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Farrell's Bar & Grill
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Critics' Pick
Hours
Mon-Sat, 10am-3am; Sun, noon-3am
Nearby Subway Stops
F at 15th St.-Prospect Park
Payment Methods
Cash Only
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Farrell's is the real McCoy, dating back to 1933, when Park Slope was Irish and Irish meant tough. They've finally added stools, but there's still no table service, so belly up to the long bar and shout your order. Beer—i.e., Budweiser—comes in three sizes: a "small" is served in a rather dainty 5-ounce glass; and ordering a "large" will get you a 32-ounce Styrofoam bucket. (Surprisingly, the regulars seem to prefer the former.) A few members of the fairer sex do show up: Shirley MacLaine, for one, caused quite a neighborhood scandal when she insisted on being the first unchaperoned woman to be served here, in the early '70s.
NoteHungry? Tough. There hasn't been a "grill" for years. But who would dare change that landmark neon sign, a beacon of bare-bones boozing since boozing was illegal?
| 10.0 | "Highly Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |
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This Is Brooklyn
cs057890 from 11001 | Posted on 11/20/09
Stopped in last week during the day with a few friends. The bartender was classic, no nonsense, but still talked to you. The beer was excellent, and so was the atmosphere. Favorite part, a few hipster marshmellow(soft and white) kids came into the bar. Before putting any money on the bar, they loudly asked if they could get the Wisconsin football game on. The bartender informed them no, but that they served beer, whiskey, and wine and if that wasnt enough that they could go f*ck off. That, along with the death stares they received from the regulars quickly got them out of the bar. Needless to say, this aint a trendy type place, its a Brooklyn bar, and its f*ckin great.
THE CHEERS OF BROOKLYN
firesafety from 11215 | Posted on 3/7/08
This has been a favored nabe bar since 1933 it is the place of neighborhood residents who are firefighters police officers ironworkers etc. along with the many famous actors and politicians alike who had called this the best watering hole in new york city it is the cheers of park slope brooklyn where everybody knows your name;Christopher j. Rice
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