Friday, August 6th, 2010—Bar 208

Day 208—Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Langan's
Okay, my parents are in town and I’m meeting them for dinner tonight and for the next few evenings. So the bar crawl is going to move to a daytime shift. Today I’m going to Langan’s bar which is on the way to the way to my folks hotel. Langan’s is famous for being a watering hole for writers and editors from the NY Post, in particular, former notorious columnist Steve Dunleavy. Dunleavy was a legendary, heavy-drinking scribe for the NY Post and it was always rumored that many of his columns were phoned in from this bar. Robert Downey, Jr. based his role from Oliver Stone’s movie, "Natural Born Killers" on Dunleavy and the two of them hung out before the film was made. So let’s check out this joint in the afternoon.

Here we are in the cold light of the afternoon. Ouch, that sunshine is harsh!

Inside is a safe haven from the sunshine and there's plenty of stools available at the bar. It must be deadline time at the NY Post.

Eddie the bartender serves up an ice-cold Corona.

Top of the afternoon to you.

And speaking of the NY Post, here's today's edtion sitting at the bar. Former Mayor, Rudy Giuliani's daughter got busted for shoplifting. And the headline reads: "Rudy Daughter Bust." Come on, NY Post, that's the best you've got? This from the paper that penned the legendary, "Headless Body in Topless Bar?"

Okay, that's better, that's the NY Post I know and love!

And speaking of love, check out the tin ceiling in the joint. Nice!

AT the end of the bar they have a tribute to the retired hard-boozing, NY Post columnist Steve Dunleavy, who pretty much used this Irish Tavern as his office.

Here's some photos of Dunleavy. The headline reads, "Dunleavy is Glazed." I bet he was.

Here's a long shot of the wooden bar and stools.

Magic Hat is on tap!

And these frozen drinks are available. I had a margarita and it was very tasty and cold.

Here's the back dining room.

Some of the draft beers available.

Condiments!

As I gaze out the window and look at 47th Street, I realize I'm late to meet my parents!

And here we are at dinner. Maybe I shouldn't have had that ninth beer at Langan's. Goodnight, everybody!

Review
Okay, I have to confess that I’ve overslept and my parents are coming over to my place at five o’clock this afternoon, so I have to get to a bar pronto. I don’t have time to write a review of Langan’s, so here’s what New York magazine has to say about the place:

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Ever since irascible-lovable Steve Dunleavy stumbled upon this Irish pub, it's been home away from home for New York Post journos—even Rupert Murdoch himself can be seen on occasion. The paper's columnists have been such regulars that Langan's has immortalized them, with a portrait of Dunleavy etched into one of the glass partitions and a corner featuring a photo of the late, great gossip Neal Travis.
Brunch

Sun, 11:30am–4pm; $17.95 prix-fixe, with complimentary drink

Live Music
Sat, 9pm–12:30am and Sun, noon–3pm, jazz

Pre-Theater Menu
Daily, 4pm–7:30pm; three courses, $29.95
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Okay, I’m off to this afternoon’s bar, sneeze you tomorrow. Cheers!


Langan's
150 W. 47th St. (Near Seventh Ave.)
212-869-5482

Thursday, August 5th, 2010—Bar 207

Day 207—Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
The Creek Bar (Downstairs in the Eight Mile Creek restaurant)
Anybody who’s followed this blog for a while knows that Australia has been very good to the 365 Bar Crawl. I’ve done a lot of radio interviews over there, have been written up in the press and was even on national TV down under on their Morning Show. And I’ve got some loyal Aussie followers and commentators as well. I’d start to name you by name, but I’d probably forget someone, so let me just say thanks to the lot of you, mates! I thought I’d celebrate Australia tonight by going to a genuine Aussie bar called The Creek Bar. Okay,  it’s time to go berko, mates, off to the Creek Bar we go.

Here's the Eight Mile Creek restaurant.

But we're going to the bar down under.

Two happy hours, a true sign of an Aussie bar, these mates know how to drink!

And here's the bar down under. I'll be ditching my flash for a lot of the shots to show this place in all its basement, darkened, Aussie glory.

And here's a Cooper's Ale which I learned to love months ago from a suggestion from my mate, Brooksy! Paul is the bartender and he's a great guy who moved was born in Brisbane and moved here this year from Melbourne.

Cheers, mates!

Here's a group of people that were partying next to me. From left: Camacho, Jennie, Hector, Susan and Brent in the back.

P.D.A. duly noted.

It's nice and dark in the bar with single bulbs illuminating it.

There's candle-lit wooden nooks outside of the bar to relax at.

Speaking of candles...FIRE!

Let's go see who this group of people are.

Hee's Andrew who was enjoying a drink at the Oz bar.

And here's Brittany, the lovely female portion of this friendly ensemble.

And here's Brittany with her friend Trevor who bartends at the Ace Bar. I tried to go there a while back, but it was too crowded.

Here's the candle-lit back room.

Ian, Kelsey and Evan were enjoying the darkened ambiance back there.

Meanwhile back at the bar Paul is pouring out the suds for a thirsty customer.

