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Mon-Sun 11 am - 4 am
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
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- Price Range:
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- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
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- Music:
- Music Videos
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ambience:
- Dive-y, Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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184 reviews for Joshua Tree
Review Highlights
"80's music + their music videos is a fun little extra."
(in 42 reviews)
"...super fun, casual place to come late night in Murray Hill."
(in 25 reviews)
"The drinks are fairly priced and the music and music videos..."
(in 3 reviews)
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184 reviews in English
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Review from Jey P.
Manhattan, NY
12/6/2011
This is my favorite bar in New York. I used to come here regularly when I was unmarried and I bring my wife here regularly now that I'm married.
The bartenders Avril, Zimone and Desi are all extremely friendly. I enjoy chatting with them and trying the unique cocktails mixed by each.
There's no door policy even when its packed but the security is solid. Tony and Anthony help make certain of this.
Sometimes you'll get a chance to meet the owner of Joshua Tree as well. It's a great place. Great food, great drinks, custom cocktails, good prices.
I'm not single anymore but if I were or if I just want a good drink made to order, this is an excellent place to frequent. -
Review from Monica D.
12/14/2011
I have spent about 15 yrs in the area and the Joshua Tree was always a great spot but the last few years it's been on a steady decline. The last visit I made prior to last night (earlier this year) I was watching what I was eating so I ordered the hand made turkey burger on whole wheat toast and steamed veggies instead of the usual fries. The burger was a very good size, juicy and flavorful. It was full of onions, peppers, carrots and other veggies.
Last night I ordered the same thing remembering how good it was. What I got instead shocked me. On the menu it still stated it was "hand made". This thing was not even a Jennie-O burger cause I have them at home and know how they look. It must have been a generic brand burger so thin this thing looked flatter than a grilled cheese sandwich! And they wanted $10 for this!!! I s**t you not!! I should've taken a pic of it. When I told the manager this is not what I've have before and not what's stated on the menu she told me it's because of the BREAD I put it on....REALLY??? The bread changes the size and texture of a burger??? I told her no and I did not want it. She politely took it off the check and instead I shared my mom's grilled chicken panini (not really cause it was wrapped in a flatbread instead of the usual bread and pressed) w/ a pesto sauce(it was pesto mayo, not an olive oil based sauce) It was supposed to have mozzarella cheese in it but you'd never know it. It was quite large and tasty though and a good value for $11 w/ the hand cut fries and small side salad.
Safe to say I will no longer be visiting this establishment because of their false advertisement and overall declining quality. There are hundreds of places in the area that are worthier of a visit but we went here cause the company wanted a menu that was suitable for everyone's taste. -
Review from Steve A.
12/3/2011
Are you the type of girl that cuts holes in your boy's condoms before you do a little bit of the old in out, in out routine? Or do you say that you are using birth control, but you really take tic tacs daily? Or maybe you are just trying to trap a dude into getting your ass pregnant so you can live on child support. Whatever your flirt and trap method is, you don't have to worry about being crafty at the Joshua Tree. Plenty of babies are being made in the back on the dance floor so just let this be your off night.
This is definitely a bar that skews younger playing 80s music videos with everyone on top of one another. If you are 21-25 and live for those Sundays of being assed out, Joshua Tree is for you. For the older set that just wants to dance and pick up a young drunk bird, Joshua Tree is for you.
In all seriousness Joshua Tree is a fun time if you have the energy for it and aren't the type to bitch whenever you go out. -
Review from Jenny S.
11/20/2011
i must say the 80's music at Joshua Tree really doesn't attract my scene on the CROWDED weekends
BUT when you're there on an empty tuesday night w/ a LARGE GROUP of friends playing beer pong & flip cup at the front, it's not all THAT bad
that being sad, if you like the 80's music videos as you try to squeeze through the sea of people GO ON THE WEEKEND... if you want to chill with friends and take over the official beer pong table GO ON THE WEEKDAYS
'nough said! -
Review from Jillian K.
New York, NY
11/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
This place is like a Burger King bathroom: sometimes, in rare, emergency situations, I'm forced to rush inside, do my business without touching anything, and leave as quickly as possible.
This is because, to my profound embarrassment and dismay, Joshua Tree is the "official" NYC bar of my alma mater. So occasionally my boyfriend and I get coerced into watching a college football game here.
