Whoa, dude! You can actually get wasted in the just-released Grand Theft Auto IV, set in a slightly skewed version of New York City — but the question is, where? Gawker first pointed out that the Steinway Beer Garden looked a lot like the Bohemian Hall in Queens, and now Adam Kuban at Serious Eats sniffs out a couple of other close resemblances. The Bean Machine, for instance, is pretty much the Dean & DeLuca at Rockefeller Center. Kuban fails to I.D. the diner you see here, but we've got the scoop. It’s actually based on Miller's Famous Restaurant, in Borough Park, a 1947 spot that was renovated in 2003 using two subway-car replicas. (A photo can be found here.) We wonder — is there a Shake Shack equivalent? We know a lot of folks wouldn’t mind plowing through that line in a Hummer.

GTA Ad Perfectly Captures New York Nightlife, Daylife [Gawker]
The Real-life Restaurants in New York City from 'Grand Theft Auto 4' [Serious Eats]