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77th St (6)
Mon-Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.
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The door to the bar opens, and there it is, wafting right in your face: the smell of stale beer.
The good thing about this bar is that it's an oasis in the middle of the sterile upper east side. It looks like it should be somewhere downtown. Genuine dive bars with decent prices are a rare commodity in this nabe. On a weekday night (at least the Wednesday night when my friends and I were there), it's fairly civilized, and the smell abates once you spend more than 10 seconds inside.
It's pretty spacious and has a decent pool table, and I'm betting that it gets packed on a weekend night, which begs the question: Is it double jeopardy to go out to a UES bar on a night when it is also likely overrun with bridge and tunnel douchenozzlery? Methinks yes. I'll stick to coming here when I visit my friend who lives nearby.
I liked this place, there are a lot of better bars out there but the guy that served us was pretty friendly and the beer was good, I must of had a good time because we only popped in for a couple and ended up staying all afternoon. By the time we left we were Hank Marvin and were pointed in the direction of a pretty good Mexican Restaurant whose name escapes me. I left very happy and pretty smashed.
I am a big fan of Trash. I like it weekends daytime and weekdays happy hour. I am not really a Friday and Saturday night attendee. I like PBR and I like shots of Jameson, so this is a solid choice on the UES. It is divey and they let me bring my dog in, which is a huge plus. The bartenders there are all really friendly, and the people that go there are generally cool. Saturday afternoon Bloody Mary's are the way to go there.
This place is like that idiot kid in high school that tried too hard. It sucks. I don't know how they manage to make a profit.
This bar looks severely out of place!
American Trash is the kind of bar one might expect to find off the highway en route to Detroit. Bikers and some shady lasses are found alongside some genuine everyday Joes, and it's the latter group which make this an easygoing drinking establishment with a tolerable vibe.
As you walk in, you will notice a wallpaper of outdated American memorabilia, hear the hard rock in the background and smell the smell that is American Trash!
You will also notice the Jagger on tap and overall cheap booze!!
Give it a try, for me it was just below OK. (2.5 stars)
Staggering out of here many a time calling it another night I'm completely "American Trashed", it never fails to leave me with a sense of warmth and a happy feeling that if I didn't make friends that night (which I usually do) the bar staff were all so friendly and the regulars will always just... 'be there'.
Dark and dingy it may be, American trash has the best digital juke box with a wide selection of albums, a rather large variety of drinks, a pool table and some booth style seating for the more intimate.
The decoration is very typically what you'd expect from an American bar, just not on the Upper East side of manhattan surrounded by the wealthy Italians. However not to say it's a bad thing at all it brings the bar great character and brings a feel of relief to you after a days work or in my case a day in the sun in central park, with the most relaxed atmoshphere and the decor which takes you to a far away place perhaps to some, high school back in so-cal, it really is a great place for beginners to the drinking scene, and perhaps for those who are not up for a eventful night out on the town.
Happy hour here is seriously a happy hour!
American trash?? Yay! I'm a fan!!
During my first time in Manhattan last year, my roommate and I went to a couple to drink on the UES. After awhile, we were in dire need of an atmostphere that most resembled something on 6th ST here in Austin. Fortunately for us, we noticed this place right down the road and finished up the rest of night here.
The drinks were stout and fairly descent for the price. The bartenders were pretty friendly and entertaining. I also liked the fact that they had a notepad to set up a roster for everyone who wanted to play some pool.
I have been completely over-served here many a time. Love it!
It's a dark, dingy dive and completely packed on a Thursday night. Pitchers are $10, but cheaper if you flirt with Ian, the bartender. And the food is surprisingly good at 1am.
While I no longer live in NYC, I always stop by American Trash when I visit.
I disagree with those who think this bar is a true dive. This is an UES bar trying to keep up with the real dive bars in the LES.
It wasn't a bad spot and I would probably go back with a group but I only gave it 3 stars because the crowd was a little strange. All guys and a lot of older guys trying to relive their younger days.
Two Good Words: Dude City
Two Bad Words: Creeptastically Doggish
So the good news is, if you are a dude who wants a hand job, this place is for you, because when I went there, there were fifty year old hookers texting potentials. The name of this bar says it all, on the wall I saw an advert for a guest bartender from the howard stern show. Drinks are strong, and they have a juke box where you can play music. I was going to give it two stars, but I ended up giving three because it's just not my style, and despite how creepy it felt being there, I actually had a lot of fun. If I was by myself, though, it would not have been a fun night.
I have a soft spot in my heart for a few things on this beautiful planet; kittens, puppies, drunk girls struggling against the effects of gravity and dive bars with cheap beer. This place isn't so much a dive bar but it does offer cheap beer and a good variety too. Its a good place to get a few pitchers of beer and something simple to eat, not the Oak Room, but a good place.
For those keeping score at home, American Trash was the bar that Jeffery Skilling freaked out at in April 2004, yea- the Enron CEO. He thought he was being 'followed by FBI agents' and he proceeded to rip open a few guys' shirts off. Some one should have told him to take his business down into Chelsea...its kinda expected down there.
This place is a hot mess.
I mean, I'll give it some stars because it allows dogs, it's not snobby or pretentious.... and it's pretty cheap.
