly bartender, a good guy and an actor. Check out a film he acted and produced in here: "Treasury Men In Action."

A view from my perch at the bar.

Will's pretty girlfriend, Stephanie was seated next to me and was very supportive of the 365 bar idea.

Fittingly, the ceiling has a galaxy on it. Very cool.

Hey, didn't you see the sign? No SHIRT, no shoes, NO SERVICE!

A long shot of the bar.

There's banquettes and tables opposite the bar to dine and drink at.

Blue orbs hang from the ceiling and add to the Galaxy atmosphere.

Actually you can eat money, I've tried it. It tastes like chicken, but a little dryer.

All you need is love...and a side of money doesn't hurt.

Meanwhile back at the bar, Will's busy taking care of business.

These three fellows seem deep in conversation, let's go butt in and see who they are.

It's Will, Michael and Holden. And they collectively chose to look away from the 365 camera.

Back at the bar, Will continued to ignore the camera, but luckily Heather, seated next to him, flashed us a beautiful smile!

I take a break from the beer, have a final screwdriver and it's time to hit the road, Jack. Goodnight, everybody!

Review
Okay, I’m running late for work, so I don’t have time to write a review, but here’s one from the old gray lady, The New York Times:

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The bar doubles as a hangout for Irving Plaza, the rock club next door, and the techno music doesn't always stay in the background. But the Galaxy is one of those restaurants that are meant to be loud and smoky. What makes it worthwhile is the unusual menu of Asian- and Latin-inspired dishes, like a salad of cold noodles in a light sesame-oil dressing over greens. The Galaxy, a former diner, serves breakfast as well, including excellent eggs Benedict on a sweet Portuguese roll with an intensely spicy jalapeño mayonnaise.

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Galaxy Global Eatery
15 Irving Place (@15th Street
212-777-3631