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Is this thing still going on this Saturday? I haven't heard anything about it in a while.

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Yes, it's going to happen, we are still looking for places to go. Plus citanul and I don't know the city real well. We think we have an idea for a place for dinner... anyone know anything around 72nd street?

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We should stay away from uptown if at all possible...but if you guys found a place where you want to go that's fine by me.

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We should stay away from uptown if at all possible...but if you guys found a place where you want to go that's fine by me.

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I don't see you suggesting places, grrrr

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I dont know squat around 72nd...

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It doesn't have to be around there, citanul and I both suck at the city.

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If you're looking for good food, check out Park Avenue Cafe. 63rd and Park Avenue; right now they have a promotion til the end of the year called "Pay Your Age". It's a good three-course meal for a minimum of $25 and max of $65. Deal is every day after 8:30 PM.

I went there a few weeks ago with the gf and got a nice scallop appetizer, filet mignon, and some ridiculous dessert for $25... not a bad deal.

Pretty ritzy, not a good beer place though.

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Churrascaria

316 W 49th St

Brasilian BBQ.


$35 before 3p $50 afterward, they bring you unlimited meat, you tell them when to stop...

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i don't know if everyone wants to be spending 50 bucks on dinner, pre drinks. i'd prefer if this were more accessable, not less accessable. the food doesn't need to be particularly high end. more important is that they have a good space for a dozen or so people to chill out for a few hours.

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i don't know if everyone wants to be spending 50 bucks on dinner, pre drinks. i'd prefer if this were more accessable, not less accessable. the food doesn't need to be particularly high end. more important is that they have a good space for a dozen or so people to chill out for a few hours.

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I was skeptical whether this was worth the deniro, but this place is golden. Do yourself a favour and have dinner @ Churrascaria.

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If its gonna be 12 or so ppl...places for food/drink should be a place like Reservoir on University (11th st?). 5 TVs big tables, never too full during the day, so maybe calling ahead might not even be necessary. Also, Cedar which is close by there. Josie Woods which has a good juke box, TVs, 2 pool tables, and, most importantly Golden Tee which I will pwn anyone at. Reservoir also has pool and GT.

All of the above have decent bar grub and are all cheap.

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i've done dinner at several all you can eat brazillian bbq places, and i like them a lot, and personally, i have no problem paying a pile of money for dinner every once in a while. but i don't want there to be a price barrier that would cause even a single person who wants to attend to say "eh, i'd like to go but i'd prefer not to blow $x on dinner tonight."

c

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Sorry but 72nd street, Saturday nite, cheap and hang out for a few hours is a difficult if not impossible mission. An alternate would be to hit a place like Westside Brewing Co (340 Amsterdam ave & 76th (212) 721-2161 for beer/burger or Dynasty (212-355-1200) on 511 Lex & 48th 2nd floor for some primo Chinese food (there are a lot of private dinning rooms) and then hit a local pub to hang out.

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well, the 72nd street thing was brought on by having found a cool looking restaurant that was inexpensive. there is no tie to that area beyond "we know a good looking-ish place in this area to do the dinner part of the night, is there anything else to do around there?"

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Yeah, $50 for dinner w/o drinks is a bit much guys. There's even a similar Brazilian place in Brooklyn somewhere that charges maybe half that.

If we're doing that kind of restaurant and the BBQ is out, what about Houlihan's? It's in the mid-60's on the East Side and I really love their food/they have no problems seating 12.

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for easy food, TGIF is on 54th and Lex as well...

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Got it then you may want to consider:

Virgils's BBQ on 44th between Broadway and 6th (Good BBQ and a great tequila selection.
Zocalo (Mexican) on 82nd between 3rd and Lex (High end mexican with cold brew and tequila).
There is also a pile of Korean BBQ joints that are easy on the wallet around 36th street between 5th and 6th.

Let me know what you decide as I am trying to get up there for a few drinks.

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thanks for the assist.

durron: i think that the place we were looking at was "dallas jones bbq" no?

there's another location in the village area at 178 W Houston, i can't call right now, phone 212 741 7390.

they are a couple blocks from the comedy cellar, and the area is rife with clubs, pubs, lounges, cafes, whatever. also, for those so inclined there's slutty nyu girls.

lemme know if you're able to give them a call.

c

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for those so inclined there's slutty nyu girls.

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i've been here 3 1/2 years, and have yet to see these slutty nyu girls you speak of.

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i've been here 3 1/2 years, and have yet to see these slutty nyu girls you speak of.

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Sluts dig mods.

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it's the cloak.

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For a place that's good and cheap and that can handle a big group, I suggest Village Yokocho down on 9th St. & 3rd Ave. Japanese bar food, with some Korean stuff too. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going yet.

There's also Lombardi's for great pizza on Spring and Mott.

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it's the cloak.

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i gotta git me one of them.

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some good places were mentioned so far, I would like to add one more, its called Croxley Ales House (Link) and its in the village. burger type menu, can get food for $15 and $5 beers, of which they have a wide selection. I think a place along the lines of this rather than a full out restaurant would be better.

