The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

alibi sunday happy hour is a good deal for sure

i may make a habit of it, along w/ salads from McDonalds! :(

I want I want I want Alibi Sundays! On the 12th?

that's Easter, we'd have to hide some eggs (and wear hats)

just think, if I'd gotten shitcanned on Friday instead of today I coulda made you guys buy even my $3 beers!

Oh damn. It's Easter and I have dinner plans I made drunkenly on Saturday. Actually they will prob be fun and delicious.

well not to mention that like there was a reason we went this weekend instead of next...?

also morbius wtf u talkin bout.

lost mah job!

>:[ wtf sorry bro, we should get drinks

^^ think that's the plan.

im up for drinks if theyre being had

well i can't do it tonight so i am saying, we should get drinks, in the near future

my birthday's in a couple weeks, so i will wring all the pity i can outta that one

i am going to get you special resume paper for your birthday.
heavy, finely woven, 100% recycled.

surely ppl just want me to fax it by now? from home?

yeah but you gotta bring copies to the interview even if you email it!

oh yeah, interviews. Jesus, I wonder how many sizes bigger I need for new suit pants.

and you'll have to shower now :\

Bedouin Tent = yum

BTW -- does anyone have any ideas of places in the areas with cheap rental rooms for a birthday party in June? Would like some kind of cheap, tasty food, preferably BYOB or inexpensive drinks. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-20 people. Would prefer to spend like $15 a person or less (excluding alcohol), but I don't know if that's really doable. Willing to do a weeknight.

I don't.

However, I think we should all support male go-go pizza night in Carroll Gardens.

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/14/32_14_mm_fondle.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/nyregion/thecity/05gay.html

I saw that article. Am I the only one who finds something especially unappealing (sexual preference aside) about eating PIZZA while watching half-naked dancers?

so far you are

half-naked dancers >>> waiting 90 mins for the opportunity to get a $25 pizza at lucali

re: the topic of 67 burger which came up on one of these threads (can't find it thru search)

joe, you are nuts. this place is delicious. and $30 for two premium fancy-topping burgers, beerz, and giant serving of cajun sweet potato fries is making this place seem more appealing than taking the g up to dumont for a burger fix...

I tried Nicky's finally. I had never had banh mi before so I have no comparison. But I thought it was a nice, tasty sandwich alternative, especially at $5. That combination of meat/pickled veggies/slightly sweet fish sauce is just ace in general.

i eat at 67B whenever i have to dash to BAM Cinematek w/out eating.

i've said it before & i will say it again: fuck a dumont, their burger sucks and has only gotten worse.

what do you dislike about it specifically? (just curious!)

i had 67 burger last night. was really good, but i still prefer the mullane's burger/fries.

anyone tried pipitone's pizza right near there? plain slices are good. very different crust from not ray's. much fluffier. sometimes i want the crispy tho. ::shrugs::

oh sorry, what i specifically dislike about the dumont burger is its marinated flavor and tendency to being gray & oddly textured no matter how you order it. also, it is small and expensive. the environment at the dumont restaurats is also pretty crappy imho--too many tables crammed too close together, too many "pretty" people.

they do have bomb ass mac n cheese but it's also too expensive and can be approximated pretty easily at home

ian, you like the Donovan's burger? have we talked about this?

i still plan to go to Donovan's. you've mentioned it, and my burger friends & i have planned to go, but it keeps falling through.

had a burger from Paul's today, still totally delicious. I've found myself craving the Molly's burger; must go back.

I like Pauls, only been once or twice. Donovan's has to be medium-rare, otherwise it's nothing special. I love Donovan's because I live around the corner and go there by myself on weekday afternoons for lunch.

<3 burger friends

ian, how many burgers per week do you have?

http://www.makefive.com/images/200906/1d965ed9c4bd9be1.jpg

I would've had one Monday if the reflux hadnt been acting up.

i eat enough burgers, but not TOO many burgers.

prospect heights: where can i order some fries at this time of night?

Not that impressed with Zaytouns. Bedouin Tent and Waterfalls are both better and closer to me.

My favorite burger is at Sparrow.

the sparrow in astoria? they serve food now? cool

Yes, they have great food. Somehow I have become addicted to their burger, and any other burger pales in comparison.

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We used to get takeout from Zaytoons all the time (love their chicken shwarma pizza), but it seems like they've been getting more business than they can handle. They've messed up our orders a few times now.

zaytoons merguez sandwich has made me sick a few times, but it's the only middle eastern delivery nearby so i still order from there. zataar breads. mmm.

the one by me is fine (there's a few, right?). chicken shawarma pizza = boss

we make zataar bread at home now. just had a bunch last night!

does anyone know of a good place to go shopping for art prints?

orig. zaytoons is on smith st. Then there's one in Fort Green and one in Prospect Heights?

I always feel like all those places came from one source...Black Iris or whatever the one on Dekalb is called, Beduin Tent, Olive Vine, Moustache Pitza...they're all very similar in their menus. They all have their pros and cons, though the Olive Vine on 6th ave in Park Slope was one of the worst meals I've ever had. Beduin Tent's merguez sandwich is KILLER.

Zaytoons used to be the best...chicken kebab platter, chicken schwarma platter, the pitzas, I'd always get cucumber yogurt and hummus and extra feta and pile it all on the pitza.

But the last few times I've been to Zaytoons over the last year or two it definitely went downhill, but I still get nostalgic for it. It was my delivery standby for 3 years living on Court St. and 3 years on Wyckoff. Sometimes I'd get the chicken kebab and it would be undercooked though, which was nasty.

Now, I'd rather drive down to Bay Ridge for Tanoreen.

There really aren't many places like this in my part of Queens. There's a nice lebanese market in Sunnyside that we visit sometimes. I've been meaning to explore the egyptian part of Astoria for middle-eastern eats. I've only been to Kebab Cafe several times. I know there's some corner place that's supposed to have the best Merguez sandwich in the city.

there's no way black iris and bedouin tent aren't owned by the same ppl

my parents say tanoreen is phenomenal

yea ppl love bedouin tent's merguez sammich

old Mooney's Pub on Flatbush is reopening as Sharlene's (one of Commonwealth bartenders) as soon as this week, it appears

good news, near my place! plethora of new bars in the 'hood.
today i will pick up another growler from the beer distributor.