There's tables, wooden booths and a stone wall opposite the bar.

Here's Ben and Simmy. Ben's a film maker and you can check his work out here: Dawn Of Man Prodcutions. Simmy also has a website and you can check out her work here: TS + Projects.

Paul and Brittany in conversation at the bar.

Here ya go, Fitzy mate, this shot's for you and the Koala's at the hospital.

Okay, up the stairs and back to New York. Goodnight, everybody!

Review
The Creek Bar is located in a perfect location: Down under. Well, down under the Eight Mile Creek restaurant to be precise. Walk down a flight of stairs on Mulberry Street and you’ll find a nice slice of Oz-land right here in New York City. The walls are rough-shod rock and wood and the bar is small and cozy. There’s wooden booths and candle-lit nooks strategically placed in the dark, basement Aussie watering hole. The bartender is a friendly transplant from Melbourne and the crowd is mainly neighborhood locals with a tourist here and there thrown in for good measure.

It’s a full bar stocked with a good selection of draft and bottled beers. Some of the bottled beers include: Coopers Pale Ale, Toohey's New Draught, James Boag's Premium Lager and Lucky Lager. There’s a good selection of wine here and some of the specialty cocktails featured are: the Flying Kangaroo which is a mixture of,]Malibu rum, splash of Galliano, pineapple and orange juices, a Kiwi Martini which is 42 Below Kiwi vodka, a splash of Midori, fresh lemon and pineapple juices and an Aussie Illusion which mixes Stoli vodka, Bacardi rum, Blue Curacao, Cointreau, Midori, lemon and pineapple juices. This down under saloon also has bar food and the menu includes: a Classic Aussie Meat Pie, 'Coopers Ale'-battered Fish and Chips, Wallaby Wings and Meyers’ Brand Bangers & Mash. There’s a daily happy hour from 6:30pm to 8pm and another from 11pm to 1am with five dollar well drinks and one to two bucks off beers.

G’day, mates!

The Creek Bar (Downstairs in the Eight Mile Creek restaurant)
240 Mulberry St. (Near Prince St.)
212-431-4635

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010—Bar 206

Day 206—Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Sly Fox
First off I want to thank Tiki Bar Susie for today’s donation. She sent in a more than generous donation via the PayPal button of 25 dollars, with the message that she's "a bar crawl fan!" She’s also the top donator and I really thank you, Tiki Bar Susie. This bar crawl isn’t cheap and I put every dime that’s donated back into the crawl. Cheers to Tiki Bar Susie for helping out the 365 bar crawl so generously. If you ever get to New York, let me know and I’ll buy you several rounds of Micheladas!

And now on to tonight’s tavern. Commentator Al Rizo from Miami has suggested I check out the Sly Fox in the East Village. Al’s made several suggestions during the course of this crawl and he’s never steered me wrong, so the Sly Fox it is!
My friend, Mike Trent told me he likes the New York taxi photos, so this one's for you, Daddio!

And here we are at the Sly Fox, love the neon (Leon)!

Two buck Pabst's? Let's get in here and start drinking!

Plenty of seats at the bar, let's settle in for the evening.

Cute and friendly bartender Iryna serves up a pint of Pabst.

Ronnie was seated next to me and told me he was a semi-regular.

Here's a shot of the mirrored ceiling. Upside down drinkers, are we in Australia, Auntie Em?

This sign is Ukrainian for, : "Sly Fox." Wow, they use a lot of letters for "Fox."

Mark and Tom were having some beers at the bar.

These unique throne velvety booths line the wooden and brick walls opposite the bar.

And here's Alanna and Laine making the most of one the aforementioned booths. Cheers, ladies!

The old-school bar stools swivel, which made me happy for some reason. Or maybe it was the fourth pint of Pabst, who knows?

Here's a view from the other end of the bar.

I've decided to start shooting some no-flash pictures in some of the dark bars to give you a true feeling of the place. I have to thank Andrea of the Bourgois Pig for inspiring me to do this. Here's the view of the bar from my perch.

And here's the booths with the lanterns hanging overhead.

And a Shining-like Lloyd the bartender moment.

Here's Iryna with her friend Lily at the bar.

And here I am sucking down my final pint. Cheers to you Tiki Bar Susie and goodnight, everybody!

Review
This Ukrainian bar in the East Village is a tarted up dive bar via a mirrored ceiling and floral, throne type booths that line the wall with orange lit lanterns hanging overhead. The bar is faux wood with a friendly bartender behind it and the patrons are a combination of working-class drinkers from the neighborhood and younger hipsters cashing in on the two buck Pabst pints. It’s a dark basement bar with a strong European feel to it.

There’s a full bar with cheap drafts and a nice selection of bottled beer. The jukebox has a diverse choice ranging from The Beatles, to George Thorogood to Styx and the music is kept at a conversational level. There’s drink specials every night of the week and most night’s it’s not packed and you can usually get a seat at the bar.

The Sly Fox is closed Sunday and Monday and it adds to the somewhat carefree attitude of the bar and its patrons. Budmo!

Sly Fox
140 Second Ave. (near 9th St.)
212-614-3283