by Jaime L. on A few months ago, I wouldn't have batted my eyelashes twice at a chance for free drinks; I had no rent and a stressed out work environment that enabled me to rationalize my sporadic drinking habits, because they almost never happened. I made a special reservation for WWDC in the beginning of June, as I am a total nerd and love them just as much as I love to play video games/WoW. Beau G. asked if I wanted to crash their parties for free booze and possible appetizers, which just added to how awesome this all was. I'm not an iPhone application developer, but dammit I will drink like one. On the first night, Monday, Harlot hosted a big party. Beau and I got in, no cover, received drinks and went upstairs to observe all the geeks and nerds that either tried hitting on girls or spoke excitedly of various technologies. I guess you could say we were nerd-watching. Other than the fact that it's an alright space, I'd much more prefer it for a cocktail party for a wedding or something, because at least then you can control the amount of sweaty individuals invading your personal space...good LORD it was hot in there. Not just because of the gorgeous bartenders, but let's just remember that: enclosed spaces + people who more than likely haven't showered in a week = bad. Then I walked into the smoking area to get some fresh air, borrowed a cigarette from an unsuspecting, obviously unlucky guy, and left. That unlucky guy later turned into being my boyfriend. See what smoking does to you? It's not just your health you should be worried about anymore! You'll start dating crazy women! 3 stars.
by Lindsay Kishi on We went to S.O.B. for Sunday brunch on our last day in NYC. It was a prix fix menu with all you can drink sangria for $28/person. The theme was live Bossa Nova music, one of my favorites! :) The atmosphere was great. Waitresses were really pretty and friendly. Sangria was plenty. Food was pretty good. I can't really remember the end, except that I was burping up sangria and food. Come to think of it, I can't really remember what we ate there except for sangria.... -1 star for not letting me get more bread unless we paid $5. They had an assorted bread basket at the table. I really liked one of the breads, and asked for more, but she said they already came premixed, so i couldn't just get more of one bread. When I asked if I could just purchase that one bread, she said no, i had to get the whole assorted basket for $5, even though it only had 3 pieces of the bread I liked in it. Boo to them!