College football is terrible. Joshua Tree is even worse.
Once, a friend of mine ordered two beers. When the waitress came to ask her if she wanted a third, my friend said, "I'll just have a water for now." The waitress said, "Are you kidding me?" (Note for future waitresses, which, given the economy and my profoundly useless degrees, is probably me: this is not a good way to get a tip.)
Too loud, too crowded, too douchey. Why would you pop a squat at a Burger King if you didn't have to? That's what I thought. -
Review from Jiho S.
New York, NY
1/9/2012
Went on a Friday night after the Lions/Saints game and well, it was packed (11pm so it was prime time), loud (with 80's and 90's music videos) and your typical frat bar (which I don't like frequenting but don't mind going to every now and then). I'd say it was fun for about 15 minutes. Had my inexpensive scotch on the rocks listening to Bel Biv Devoe. Then they started playing Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice and the entire bar erupted and starting screaming/dancing along to the song. That was my sign to leave and I headed out for the exit just as DJ transitioned to Whitesnake.
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Review from Jenna K.
Manhattan, NY
11/10/2011
One of the few places I'm kind of embarrassed to love as much as I do. I live around the corner, so I always end up at the Tree when I am in a cab home at 2 AM... it becomes, "hey, let's just stop at J Tree first!"
If you're looking for someplace classy, you're looking in the wrong place. J Tree gets jam-packed late at night, but the music is really fun (80s, 90s, old hip hop, etc) and I always have a great time. Sometimes I feel like I am among the oldest people in there at 24 years old, but I don't really care :-) I came here once around 9-10 PM with one friend, and it was EMPTY at the time. We sat at the bar and had a few beers, while chatting with the bartender, who was really nice. Actually, I've found that all of the bartenders here are really nice! All in all, super fun, casual place to come late night in Murray Hill. -
Review from Jiahui L.
Manhattan, NY
11/17/2011
We came here the other night specifically to watch a football game. For the most part, it was rather uneventful. Crowded, yes, but it was filled with other alumni watching the game.
Why 1 star? In the last quarter, it was clear that we were losing, but the guy manning the music (he would switch it over to 80s music videos + music during commercial breaks, which was fine, a little loud, but it was nice not to not watch commercials) would not turn the game sound back on. When the breaks were over, he would leave the 80s music on, despite many people asking him to turn the sound back to the game. He claimed that everyone else in the bar was there to listen to the music, when in fact it was clear that the majority of the people there came for the game. When I asked him nicely, he became even more belligerent and started using profanity.
We spoke to the manager, but we're not coming back here, sorry. -
Review from Y F.
Manhattan, NY
9/10/2011
I've only been here at night when it becomes more of a club atmosphere. I can't say anything about price and drinks because I didn't pay.
I can say, however, that the bouncers here are SUPER nice. I put my purse on one of the hooks here and kept checking up on it while I was there until one of the bouncers came up to me and told me I didn't need to keep checking because he was keeping an eye on it. Yay!! I high-fived him as I was leaving. His name was Wayne (or Wade?). Go Wayne!
I loved the music! Very happy, upbeat music from the 80s and 90s with music videos playing. Can't go wrong. You're gonna wanna dance.
Crowd is young, 20-30-somethings. Leans more towards the 20s. -
Review from Richard W.
Astoria, Queens, NY
7/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
While I was figuring out what to do on Saturday night, I happened upon this piece in TimeOut NY about the best hookup spots in the city. They claimed that like metric tons of single women were hanging upside down from the ceilings and everyone was making out inside Joshua Tree so I decided to pop in at two times: 10pm and 2am in between hanging out with a dear friend in the village. (Yes, the nerdy scientist took timepoints).
At around 10pm, there were some folks floating around there. I stopped in and got myself a $232423423523423 amaretto on the rocks. Be warned, this place is mad spensive (but that might be true of bars and stuff in the area). Anyways, there were SOME people in there, but not like an explosion of sexual energy as described in TimeOut. Granted, it was super early so I figured I'd swing by later to see what was up.
At around 2am, the place was JAMMED and I basically had to snorkel through waves of people to get inside. And, yes, there were basically a bajillion girls in there, many of whom were unattended. I will point out at this juncture, however, that talking to them is near impossible over the roar of "Total Eclipse of the Heart". But, for the 0.00032342 seconds that I was in there before suffocating, it was pretty cool.
