Official Website
eastriverbar.com
Hours
Sun-Thu, 5pm-3am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-4am
Happy Hour
Mon-Fri,
5pm-8pm; $3 drafts and well drinks, $1 off all other drinks
Nearby Subway Stops
J, M, Z at Marcy Ave.; L at Bedford Ave.
Payment Methods
American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Profile
Before becoming the East River Bar in early 2004, this venerable space was an illicit Latino speakeasy, and before that, an underground biker bar. Its first incarnation, though, was as a paint factory, and the giant main room retains a great industrial feel, with beautiful pressed-tin ceilings and weathered floorboards. Instead of accentuating such things, though, the owners have opted to camp it up, putting up a disco ball and a cowboy-themed mirror behind the bar. The resulting comfortable dive is complete with the standard handful of beers on tap, and a number of games—Big Buck Hunter, pinball machine, and pool table. If the weather's nice, the concrete patio becomes a family-friendly haven, where hipster tykes buzz about while parents cook BYOBBQ on the grill. These meaty treats compete with the beefy fumes emanating from nearby Peter Luger's. — Emily Gould
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DRINK AT YOUR OWN RISK
miumiu22 from 11206 | Posted on 11/14/09
Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Let me begin by saying that I went here a few weeks ago and had a lovely hot toddy by a guy that "loves hot toddies." It was good enough and his vibe was pleasant enough and the bar was chill enough for me to want to return.
In fact, all of that motivated me enough to trudge 12 blocks in the rain to the bar tonight. (Some may read this and think, "Boo hoo. You got rained on. Get over it.") Look, I wasn't expecting "Hail the Conquering Hero" to be played on cue as I crossed the threshold, but I also wasn't expecting what transpired.
DRINK AT YOUR OWN RISK
miumiu22 from 11206 | Posted on 11/14/09
Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
I notice the same guy tending bar as I approach. The other bartender working approaches me first. As I begin to tell her I am waiting for her colleague to make me a hot toddy like he did so well a few weeks prior she interrupts, throws her hands up and says, "I'm not making anymore hot toddies. I've been making them all night." Um…yeah, that's why I'm waiting for him. Also, you don't feel like making any more, so that's it? I realize that there is a bit of Wild West law to the bar industry, but that's crap. When I worked in service I certainly didn't subscribe to that philosophy—and I'm not one of these the-customer-is-always-right types either. I mean, come on.
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