Comments on: Long Island City’s beer garden prayers answered by Studio Square

By: Jessica Book

Jessica Book — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:52:00 +0000

If you really want to enjoy honest conversation with a touch of flame..this is the place to be. You can drink till the fluids are flowing out of your ears, eat fresh food, and meet great people. Most importantly you can come dressed to impress or relaxed. Its a fabulous venue to start your night right or end it relaxed or with a Bang. The prices are just right so you can have a few drinks and still have money to eat. With the variety of beverages that they have there is no way that you will not be happy. This place gets two thumbs up in my book. Literally!!!

By: nun of ur biz

nun of ur biz — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:52:42 +0000

ITS HORRIBLE THEY HAVE NO METAL DETECTORS AT THE DOOR! DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:51:15 +0000

I agree.. The crowd there is too rough. Id much rather be at a laid back SAFE bar, then the beer garden.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:29:24 +0000

So, I finally went here. It is huge and whatever else you want to say, and good beers, but man, on Saturday night, anyway, the crowd was completely a New Jersey/Long Island packed-to-the-gills fratparty scene. Like an outdoor sports bar or Meatpacking district club. Seems like the sort of place that would hand out glossy party promotion postcards.

Maybe it’s better in the afternoon or on weekdays, but on the same night Bohemian was still its pretty chill and friendly self. I think I’ll stick with the classic.

By: beerman229

beerman229 — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:59:02 +0000

This place is great a must visit. The beer is actually cheaper than bohemian halls bc there pitchers are 48 oz and studio square is 60 oz. this place is a must check out the staff is great and the owners are hand on (at least the ones that i seen). This is going to be my hang out for the summer for sure.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:39:20 +0000

The local Queens papers seem to use Hunters Point more than general “Long Island City” to refer to the area south of the bridge, for what its worth. And I have a button from rezoning battles years back that say “Save Hunters Point”, so at least some locals seemed to be using the term.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:30:26 +0000

I was born and raised in the Vernon-Jackson neighborhood (baby boomer) and never recall anyone (except maybe local agencies) using the term “Hunters Point” to refer to our neck of the woods. Everyone called it Long Island City, and we used Ravenswood, Sunnyside, and Astoria to refer to the other sections north and east of us.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:21:53 +0000

#14, if you grew up in Queens, you’d realize Hunts Point is in the Bronx.

To be fair, I live in Hunters Point (near Court Square, not the water-towers) and I usually tell people I live in Queens or Long Island City, not Hunters Point. I should use the name more, but maybe I blame the media for not using it as much so people from other boroughs have no idea where Hunters Point is.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:13:51 +0000

As a life-long Queens man, I gotta say that 36th and 36th is indeed LIC.

Growing up (I’m 30), this area was always considered LIC. That and all the pj’s.

Astoria was more north- Steinway, Ditmars etc.

But south of QP was neither. To the extent that we thought of it at all, it was Hunts Point. And it should have another name, because that area is fairly far and pretty distinct from that above the Plaza.

Oh, and I’m only writing this right now ’cause I’m high, if anyone cares.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:00:07 +0000

As long as there is no Dave Matthews Band or SmashMouth I will check it out.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:16:22 +0000

“Most people don’t go to beer gardens for the food. But maybe that’s just me and my drunk friends.”

Granted, but it would still be nice if it were edible. Some of the best food I had in Germany/Austria was in their biergartens.

And no, seriously, “Two Princes” was piped out last Friday eve. It was like a flashback to 1994. Ah, simpler times…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:50:48 +0000

Most people don’t go to beer gardens for the food. But maybe that’s just me and my drunk friends.

But Spin Doctors, seriously? I guess it is Queens.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:15:36 +0000

I have to say, I wasn’t all that impressed by Studio Square. The staff behind the counter were incredibly nice and knew their brews (though I spoke to one who said that they hated beer which was a bit off-putting when you’re in a beer garden). I liked the American take on the biergarten with Spin Doctors and Queen on the speakers, and sitting at the table enjoying a beer was a nice way to unwind with friends on a Friday evening.

However, the food was way too salty. I’m a sauerkraut junkie, but I could barely get in three forkfuls of their stuff. The weisswurst was nothing to write home about, and the pretzels were on par with the street cart vendors. It almost felt like they were trying to get me to drink more overpriced beer by completely dehydrating me. Smart move if that’s the case.

I’m thrilled that the biergarten is making a comeback, and I’ll definitely return to the Square with friends for drinks (pitchers seemed like the most economical choice), but I’ll stick with Astoria or take the N/W into Hell’s Kitchen for Hallo Berlin’s grub.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:12 +0000

There’s a lot of housing in Northern LIC… does anyone who lives up there read this blog? Maybe not as its pretty Hunters Point (esp. Vernon/Jackson) centric?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:44:52 +0000

It would be awesome if this was closer to the waterfront area.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:33:07 +0000

#6, I HATE that strip-mall area. Holy suburbia. However, there are some amazing residential blocks just north of Northern Blvd. And I really love that bizarre little diner.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:52:17 +0000

I like the Northern Blvd./Astoria/LIC/Sunnyside border area. You’ve got factories, some residential development and great retail with anchor stores like Home Depot and Best Buy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:53:36 +0000

I love 36th Ave east and west of the N/W station.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:15:13 +0000

North of the bridge Lic is amazing. Very international. More so than Hunters Point.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:16:05 +0000

I think we need to take back that area from the creeping Astoria claims!

Somehow LIC gets conflated with Hunters Point — let’s keep a hold on our rightful territory!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:05:35 +0000

Put some pants on that bratwurst.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:59:03 +0000

Make sure the V is running, if you are going to take that line to Studio Square.