I really wasn't sure when I got an invitation to come and try the PB&J (pork belly and jam slider). It turned out to be really good, and the chef insisted I try most of the rest of the menu too.
I don't know how loud the bar will get late at night, but this is of interest to anyone who - like me - attends late events in the East Village/LES. The kitchen claims to be open until 3.
Gluttony at the Pig.
The DL (Downlow)
Started by Wilfrid, Apr 03 2012 08:20 PM
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:20 PM
Why live your life when you could curate it?
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:25 PM
so, is this a place only for "straight men" who lead secret gay lives? if not, what an unfortunate name.
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:34 PM
Mainly not only. Maybe just especially.
I keep insisting you don't have to be Jewish to like the composed plates at Mile End.
I keep insisting you don't have to be Jewish to like the composed plates at Mile End.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:36 PM
is this a place only for "straight men" who lead secret gay lives?
Wouldn't it be sort of self defeating?
I never said that
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:50 PM
R. Kelly Theme Restaurant actually. Watch out for the showers.so, is this a place only for "straight men" who lead secret gay lives? if not, what an unfortunate name.
Why not mayo?
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:54 PM
complimentary hooded raincoats and moist towelettes for everyone!R. Kelly Theme Restaurant actually. Watch out for the showers.
so, is this a place only for "straight men" who lead secret gay lives? if not, what an unfortunate name.
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:54 PM
Ha. It's a terrible name.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 09:02 PM
But seriously - unless it actually is going for the "guys on the DL" demographic you'd think someone would have figured this one out ahead of time?
Why not mayo?
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 09:08 PM
could you imagine all the wives and private detectives lined up outside, at closing time, with flash cameras and visions of hefty divorce settlements dancing in their heads.But seriously - unless it actually is going for the "guys on the DL" demographic you'd think someone would have figured this one out ahead of time?
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 09:33 PM
Well, it's calling itself The DL, but letting it be known that it stands for "down low." I can't fathom the choice of name myself. I suspect it may have something to do with Delancey and Ludlow in someone's mind.
But I used to drink in a bar called Lava Gina, so I am fairly inured.
But I used to drink in a bar called Lava Gina, so I am fairly inured.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 09:43 PM
"Downlow" was like, 20 years ago.
Good luck to them, as they'll need it.
Good luck to them, as they'll need it.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 10:45 PM
But seriously - unless it actually is going for the "guys on the DL" demographic you'd think someone would have figured this one out ahead of time?
Did you see what the food looks like?
I never said that
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 11:48 PM
Why would I possibly look at the pics?
Why not mayo?
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 01:38 AM
so, is this a place only for "straight men" who lead secret gay lives? if not, what an unfortunate name.
My question too, when I saw the name.
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Tonight, there was a dessert of coconut, rhubarb, and black olive. Obvious in its execution how innovation and experiment, when introduced for their own sake, are annoying. --irnscrabblechf52, May 9, 2013
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 01:39 AM
But seriously - unless it actually is going for the "guys on the DL" demographic you'd think someone would have figured this one out ahead of time?
Not necessarily. Although the Rouge et Blanc folks did realize the "Le Cinq à Sept" might not be the best name for a restaurant either.
[M]ost of the pastas hover around $25. This ought to be enough to buy bucatini that is cooked on both ends. -- Pete Wells on Caravaggio ( * review)
Tonight, there was a dessert of coconut, rhubarb, and black olive. Obvious in its execution how innovation and experiment, when introduced for their own sake, are annoying. --irnscrabblechf52, May 9, 2013
notorious stickler -- NY Times
deeply annoying and nitpicking -- Molly O'Neill, One Big Table