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you get a chance to call the 2nd bbq location i put up? the burger/bar type place posted near the bottom of the thread also seems fine to me, i almost posted it as well. the area is really rife with things approximating or actually being lounges as well, so we could chill/drink at those if we wanted.

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you get a chance to call the 2nd bbq location i put up? the burger/bar type place posted near the bottom of the thread also seems fine to me, i almost posted it as well. the area is really rife with things approximating or actually being lounges as well, so we could chill/drink at those if we wanted.

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No, I was waiting for you to make an executive decision, since we have a lot of good ideas now.

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you get a chance to call the 2nd bbq location i put up? the burger/bar type place posted near the bottom of the thread also seems fine to me, i almost posted it as well. the area is really rife with things approximating or actually being lounges as well, so we could chill/drink at those if we wanted.

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No, I was waiting for you to make an executive decision, since we have a lot of good ideas now.

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gah.

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you get a chance to call the 2nd bbq location i put up? the burger/bar type place posted near the bottom of the thread also seems fine to me, i almost posted it as well. the area is really rife with things approximating or actually being lounges as well, so we could chill/drink at those if we wanted.

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No, I was waiting for you to make an executive decision, since we have a lot of good ideas now.

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gah.

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[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I am at work you know, I don't spend all day reading this forum.....

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I am at work you know, I don't spend all day reading this forum.....

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dude, i am boringly entering data about all transcripted speaches my boss has made in the last 15 years or whatever so that he can have a good clean access to them for his book. this is non thrilling.

c

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I grew up on the Upper West Side and still live in the city. Try Dallas BBQ on 72nd between Columbus and CPW- used to go there in high school (1990- yikes!) and would get smashed on their fishbowl sized beers. Or Amsterdam Ave has a bunch of good bars in the early 80's. Brother Jimmies on 82nd-ish and Amsterdam is a good option for burgers and beer. I was at Churrascarria (sp?) last weekend and had a blast, although you'll need reservations on a Saturday night fo sho. Park Ave Cafe is cool, but the waiters may treat you like [censored] if they think they're only gonna have a $400 check for 12 people. Houlihans is a good suggestion, and so is any bar on 2nd Ave from 49thstreet up to about 66th. In fact, 66th and first has a great bar/restaurant called Fitzgerald's where they'd love to see you guys. Plus there's a poker room right near by there called the Newer Club (65th and 1st) which you could go and pwn! after a few burgers and beers. Anyway, PM me if you need more suggestions I've spent 30 years in this city and can point you in a good direction.

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I have no useful suggestions I'm afraid, but I will say that I'm happy with whatever.

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Around 72nd, definitely go to Dallas BBQ. The quality/price ratio for the ribs and drinks is virtually unparalleled in NYC.

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i don't know if everyone wants to be spending 50 bucks on dinner, pre drinks. i'd prefer if this were more accessable, not less accessable. the food doesn't need to be particularly high end. more important is that they have a good space for a dozen or so people to chill out for a few hours.

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I was skeptical whether this was worth the deniro, but this place is golden. Do yourself a favour and have dinner @ Churrascaria.

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If you have 12 people of more at churrasquierria you can get all you can eat dinner dessert and all you can drink wine for 75 a person plus tip. Or for 90 dollars plus tip open bar as well. It is the best...

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If you have 12 people of more at churrasquierria you can get all you can eat dinner dessert and all you can drink wine for 75 a person plus tip. Or for 90 dollars plus tip open bar as well. It is the best...

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i've done dinner at several all you can eat brazillian bbq places, and i like them a lot, and personally, i have no problem paying a pile of money for dinner every once in a while. but i don't want there to be a price barrier that would cause even a single person who wants to attend to say "eh, i'd like to go but i'd prefer not to blow $x on dinner tonight."

c

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If you have 12 people of more at churrasquierria you can get all you can eat dinner dessert and all you can drink wine for 75 a person plus tip. Or for 90 dollars plus tip open bar as well. It is the best...

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this sounds awesome if they would let 18yos in.

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well, when prompted with "around 72nd" we got a "go to dallas bbq" which is the place around there that durron had independently found.

we also got a "don't go around 72nd," which is totally reasonable.

however, there's another dallas bbq place in the village right in the middle of things, that i posted the phone number for in this thread. it sounds like a good, all ages, place. hopefully durron can find a time to call them today.

c

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however, there's another dallas bbq place in the village right in the middle of things, that i posted the phone number for in this thread. it sounds like a good, all ages, place. hopefully durron can find a time to call them today.

c

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yeah yeah yeah

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dallas BBQ = meh, or in citanul's case, 'gah'

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Just a quick heads up on this gathering:

Make sure you don't get too close to pooh for fear that his "daily-use chick-repellant" spray accidently rubs off on you.

By his posts I can tell that this tool couldn't get laid in a women's prison with a fist full of pardons.