All in all, it does seem like a good spot to "meet someone". But, you're probably looking at doing it between 11pm and 1am since at some point during that timeframe the place explodes and you need scuba gear to survive.
Also, as a "control experiment", I poked my head into several of the other bars and clubs in the area around Joshua Tree at both timepoints and they were essentially all devoid of life. There is apparently something super special about the place that just sucks the life out of everything around it. -
Review from Rob K.
7/1/2011
Great concept for a bar. Eighties and nineties music at a deafening volume, with the music videos posted all over the bar. I just wish there was more room, or at least a similar place someone could recommend to me. There's not much else to do here, except drink, dance in place, and wait in line for the bathroom.
I was in college once and if I was still there, I would probably get suckered into going here too often. The crowd is a mixture of college kids, recent grads with first jobs, and smart young professionals, who will never return.
This place gets so uncomfortably packed, I'd rather party in Master P's trunk for three hours than return to the Joshua Tree. -
Review from Rojé G.
7/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
Been here a few times only during the week, never on the weekend. Probably because you wouldn't find me in midtown east on a weekend. The food here is pretty good for bar food. The music is good. Has a lot of TVs which is always great so I can check out multiple games at once. The bartenders and servers are always polite and friendly. NIce selection of beers on tap.
Good:
Quesadillas
Fajitas
OKay:
Chicken Parmesan -
Review from Jon L.
7/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
We met up with my son's friend from HS who is working for SI in Manhattten for an Internship.
I planned to have one drink and split.
I ordered a Tangqueray & Tonic, the dude with the pony tale has no clue how to mix one.
They serve all their beverages in plastic.
Whazzup with that? -
Review from Justin C.
11/1/2011 1 Check-in Here
i was here late at nite with a group of friends.
the place was fun. had a drink or two here, no complaints. wasnt too crowded at 930pm, when a lot of places you can't move around. larger then it looks too, has a back room with plenty of space, when there isnt a college football game is not on. -
Review from Michael B.
Kew Gardens, NY
8/30/2011
Looking for a place to grab lunch and a few beers in Midtown East on a recent Friday afternoon, we were lured in by the $5.95 lunch specials advertised outside Joshua Tree. Figuring we can't go wrong for $5.95, we ducked in out of the heat and grabbed a table by the bar. (Outside seating is also available.) A very friendly waitress on her first day of work took our drink orders, helpfully telling us that it was Happy Hour all day long and draft beers were $4. (Less helpfully, she didn't tell us that the offer was limited to select domestic beers. More on that later.)
We had a couple of Magner's on ice and a Sam Adams, and our food arrived. My cheeseburger with fries was solid pub fare, and my friends also enjoyed their Chicken Parmesan and Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Definitely a bargain at $5.95, but here's where it gets complicated.
When the bill arrived, we were charged $28 for four Magner's and $21 for three Sam Adams. At this point the waitress tried to explain that only beers in the first two rows of the beer menu were part of the Happy Hour special. This didn't make any sense based on what we were told when we sat down, but she was a nice girl and rather than ruin her first day on the job and stick her with having to make it good, we grumblingly doled out the cash. Our $5.95 lunch turned into a $75 ripoff that left a bad taste in all our mouths. -
Review from Tina M.
4/19/2011
Facts:
-I stumbled in this place on New Years Eve/Day about 2am
-My rating may be a little off because of the above
-This is the PERFECT place to go if you are already drunk
-I vaguely remember dancing with a good looking guy to a spice girl song that HE knew all the lyrics to
-I remember paying entirely too much for our drinks
-I didn't care because I was already drunk
So, on that note, if you are looking for an overly crowded place to just act like a complete idiot and sing and dance the night away to 80's songs (which happens to be my favorite) this is the place to go. It can be hard to get a drink because of the crowd, and the drinks are rather pricey on weekend nights but I left convinced I had a new favorite bar (that was partially the alcohol speaking). Its not a classy place by any means and the crowd is younger, but it's definately a good time. Of course, Im totally basing this off of a one time experience and under the influence but hey, isn't that what you're looking for when you're drunk? I've been meaning to return but it's just a little out of my way...soon we will meet again.... -
Review from Sandy V.
