Cameron W.
Yelp
I've been here three times and as of now this place has been open for about three to four months, just to preface. This place is always packed, so I always thought there must be something legitimately appealing about it, but each time I've been I couldn't figure out what that was. The drinks are bad or boring (the Sunday bartender gave me the worst "negroni" I've ever had, it was also garnished wrong), service can often be slow due to the crowds, and their clientele is, quite frankly, awful. The first time I went there was a guy hitting on the woman next to me to the point of harassment, and the bartender's response to this was to tell the woman "oh, he does that to everyone." Really? Then why let him in the bar, you have the power to throw those people out, you have a bouncer (which in this neighborhood is a hilarious thing to have).
Most importantly, I want to point out that this place is antagonistic to the neighborhood. All three times I've been there and have talked to patrons and staff, most of whom are new to the area (I've lived here for 5ish years) do nothing but bad mouth and run down most of the local iconic businesses. I recommended De Hot Pot to a customer, the one that was being harassed, and she said, and I quote, "I feel like that place is for *them* and not for me". A lady last night was mentioning quite openly to two others how, which she didn't realize, the most popular bar in the neighborhood was a place for, again I quote, "ne'er do wells."
Ultimately, I've decided not to go back, there are many better cocktail bars in the neighborhood, and I urge you to try them instead. This place is only benefitting off of its location after Erv's closed and it's appeal to people who have recently moved in on the north part of the neighborhood .
The Saturday bartender is pretty good, and it has room for improvement, which I hope for its sake happens.