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123 Burger Shot Beer promotes itself as New York’s answer to the drunken Cancun hot spot “Señor Frog’s”—the problem is New York never asked the question. The gimmick is simple: 123 Burger Shot Beer offers $1 sliders, $2 shots, and $3 beers (also, breaking form, $5 wings and $8 ribs), cultivating an atmosphere appropriate for wet T-shirt contests, funnels, and body shots. The space itself is airy, with 1,800 square feet of overindulgence done up in a faux-industrial style. The small outdoor back patio is a solid alternative to the indoor plasma domination—here, picnic tables and $30 beer tubes go a long way. The tap list is, surprisingly, not just light-beer monotony—Magners, Goose Island IPA, and Newcastle appear alongside the requisite Bud Light. But it’s the shot selection, highlighting your sorority days’ greatest hits, that is the true offender: Screaming Orgasm, Orange Tic-Tac, and DoMeAgain. The shots of Redheaded Slut are thankfully potent, but the Mind Eraser might be a smarter alternative. — Abbe Benson