Dutch Kills Bar whipping online media into a frantic cocktail; misc linkage

Foodie dorks. Relax. It’s a bar. Plenty of other ones to go to in the meantime. You’ll survive.

I’d love to see some policing of the “walk your bike” rule (law?) on the Pulaski Bridge. If cyclists got tickets they might comply. It really is dangerous for pedestrians. I agree that they should have a separate path but in the meantime they should do what they’re supposed to do and walk their bikes. I walk that bridge most weekends and have never seen anyone walking their bike.

“We’ll also be introducing a hand-cut, made-to-order ice station behind the bar, so when you order a drink, someone will actually cut the ice right in front of you.”

I know the bar isn’t open yet, but can I kill whoever said this right now?

I agree about the ice cutting. At least someone has a job.

I don’t understand why we need ice cut? It’s not like it comes in block form. We invented refrigerators and ice cube trays at some point in our societal progress. This sounds like it is archaic for the sake of gimmick.

Every drink has a style. I don’t want the ice cubes in my barely-drinkable Pinot Grigio to be the same size and shape of the ice in my Manhattan ignorantly made with bourbon. But noooo!
Nobody cares anymore. The neighborhood is going to the tiny little dogs.
And I wouldn’t name my alternative medicine clinic “Full Moon Acupuncture.”
I just wouldn’t.

I think watching the barman cut the ice will be fun the very first time I order a drink there. Once I am buzzed and on subsequent visits it will be like “just give me my damn drink, I don’t have time for this posturing” :)

I really have high hopes for this place, but it seems it will be more a mightier than thou operation than a cool neighbourhood bar.

LOL @ #12. It’s like a parody.

I think it’d be funny if a bunch of us dressed up as frat boys and construction workers and went to Dutch Kills’ opening night just to annoy #12.

I was a member of a fraternity in college, yet still have more refined taste than you. If you dress up as a “frat boy,” it wouldn’t annoy me, you’d just look like what you are- a childish low class prankster. But go right ahead if you want- I imagine you have the clothes in your closet already.

HA! No., 18, thanks for cracking me up! I needed a laugh today. And mocking smug twit yuppies is always good sport.

#12 and 20 are the best!

And #12 that is so true, having one drink there will be cool, after two or three I’ll just jump over the bar and mix one myself.

And screw anyone who thinks there will be a line to get into. That place will fail if there is, especially in that location.

And chipped by someone who has apprenticed to be an icechipper for ten years, at least.

In addition; it also must be uncontaminated blue ice, calved from the most ancient portion of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet, shipped in PCB free containers, blessed by the Pope, untouched by human hands (except for the Pope’s), and with a major portion of the profits going to the original native New Yorkers, the indigenous Americans.

Charlie.

The only line will be Mid-westerners trying to believe they live someplace cool and happening.

hype is not always wrong you know.

and a view at least a couple of hundred thou

If it means fewer snobby yuppie douchebags, then yes.

LOL @ 34.

33, if that is really how you think and judge people, then I am glad you are getting priced out of the area. We don’t need low-level jealous haters like you around here anymore.

Muffy, I can’t tolerate all these low-level riff-raff. What is this, Queens? My broker told me it was Midtown East.

On another note, has anyone been to WunderBar yet? I know the owner isn’t named Sasha (maybe Hans?) but is it any good?

Who’s getting priced out of LIC? This neighborhood gets more affordable every day and will only get cheaper over the next year…

Townie who are you and are you single?

Just being self-righteous in that not all of us are Yuppies. Maybe I technically am one in that I am Young. Urban. And a “Professional.” You can meet those categories without actually living/wanting to live/affording the lifestyle is all.

So, has anyone been to WunderBar yet???