Monday, Sept. 27th, 2010—Bar 260
Day 260—Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Pig 'n' Whistle (Times Square Location)
Okay, more special guest stars are going to arrive on the 365 bar crawl and tonight’s couple are here all the way from Australia. No, Clacky didn’t get here early, this down-under duo’s name’s are Claire and Mick. They don’t comment, but they’ve been following the 365 crawl/lblog for quite a little bit now. I’m meeting them at the Pig and Whistle in Times Square and they've come all the way from Melbourne, Australia. The reason I chose this bar is that it’s not far from the Rum House and sadly, this is the last day that bar is going to be open. I’ll post photos from the last night at The Rum House in the bonus photos below. Now let’s go find Claire and Mick.
And here we are, The Pig 'n' Whistle.
Cahterine the lovely hostess greets you as you enter.
Lots of seats at the bar, maybe Claire and Mick aren't here yet.
Here's Mark the bartender in action at the bar.
There's a painting at the front of the bar. Hey is that a young Jack Nicholson at the right?
There's tables up front with nice view of the street.
I found some fellow mid-westerners at the end of the bar. Anne, Kathy and Randall were visiting from Chicago. Sadly, this was their last day in the Big Apple.
Some of the lit-up booze behind the bar.
A long shot of the dark, wooden bar.
Hey, who's that down at the end of the bar?
It's my new Aussie friends, Claire and Mick! Welcome to the crawl!
Bartender Mark told Sarah about the bar crawl and they posed for a photo.
It was kind of noisy downstairs, so we took our beers and headed upstairs.
Ah, it's much quieter up here.
And, no offense to Mark, but bartender Heli is a lot cuter!
Cheers from the three of us!
Claire and Mick settle in at the bar as I go to take some photos.
There's a nice terrace up here with a great view of 47th Street.
And moments after I took that shot, these four hooligans from England took over one of the tables. From left: Lee, Matt, Dan and Tom. Cheers, guys!
Heli, Claire and Mick are deep in conversation back at the bar.
We each ordered the house specialty, The Pig Sandwich.
Heli recommended it and it was delicious.
Obligatory bar room mirror shot! Goodnight, everybody!
Review
There’s several other Pig ‘n’ Whistle’s in town, but this is the original deal. The first Pig ‘n’ Whistle opened around the block in 1969 and eventually ended up here near Times Square in the Theater District. It’s an old school, Irish pub with a dark wooden bar, wooden booths and tables off to the side and in the back and friendly bartenders and staff. The crowd is a mix of locals and tourists and during the week you’ll find business people bellying up to the bar to forget the day they just had. There’s also an upstairs bar with an outdoor terrace with a great view of 47th Street in all its glory.
They have a decent selection of bottled beers and a dozen beers on tap including: Stella Artois, Sam Adams, Bass Ale and Harp Lager. It’s a full bar as well with a nice wine list, a half a dozen varieties of martinis and frozen drinks featuring: a Margarita, Strawberry Daiquiri, Pina Colada and a Blue Freeze.
The bar serves food and some of the selections include: Irish Gaelic Style Sirloin Steak, Grilled Pork Chops, Fish and Chips and The Pig Sandwich which is a generous pile of pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce on a fresh roll with cole slaw and fries.
Stop in and dig the pig. (A Tim Carey registered closing sentence.)
Pig 'n' Whistle (Times Square Location)
165 W. 47th St. (Near Seventh Ave.)
212-302-0112
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Bonus Photos
Sadly, last night was the last night for the Rum House. As reported in By Fat Al over at the Half Empty Glass and by Jeremiah Moss at Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York, the old school joint is now shuttered and I shudder to think what’s going to go in there to replace it. I bet instead of being dark and brown, it 's going to be bright and shiny. It was a family owned bar to the end and the Edison Hotel wouldn’t renew the lease, basically throwing out this landmark bar. Mick, Claire and I went to go have a few farewell beers at the bar last night and here’s some photos of closing night at the Rum House.
Not anymore.
A shot of the dark bar that lived up to its name. It's the color of dark rum in here.
A regular enjoys a few last drinks at the bar.
A shot of bartenders, Brooks and Fransisco. Both of them said they were going to start looking for another job.
You'd never have known it was Fransisco's last night. He worked like a demon till the end.
