Comments on: Apotheke Door Guy: The Most Powerful Man in Chinatown http://fthechef.com/bars-new-york-city/apotheke-door-guy-the-most-powerful-man-in-chinatown/ Eating and drinking in New York effing City. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jason Roth http://fthechef.com/bars-new-york-city/apotheke-door-guy-the-most-powerful-man-in-chinatown/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Jason Roth Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:23:35 +0000 http://fthechef.com/?p=2091#comment-311 I understand, and when you're one of the lucky few to be allowed into the bar, clearly the presence of women is preferable. Nevertheless, I could argue that lots of guys in a classic cocktail bar would not equal frat house, but rather classic cocktail bar (i.e., pre-prohibition). Maybe now that I've cooled down about it, I'd consider trying again. But I can't say I totally buy your argument about more hot women leading to men coming back. Most of the six of us will not come back because we never got in to begin with. Let me update my above comment and say that even better than Employees Only is Milk & Honey, though only the former serves food. Another awesome find of late is Dutch Kills. This is one of the best cocktail bars in NYC, period, though it also does not serve food and is located smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood that the owner must have been praying would develop quickly and is taking longer than expected. I.e., find yourself a designated driver who can cart your butt there. I understand, and when you’re one of the lucky few to be allowed into the bar, clearly the presence of women is preferable. Nevertheless, I could argue that lots of guys in a classic cocktail bar would not equal frat house, but rather classic cocktail bar (i.e., pre-prohibition).

Maybe now that I’ve cooled down about it, I’d consider trying again. But I can’t say I totally buy your argument about more hot women leading to men coming back. Most of the six of us will not come back because we never got in to begin with.

Let me update my above comment and say that even better than Employees Only is Milk & Honey, though only the former serves food. Another awesome find of late is Dutch Kills. This is one of the best cocktail bars in NYC, period, though it also does not serve food and is located smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood that the owner must have been praying would develop quickly and is taking longer than expected. I.e., find yourself a designated driver who can cart your butt there.

]]> By: Ally Cat http://fthechef.com/bars-new-york-city/apotheke-door-guy-the-most-powerful-man-in-chinatown/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Ally Cat Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:00:10 +0000 http://fthechef.com/?p=2091#comment-310 Door policy is to balance attendance too many guys= frat house, more hot women than men and we will all come back. Its not about your potential income its about creating an atmosphere which if your not particular can become more or less very unappealing. Sorry for the frankness but get a hot chick to walk in with you and your good to go, six guys, well dressed or not better head to times square. See you in the ally... Cat Door policy is to balance attendance too many guys= frat house, more hot women than men and we will all come back. Its not about your potential income its about creating an atmosphere which if your not particular can become more or less very unappealing. Sorry for the frankness but get a hot chick to walk in with you and your good to go, six guys, well dressed or not better head to times square.

See you in the ally…

Cat

]]> By: Jason Roth http://fthechef.com/bars-new-york-city/apotheke-door-guy-the-most-powerful-man-in-chinatown/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Jason Roth Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:05:21 +0000 http://fthechef.com/?p=2091#comment-205 If I believed in omens, or karma, or some kind of mystical nonsense, I'd probably say that my recommendation today of Allen & Delancey had something to do with <a HREF="http://tastingtable.com/nyc/index.htm" TARGET="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tasting Table</A> announcing later the same morning that it has gone out of business. It's too bad they couldn't have kept open the cocktail bar. Looks like the best alternative is Employees Only for the time being. If I believed in omens, or karma, or some kind of mystical nonsense, I’d probably say that my recommendation today of Allen & Delancey had something to do with Tasting Table announcing later the same morning that it has gone out of business. It’s too bad they couldn’t have kept open the cocktail bar. Looks like the best alternative is Employees Only for the time being.

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