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Dutch Kills

27-24 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
Dutch Kills St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-383-2724 Send to Phone

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7.8 out of 10
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5 Reviews | Write a Review

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Official Website

dutchkillsbar.com

Hours

Daily, 6pm-2am

Nearby Subway Stops

G at 21st St.

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The wooden booths, robber-baron-era cocktails made with hand-cut ice, even the ragtime band playing in the sawdust-strewn back lounge—all will be familiar to anyone who has drunk at one of owner Sasha Petraske’s rapidly proliferating cocktail bars. But there’s a game-changing difference here: The drinks are $9 (as opposed to $13 to $15 at Little Branch or Milk & Honey), so you can try a few of the Queens-themed libations.

Dutch Kills, more like Dutch Oven for the 10 minutes we were at the bar! It was so hot and balmy. Let me set the scene for you New York Magazine readers: We were at the LIC Milk and Honey owned bar, that's right, Long Island City- the last place you'd expect attitude from a hostess named Matt. Lady girl "chantÃ©"d over to us 5 minutes after we had been there and informed two members of our party "you can't stand there." He was wearing a JC Penny sweater vest and old man pants (I actually think the khaki pants were Jaclyn Smith from Kmart circa 1997). Long story short- service at the door was so horrible and rude- we didn't even have a chance to taste the cocktails. Maybe the acrylic blend of Matt's vest combined with the lack of AC in the bar went to his head. We will not go back, nor recommend the bar to our friends.

Prices going up

Lectra83 from 11372 | Posted on 8/21/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)

The price has been raised from $9 to $10, not outrageous and still cheaper then a Manhattan drink, but in the double digits none the less. Nothing lasts forever...

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