Brooklyn, NY
11/9/2011
I went here Saturday and had some overpriced, but not outrageously so, drinks. I was watching the 80's videos and having a good time and shortly I was drunk and having a better time. I'm the Brooklyn type so the Murray Hill crowd was a needed break from too many artists. Seriously I'm sick of being surrounded by fucking artists, sorry. Before I knew it I was back near the dancefloor making my own sloppy Micheladas and dancing with several ladies. Then I was making out with one. She wanted my hat so I left it with her and went home. Unfortunately I'd been there for three hours and the DJ started repeating the playlist. Repeating songs pisses me off, so that's why I left. Also I was drunk. All in all, it's what I wanted when I needed it. Seems reliable.
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Review from Dave K.
Queens, NY
6/1/2011 1 Check-in Here
I was looking for a place to read my Murakami and find a place for deep personal contemplation and this seemed to be the perfect place for it.
And then the drunk interns started yelling and screaming and basically having a good old time.
You win this one interns... -
Review from Sarah C.
9/26/2011
Even in 2003, I knew the "Tree" on a weekend night was not my scene. But I came back yesterday to watch football and enjoyed it much more--it's a completely different scene for football watching, a low key place with pitchers and some of the best chicken fingers I've had in a long time.
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Review from nybrotha n.
New York, NY
10/31/2011
I give this a 3 Star only because The need More Drinks Specials , so many places now have Happy Hour i think they do but not sure , it been awhile since i been there , they have 80's Musik videos and a sport bar, but usually not a good sport bar, they seems to play whatever they seem who in the crowd, Dancing in the Back of the Bar but gets crowded sometimes, the Drinks are Pricey but good and the Bartenders are Friendly, the Food is Good for the areas, weekends are the best time there but get crowded someimes all in all it's a Good Bar!
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Review from Amy D.
Manhattan, NY
10/24/2011
If you love 80's & 90's music, dancing, and hot murray hill type dudes in close confines then frequent this place on the weekends, it's a blast! I love going here with a group of girls because you can just beeline to the dance floor and have the best time! The drinks aren't that expensive, but there is usually a large selection of attractive guys willing to buy them for you, so don't worry! great music, so fun, do it! oh, and i've never had to wait in more than a 5 minute line to get in here. you will also shockingly know the words to almost every song!
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Review from Big P.
Brooklyn, NY
10/9/2011
I did enjoy their drinks and the very friendly bartenders - oh wait that was next door nevermind
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Review from Maria F.
Astoria, NY
10/9/2011
After having read some reviews I decided to go here with a few friends after work. The music was fun the baretender got to us soon after we sat which was a major plus, of course. She was nice and did her best to replecate a Tom Collins sans lemon juice. The prices weren't terrible and all was well in the world. Until another bar tender came by for the second round and had the worst attitude on the planet. She was snarky and acted like we were asking for plasma when asked to replace a drink after a busboy unknowingly dumped out my friends drink when he went outside to take a call. Of course, she replaced it but not after a lot of attitude. I mean, is well liquor that hard to come by these days? Anyway, probably won't be back, I guess it just wasn't for me.
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Review from katie t.
New York, NY
1/31/2011
It's a sausage fest for mid to late 20 year old guys who want to re-live their frat experience. The place is over crowded and hard to move in.
I find it really cool that everyone belts out songs as loud as they can, but I don't get the appeal if you can't even move.
Also, if you're looking to get groped by a jerk from New Jersey uninvitingly, this is the place for that. -
Review from em c.
Woodside, NY
12/8/2010
I think the music is OK, but not the overpriced drinks or people (and I use that word loosely). I put my coat down here and it was stolen in 10 minutes. Lesson: learned. Oh and it was snowing out.
Pros: people who want to kiss you
Cons: people who want to kiss you -
Review from Dina D.
7/18/2011
This is Dina's new bar! I read the reviews here on Yelp before I went and I am so glad I did! I had my birthday party here and what a great place. This is the place for 80s fans. They have many big screens and play old 80s videos all night. You can request songs. The best part for me was that I requested a song and told the DJ it was my birthday and during the song, they write "happy birthday Dina" on the screen. So this is a fun place to go with a group of people. It's best to get there early and secure a place at the bar because at 11, this place picks up and gets crowded. I LOVE this place. Seriously, if anyone wants to go, let me know. I could be a regular here.
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Review from Aanal P.