However, the patrons remind me of dudes that would be in a really southern dive bar. I dunno why, but I just get this creepy vibe whenever I'm there, like I should be watching my back or something...
One word: trouble.
I had a lot of fun here one random night on the UES. There definitely were almost all men in this place, no wonder we were hit on so much. There is a pool table and jukebox, and I think photo-hunt as well- lots to do for my friend who isn't a big drinker.
The bartenders were great and we ended up chatting with them the whole night. Really fun people, and the beers are cheap. This place really wasn't crowded at all, which creeped me out at first but it ended up being a great night anyway.
I'm going to give this place 5 stars because there is no false advertising here. WYSIWYG American Trash was, indeed, trashy. Imagine being released from prison (errrr science) camp. Then riding a bus from the Cape to South Station and hopping a bus to NYC straightaway, here you have a cross section of my life.
I was being punked by NYC. Between the Fung Wah seats and a McDonald's bathroom in Chinatown (why is this place ALWAYS SO FILTHY) I may have caught VD. While mulling that over, I hopped the train uptown to meet my friends when unfortunate of unfortunates, my sandal breaks...hmmm, VD from a seat, warty feet from walking barefoot on NYC streets...moving along, I go to grab two slices of pizza. I'm famished. I get the pizza on a recon mission and run back to American Trash...CRAP!! I forgot my $14 in change, two drinks later, I'm running back to the pizza place to get the change and luckily, they gave it back. In conclusion, it was a trashy day...I was trashy I am American, I was in the right place. If you want a dive bar that offers NOTHING MORE than it's name, American Trash is your spot.
Yes here you have it, the pinnacle of mediocrity. A gem so pristine that it may be described as "more tolerable than most bars on the Upper East Side." Some legends say that the "Nu-metal and Trance constantly blaring out of the jukebox is a thoroughly unfortunate misstep." Of this, the medium de la medium, I say loudly and with a vigor unbecoming of me "meh."
For those who want a Murray Hill experience without actually setting foot in that wasteland, this is your place. I came here after having consumed copious amounts of alcohol at a favorite midtown haunt, then stopping at my apartment with a few friends to knock back a couple of six-packs. Only decided to make the trek uptown because one of the friends had a few cute, single business associates that wanted to meet us up there. We were all pretty loaded by the time we got to American Trash, and one of the two girls we made the trip for was actually rather attractive, but it wasn't enough to save this place. It was the same stale-beer smelling, overly crowded douche-fest that I see on any random Thursday night walking down 3rd Ave in the 30s. I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but we actually left after 20 minutes to go to Joshua Tree. Figured if we were going to be somewhere horrible, we may as well be closer to home.
I almost gave it a second star for the fact that they had beer pong in the back, but their setup pales in comparison to the one at Turtle Bay.
Cheap beer, check. Frat boys in polo shirts, check. Middle aged business professionals letting it lose and trying to be twenty-five again, double check.
Yah this place is a little trashy as the name implies, but the staff are very nice. There are plenty of games to play, its inexpensive and the best part is...they allow dogs in the bar.
I'm always here at least once when I'm in town. The booze is cheap and the bar is what it says it is. A trashy dive bar, and thats part of its charm.
Honestly, a great dive. Cheap beer and enough wall decorations to fill a rock and roll museum. A large poster of Sinatra sends a great omen for me. While the floors may be unswept and the bar crowded with people that match the decor, it's the perfect place to leave the heels at home for a night and get trashed...at American Trash.
Awesome bar--friendly staff, nice regulars, cheap photohunt, and a fantastic digital juke box. Booths are comfortable and the feel of the place is naturally dive-y (for displaced Bostonians, I feel like Trash is what TC's aspires to be). Poseurs can feel free to check their attitude at the door.
One of the only bars on the UES I will go to, but it's just soo good. It's all rock and roll here, and a surprisiningly mixed crowd given its location.
This place takes the description of a whole in the wall to a new level. Rock and roll classics fill the air, male paying zero attention to dress code pepper the atmosphere and cheap beer pours from the taps. Pretty much, the name fits the establishment like a glove.
The reviews highlighting the dude-ness and middle-aged-ness of this place are correct, but if you can deal with that, it's a pretty cool place. I went with a group of friends so I didn't feel like I had to meet other people, and we had a fun time playing scrabble and catching up, while having some very good drinks. The whiskey sour I got was really excellent, and the Jameson on the rocks I had after that was quite generous. The barmaid was very friendly and helpful, which garnered her a large tip. Good drinks, good service, good price.
I am a 26-year-old female from NYC (originally, not transplanted) and this is my all-time favorite bar and music venue. They have great original and cover bands from time to time as well as an eclectic crowd you rarely find in NYC anymore. As for keeping up with the Lower East Side dive bars, this bar was around before the LES was considered "cool" and before most of it's young patrons were even born so the comments made about it being a fake dive bar are ludicrous and only typical of those who chose to compartmentalize and label neighborhoods. It boasts an authentic group of people from all walks of life and neighborhoods - I travel all the way there from Washington Heights, and a bunch of my friends travel from downtown because it is unpretentious (the bartenders rock my world!) and you can start up a conversation about anything with almost anyone - not true of the pseudo-hipster/ self-righteous bars and crowds popping up all over our city. BE YOURSELF, MEET NEW PEOPLE, GO TO AMERICAN TRASH!
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