by Stephanie V. on The Local is my tried and true. Cheap drinks and the best damn wings in town (I go for the jerk and the hot). The smoked chicken sandwiches are amazing as well - my favorite is the dirty bird. I love the wait staff, they're all super friendly and I can't really recall any problems with service. It's a hipster haven, but who gives a shit? The alcohol is cheap and the food is great. I would say the only real con is that I have to wash my hair 2 or 3 times before I can get the musty smoke smell out. I suppose it's a small price to pay for my favorite bar.
by Chauncey Versage on Despite living around the corner from Geno's, I almost never go there. I rarely hit Pat's either, but occasionally post-bar, I'll need food and have no other options. But my cousin was in from out of town, and wanted to try the famous one, so I found myself at Geno's, mostly because the line was shorter. I had honestly forgotten just how stingy Geno's gets with the meat. I think my sandwich had 2 slices of steak on it. I also usually get whiz at the tourist traps, but decided against it when I saw the pile of pre-whizzed rolls behind the glass. Sorry, the point of whiz is that the tourist traps are too lazy to melt the provolone or american into the meat while it's on the grill, so its the only hot, melted cheese you can get. If it has time to cool down on the roll, it loses its only advantage and reveals just how disgusting it really is.. So instead I got provolone, and the accompanying river of grease when I picked picked it up. At least the roll was decent. I skipped the fascist fries, and failed to order in english ("provo wit" would not please Mr. Webster). I was surprised to find they don't even have sweet peppers available at the grill. Basically, unless you have an out of town guest who wants to try the famous places, skip it for a better joint.
by Abe Ferreira on Everyone has to do the Friday Night Slam at least once. Period. Great poets. Wall-to-Wall People (literally, I have seen people sit on top of speakers to get in here to hear the slam). Drinks. Living Puerto Rican History. What more is there to love? But if you are planning on getting a seat, you have to be there at least 30min early. Be warned.