Atlanta, GA
3/29/2011
LOVE Joshua Tree! First off...Happy Hour from noon to 8 pm! Whaaaaat? AND on top of that the DJ who plays all my favorite 80's and 90's jams! I so wish we had a Joshua Tree in Atlanta! I would live there :)
Check it out folks...not a fancy place but definitely a place to stop by and enjoy a drink with Salt-n-Pepa in the background! -
Review from Pinky T.
Las Vegas, NV
9/25/2010
I can't believe I even let myself get to this place. Frat central, overpriced drinks, too crowded, I hate Murray Hill.
Five stars if you're a girl that wants to go home with a popped collar douche or a guido with a fade, one star if you're a human being with standards. -
Review from Dayna L.
New York, NY
6/28/2011
We went for the $20 "pitcher" of margaritas and "fajitas for two", a deal that we saw on FourSquare. Those items are in quotes because that's a completely inaccurate description of what we got.
The "pitcher" was actually a small wine decanter (the same size as about half a bottle of wine) and the fajitas for "two" were really just for 1 (and we're not big eaters). The fajita meat did NOT look like the picture that's posted here; it was chopped stew meat (not strips) served drenched in some sort of weird bbq/stew sauce. There was no rice or beans, also contrary to the pic posted here.
Bottom line: the $20 special is a complete misrepresentation, and if you get it you'll feel mislead. Don't know about their other services (bar, live music, night life, etc), but I will probably never go back as a result of this experience. Congrats, Joshua Tree, for losing what could have been another loyal customer. -
Review from R K.
New York, NY
10/12/2010
I would give this place 4 stars for their delish bar food and service (waitresses are super cute and nice) but I would only give 1 star for their crummy weekend crowd so I rounded down to 2.
I was dragged here, LITERALLY, by my roommate at 2 in the morning. She pulled my arm. She wouldn't take no for an answer, because she was drunk but she's so sweet so I really couldn't say no. Little angel.. ok.. anyway.
Lookit what I witnessed my first night here:
Setting - Bathroom
Players:
1) Sad to be here Me
2) Another sad to be there patron
3,4,5) 3 plump girls wearing Snooki and Trash Bags aka Angelina style dresses (meaning, too short, too tight, too much emblazoned and rhinestoned lions and dragons).
6) Innocent girl who needs to pee
Plump Girl 1: Omygawd it's so fawkin gross in hea.
Plump Girl 2: (slurring) I know, whea all the hot guys at?
Plump Girl 3: (leans heavily against the one door) Ugh.
Suddenly, Plump Girl 3's body rumbles.
Plump Girl 3: (drunkenly) Whaa tha fack...
(Frantic Knocking)
Me and other Sad to be here Girl look at each other.
Me: I think someone's trying to get in...
Plump Girl 1 & 3 glare at me and 3 slooowwwlyyy detaches herself from the door.
Innocent Girl bursts into the bathroom. "Sorry, didn't realize someone was standing against the door."
Girl 3 glares at her. "Yeah, what tha fack!" she barks.
The three girls stomp out like hippos, but not before all staring her down meanly.
Me: They're idiots. Who leans against a bathroom door in a super packed club?
Innocent girl, now depressed: I just needed to pee... -
Review from John P.
1/24/2011
I give this place 3 stars for a weekend bar and an extra star as a good place to watch football.
You either have to go here early in the night to pregame or late night when you want to wind down and see what girls are left. It's nice to get the night started with some drinks and 80s music videos. Once you start hard core rocking out to the music you know you're good to go for the night. I also end up here kinda often late night around 2AM. It's a pretty good place to pick up girls, and you miss the amateur hours. It gets pretty crazy around midnight with a bunch of 21 year olds or underage kids that can't handle their liquor.
On Sunday's they have decent specials during football games including buy one get one Bloody Mary's and $15 pitchers. The food here isn't bad either. I've tried most of their apps and a few of their entrees and they're all good. You gotta get there a little early to get a seat in the backroom, but theres like 10 tvs back there so you can basically watch every game. -
Review from Annie R.
10/14/2010
In a word: terrible
We did not want to leave Murray Hill one night (mistake one) so we think ok try out the local hot spots....
Journey blaring, tons of fist pumping, and somehow in the state of blackout that I became to tolerate the place, ended up in Hoboken, NJ....which is where most of that crowd comes from.
