The Blue Seats: Finally, a sports bar for rich people
Posted at 09:46:14 PM in Bar openings, Lower East Side nightlifeby Justine Goodman
After attending a riveting performance of a friend's one-man play at Jimmy's No. 43 last weekend, I suddenly found myself sober, standing on a street corner with no specific plans, wondering, "What the hell does one do when the night's activity is over and it's only 9pm?" Oh, that's right--one drinks.
A friend of mine suggested heading toward Pianos, and even though I'm concerned that a small part of myself dies every time I go there, a much larger part of me needed a drink, stat, and the barkeep at Pianos can pour a Dewars and club soda (or five of them) as well as anyone.
Recently I've been spending a lot of time in L.E.S., and it's not just because I think Fat Baby is awesome (though it might be the best bar name anyone ever came up with, ever). It's because New & Notable bars are popping up each week on every block between Houston and Delancey, and part of my job is to know about them and then to go to them--from Spitzer's Corner to its slightly newer counterpart, The Blue Seats. The latter, a controversial take on the old-fashioned sports bar, recently set up shop on Ludlow Street, just across from Pianos, so I stopped in to check it out.
And it isn't too shabby. Actually, I thought it was pretty nice, and not just nice for a sports bar but for any type of bar. The staff was friendly--including the bouncer--and the menu was a welcome departure from the average sports bar's. But at the end of the day, I see why some people are pissed about The Blue Seats; requiring a $100 guarantee per hour (with a two-hour minimum) for booth-seating, no matter how many hi-def TVs you can cram in each is just excessive.
But more importantly, that kind of payment plan indicates that the bar's target demo might just be the boarding school students-turned-frat-boy type, in which case The Blue Seats should have held out for a nice slice of Yorkville.
(Photo courtesy of The Blue Seats)
will i like it if i'm not rich?
Posted by: ejg | September 15, 2007 at 06:56 PM
a pretty dope spot if you can afford it.
Posted by: rimbo | September 20, 2007 at 09:22 PM
You probably won't like it if you're not rich, ejg. Seeing as how you'll drop a bunch of money and realize you could've gotten much the same thing at a considerably cheaper place.
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