A bottle of champagne is taken out.
Fransisco pours glasses for those at the bar.
Glasses are clinked...
And Fransisco takes a well-deserved drink.
To the Rum House, R.I.P. Oh, and fuck you, Edison Hotel!
For master Oz bowler, David Brooks. Dude!
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Reader Comments (39)
@Tim Clack: That's weird because it works here. Oh well, you know what I was doing anyway. Cheers!
TO : The Rum House
FUCK YOU EDISON HOTEL & WHO EVER GOES THERE TO STAY !!!!
Please Boycott The Edison Hotel , don't go there , they removed the Fun !!!
TO : Marty , 260 wow , if it's wasn't for him , I wouldn't have meet ZioumZioum the Chainsaw !!
Dear Mr Brooks,
Luckily i have an older brother who keeps me up to date with all the AFL happenings - personally, i am a Rugby Union fan - go the Wallabies - and Mick is an avid cricket fan - aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi. Although we live in Melbourne we were extremely happy to get out of there before the AFL finals fever hit town. The game doesn't really hold my interest, it goes for too long and therefore i am always too drunk by the end of it to remember what happened ... (maybe thats a good thing?) I know for sure that my brother is over the moon that the final was a draw and therefore extends the AFL season by a week!
Being a part of this seems a hell of alot more important anyways : )
@Claire and Mick - Yeah, a US holiday would probably trump the AFL Grand Final - I'm a Crows supporter, so my season ended weeks ago, so I don't blame you :-) Would be there if I could be as well.
Go the Aussies in the Ashes. I'll be there on Day 3 at Adelaide Oval, with my watermelon hollowed out and a Heineken keg inside - works a treat!!!!
clack blew me off track
pint and a glass of jameson's
a bowl full of crack
day late dollar short
the jaw's cab cat's meow
rum house gone oh no
Claire and Mick welcome
waiting on the clack express
join three sixty five
...KOC
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@raginrr: Nice haiku-koo-ka-choo!
We'll be there at the MCG on the 2nd day of the Ashes :)
@raginrr - thanks!! hopefully we will participate quite a bit more in this blog from now on!
You haven't done an obligatory bar room mirror shot in a while!
@rajinrr: NICE Haiku. Thanks for including me in it!
@Brooksy: the weather is warming up...now thats two things you've said you'll do. The first was the Beer Gut!! Where is it? the 2nd was the watermelon keg....2 birds, one stone...hint hint?
Got a camera?
@clacky - yes mate, haven't forgotten. Will be wearing (with pride) my 365 Bars t-shirt to tenpin bowling tonight - might try and get somebody to take a photo of the gut. Almost bowled a 300 wearing that t-shirt a few weeks ago too! Had to settle with 289. The watermelon keg will be brought out in a couple of months for the Ashes test. Will try and remember to take a photo of it before we try and get it into the ground - security were onto us last year, but we'll give it another crack this year.
@David Brooks: Nice Bowling! I rarely break 100! Dude! I'm putting up a video in your honor.
@Brooksy: You must be some kind of Ten Pin Animal, mate! I haven't been Ten pin in over a year. You probably cottoned on that I'm more of a lawn Bowls guy myself but do love a crack at 10pin every once in a while...I think the problem stemmed from not being able to drink at the alley like the do in the U.S but I think some have got liquor licenses over here now.
There was one classic night a mate and I ate a heap of magic mushrooms and smuggled cask wine into our local alley. We were floating....we got there and it was "special needs bowling night". Talk about surreal. We were the two most in need of help that night.
Totally starting to warm up into Corona weather....I tire of these heavy winter beers!!
@365 - just watched the vid (no youtube access at work). Duuuuude.
LOL Tim's joke. That was a good one.
Welcome to the United States Claire and Mick and cheers to you.
That looks like a very nice pub Marty and lots of nice people there. What a great choice and conveniently located in Times Square. Love it!
Hi Claire and Mick !!! Enjoy your stay in NYC !!!!
To the rum House!!! I hope Brooks and Fransisco will find a new job soon!!
The Pig 'n' Whistle looks like a cool place!
To Mick and Claire! Pig 'n' Whistle looks like a great place. And cheers to the Rum House! Sad to see the cool places go.