Gothamist: Fun with Funnels

Alison

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:03:14 -0500

I had to comment after seeing the unflattering review of my beloved bar Pat O'briens. It may not be the kind of place you take your mother, but it's a great space, with friendly bar tenders, the game's always on, and it's the perfect place to go when you're not looking to pay $8 a beer or change out of your flip flops. As for the tackiness, have you BEEN to the upper east side? It's atleast head and shoulders above the Big Easy or many others in the area. An occasional funnel, drink deals for the Red Sox games, and they'll set up a beer pong table whenever you ask. If you take it for what it is, then I say it's down right phenominal.

folklaur70

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:40:24 -0500

Pat O'Briens is still there (but it's at 2nd and 88th) and I believe they still have a Natty Light Beer Funnel special. We were innocently watching a baseball game there one day last season, when a bunch of already drunk, just-graduated-from-college-last-week types came in. A few of the guys proceeded to STRIP down to their undershirts, and the bartender got UP ON THE BAR to serve them funnels of cheap beer swill. I have to say, we left quickly and have never been back to this tacky frat house-like place.

saltydog

Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:59:52 -0500

There was a bar on the Upper East Side (surprise, surprise) that has a couple of funnels for you to use. I think it was called Pat O'Briens, and it was on 2nd & 87th. I'm not sure if it is still there, or if they still have funnels.