AVOID -
Review from John C.
1/30/2011
TV's all over the place with 80's music and one sports game on; the rest were Music Videos. We had seats in the back corner of the place and were pretty much drinking and chatting. Our server came around quite often to see if we needed refills.
People tend to crowd around the front of the bar. They definitely repeated some of the songs more than once and that became a bit annoying after a few times.
This place probably is a good place to go to on game day. -
Review from Jenny R.
Miami, FL
6/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
Yes, the crowd is young, but 80s music is so worth it! Love the music videos and a great time is to be had when you have fellow 80s enthusiasts around that are ready to do the Neutron Dance with you.
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Review from Jack N.
Astoria, NY
7/5/2010
They need to fire their chef...
When there is someone standing out in front of a ___________ (restaurant/bar/club) waving you to come in for whatever the reason, walk as fast as you can away from the place as you possibly can.
I wish I followed my own advice, but that wasn't the case. My gf and I wanted to go to a particular bar restaurant for early brunch (name currently escapes me) but they were slow to open and we were starving. So we walked down the block looking for food and got waved into Joshua tree.
The place has a standard bar decor, dimly lit at the bar area, but sun light from the ceiling windows in the 2nd floor lit up parts of the bar/restaurant. We were sat in the back restaurant area by a waitress with a really cheery attitude that a. she's naturally that way or b. she's on some sort of medication.
My gf ordered eggs benedict and I ordered the Joshua Tree French Toast. We added a orange juice each. The eggs benedict was so runny you could still see plenty of clear egg whites. The hollandaise sauce was terrible. It was watery and flavorless. I have been to many diners in my life and ordered eggs benedict dozens of times but this was the worst I ever had. The JT French Toast was nothing more than thick wheat toast with plenty of maple syrup. I could have done a better job. The orange juice was the dagger to this horrid breakfast. Concentrated! Thinking about it now, its understandable that they used concentrated frozen orange juice. It is a bar after all, and mixing concentrated OJ w/ vodka is not really a bad thing since you only care about the vodka anyway. But to drink concentrated OJ for breakfast/brunch, never again. I can make a better breakfast at home.
Decor: 3 out of 5
Service: 3 out of 5
Food: 1 out of 5
Value: 2 out of 5 -
Review from Paulene K.
Orlando, FL
11/21/2010 1 Check-in Here
A little dingy in some areas and not a fan of the dirty bathrooms but definitely a nice hang out to watch a couple games and drinks in the afternoon. Cool people, plenty of TV and screens and good food and bar.
This place was great to set up a small get together and plan a party. Super flexible and really great people to work with. If you need plan a small party, without the pains of overly planned and detailed planning, this is the place. This place is at the top of my list for a laid black get together planning. They are also very reasonably priced for The City. -
Review from Lauren B.
Manhattan, NY
8/11/2011
This is a decent spot if you want to relive your college days. Solo cups, cheap (well, for NYC) beer and 80s music.
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Review from John P.
New York, NY
8/16/2011
Good bar if you enjoy 80's music.
I don't go there that much because it gets too packed. It's like a can of sardines on weekend nights. -
Review from Delisa O.
West New York, NJ
1/2/2011
This place is great if you're just looking to go out and have some drinks and laugh with friends. I enjoyed the mostly 80s themed music videos on the giant TV screens. When a classic like "Total Eclipse of the Heart" came on, everyone in the bar was belting out the lyrics.
Downsides, the bar isn't very "pretty" and people go there to get trashed and then they get sloppy. I was pushed and shoved around a lot and a couple of sloppy drunks were all over my friends and I. This is not the place to meet your soulmate but there was definitely camaraderie between people and we all had a good time. -
Review from Colin B.
New York, NY
4/2/2008
If you're giving this place 1 star, chances are you're a pretentious Vanderbilt student who bathes with soap salts.
I mean, what were you expecting? Yes, it's overcrowded. Yes, it feels like a college bar and drinks are hard to get. That's the point, go in a big group - sing songs, act stupid - have fun. This isn't Marquis - supermodels aren't frolicking between VIP rooms. Be prepared to have beer spilled on you.
Don't take a date here unless you want to make it clear you're looking to get smashed and dance ridiculously. For re-creating college day fun with a group, this place is fine. For anything else, steer clear.
P.S.
Great place to watch sports - delicious wings.
