Sake Bar Kirakuya 

2 W. 32nd St. - Koreatown

I was meeting some friends for a pre-game before dinner, and the only criteria I had regarding locale was that it needed to be in or around Koreatown. I threw out a few options, including Sake Bar Kirakuya. A lot of my friends love Sake, myself included, so this seemed like an obvious choice. 

Getting there is fun… almost all of us had a little trouble finding it. It’s on the second floor of a Koreatown building. You first have to take an elevator, and when you step off, the entrance is to your right. The interior is surprisingly classy given that its decorated with sake labels and bottles. They manage to make it look more like a restaurant than a frat house, and I personally liked the decor and dimly lit feel of the place quite a bit.

When you sit down, the super cute Japanese girl behind the bar brings out a hot towel to wipe off your hands. Nice touch. The restaurant had an extensive menu of sake, but I was also there for the $20 beer bucket and wing special. The deal is: $20 for 5 Sapporo bottled beers and five Nagoya style wings. You can get additional wings for $1 per wing. It goes on from 5-7 and 11:00 – close Monday – Saturday.

Of course I got the cheaper option, and I’ve always been a Sapporo fan anyway. They brought out the bucket right away, and the Sapporos were cold and on ice.

The Nagoya style wings were great — they had a nice sweet-salty-sesame flavor with sticky sauce on some very juicy chicken wings. I only asked for the free five wings since I had dinner plans later, but I don’t think it would be out of order to add another five for a dollar a wing. It would still be a good deal. 

If you’re not a beer drinker, the sake menu is extensive. The most reasonably priced bottles were between $40 AND $50 for a 720 mL bottle (the cheaper bottles are most easily recognized by a red stamp on the menu that says “Recommended") That’s just 30 mL less than a bottle of wine, but the ABV is higher in sake.

(Who's ready for Sake-Bombs!)

And here’s an added bonus! If you’re eager to learn about the sake-making process, Kirakuya features a very informative chart on their menu.

Final conclusion... It’s nice to go somewhere other than another Irish or American style pub for a change. Sick of that boring shit? This is much more interesting.

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MIDTOWN — Forget the salad bar.

Food trucks and carts have brought a whole new meaning to meals on wheels in Midtown, offering globe-trotting gourmet alternatives to the neighborhood's cookie-cutter delis, fast-food chains and Irish pubs.

To help narrow the selection, DNAinfo New York has listed the vendors that typically visit Midtown, bounded roughly by Madison Square Park to the south and Central Park to the north.

Be sure to check the vendors' Twitter feeds for updates. The websites Roaming Hunger, NYC Food Truck and New York Street Food, as well as the site for theNew York City Food Truck Association, also track food trucks and carts around the city. The popular food blog Midtown Lunch is also a useful resource for finding vendor reviews and scoops on new mobile eateries.

So whether you're hankering for Polish kielbasa, Korean stir fry, vegan donuts or just chicken over rice, you'll almost certainly find it here

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To mark the twentieth anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest's 1993 classic Midnight Marauders, Chris Read has expertly crafted an exclusive mixtape for Wax Poetics and Who Sampled.

Listen up and enjoy!

Tracklist:

1. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Award Tour’ (Instrumental)
2. Chris Read – ‘Theme #3′ (Scratchapella)
3. Busy Bee & Rodney Cee – ‘MC Battle’ (Extract) (Sampled in ‘Sucka Nigga’)
4. Jack Wilkins – ‘Red Clay’ (Sampled in ‘Sucka Nigga’)
5. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Sucka Nigga’
6. Roy Ayers – ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love’ (Sampled in ‘Keep It Rollin’)
7. A Tribe Called Quest feat Large Professor – ‘Keep It Rollin’
8. Bob James – ‘Nautlilus’ (Loop) (Sampled in ‘Clap Your Hands’)
9. The Meters – ‘Handclapping Song’ (Sampled in ‘Clap Your Hands’)
10. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Clap Your Hands’
11. Lou Donaldson – ‘Ode To Billie Joe’ (Loop) (Sampled in ‘Clap Your Hands’)
12. Bola Sete – ‘Bettina’ (Sampled in ’8 Million Stories’)
13. A Tribe Called Quest – ’8 Million Stories’
14. Biz Markie – ‘Nobody Beats The Biz’ (Extract) (Sampled in ‘The Chase Pt II’)
15. Steve Arrington – ‘Beddy Biey’ (Sampled in ‘The Chase Pt II’)
16. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘The Chase Pt II’
17. Michal Urbaniak Group -’ Ekim‘ (Sampled in ‘Steve Biko’)
18. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Steve Biko’
19. The Whatnauts – ‘Why Can’t People Be Colours Too?’ (Sampled in ‘Oh My God’)
20. Kool & The Gang – ‘Who’s Gonna take The Weight’ (Sampled in ‘Oh My God’)
21. A Tribe Called Quest feat Busta Rhymes – ‘Oh My God’
22. Jimmy McGriff – ‘Dig On It’ (Sampled in ‘God Lives Through’)
23. The JBs – ‘Gimme Some More’ (Extract) (Sampled in ‘God Lives Through’)
24. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘God Lives Through’
25. Clyde McPhatter – ‘Mixed Up Cup’ (Loop) (Sampled in ‘Lyrics To Go’)
26. Ronnie Foster – ‘Mystic Brew’ (Sampled in ‘Electric Relaxation’)
27. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Electric Relaxation’
28. James Brown – ‘Just Enough Room For Storage’ (Sampled in ‘Lyrics To Go’)
29. Minnie Riperton – ‘Inside My Love’ (Sampled in ‘Lyrics To Go’)
30. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Lyrics To Go’

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Michael Che, one of New York City's funniest stand-up comics and a native of the Lower East Side, takes a look at how his neighborhood has changed over the years. 
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Greenwich Treehouse

   46 Greenwich Ave - West Village

This second-story hideaway is creatively partitioned into several different areas: Just off the entrance sits a row of nose-against-the-glass stools and a view of Greenwich Avenue; to the rear, there’s a dance-party-ready lounge area; and tucked away off the main space, you'll find a tiny, bookshelf-lined private chamber, where a handful of escapists at a time can gaze across backyards and bond by candlelight. Show up early on Thursdays and you’ll find beer at vintage prices too — one dollar and up - New York Magazine

One of our many go-to bars!! 



$6 Margarita every night, all night. (except some event nights)


$5 Recession Special every night, all night. (Gin, Beer, Lime Juice)


$4 kamikaze Shots every night, all night.


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1st headlining show from the Kids from Queens - Thursday 11/21

Queens, home of Nas, Kool G Rap, A Tribe Called Quest, and countless others, has been uncomfortably quiet for the past couple of years. Up-and-coming collective World’s Fair hopes to revive one of the traditional hip-hop scenes and bring it to its former glory.

Okayplayer Presents: Shouting at the Screen


Back in the days before live-­tweeting, the only way to express your thoughts while watching a movie was to yell them out loud to the delight of your friends, and the disgust of the old people two rows in front of you. 

Join WYATT CENAC (Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”) and DONWILL (Tanya Morgan) as they take you back to the 70′s and guide you through an evening of the most outrageous blaxploitation movie classics. 

Each month, Wyatt and Donwill will screen another fine specimen from yesteryear, egging you on from the peanut gallery as the non-foam Statler and Waldorf. Get there early for cocktails and snacks, and settle in to experience movie-going the old-fashioned and most hilarious way

Pre-party features DJ Tara (http://www.deejaytara.com/)

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