644665 Fri Aug 14 09:53:28 -0700 2009 12 18 Manhattan 0 4946485 I hear this place has food and is quite interesting. However, friends who returned from NYC said that they tried every singe day to get in and were told they had no room. When they thought they'd go by on the advice of the concierge, the place had three booths empty for over 40 mins and they did not get seated. In the meantime, they had to deal with rude and arrogant staff. Sounds interesting, but not willing to subject myself to that type of treatment. Love the idea, anyt hing similar out there? Doesn't have to be dogs and burgers, can be other. Fri Aug 14 09:53:28 -0700 2009 79652 itryalot 1 4946517 Death & Co., Pegu Club, Little Branch, Flatiron Lounge or the bar at Tailor. Fri Aug 14 10:01:09 -0700 2009 4946485 10195 KTinNYC 2 4947100 NB: Little Branch, Flatiron don't have food. Tailor has a pretty short bar food menu, too. Fri Aug 14 13:37:50 -0700 2009 4946517 10936 kathryn 1 4946547 i never had a problem. you just cant go with more than 4 people and be prepared to wait. you can go to one of the bars next door and they will call you. Fri Aug 14 10:12:25 -0700 2009 4946485 111618 travpard 1 4946939 I've never had trouble getting a reservation for 3-4 people on the day of, but it is true that they do not put walk-ins at the bar. They will put your name on the list for seats at the bar. Go next door and get a beer while you wait and come bacak to enjoy the delicious drinks and dogs. Or you could go with one of the wonderful suggestions from KT! Fri Aug 14 12:27:30 -0700 2009 4946485 13903 prdct 1 4947063 Death & Co. Mayuela, Pegu Club, Clover Club, Raines Law Room, Apotheke Fri Aug 14 13:21:14 -0700 2009 4946485 67184 Burnzes 1 4947085 For one or two people, go early (it opens at 6pm) and get first-come-first-served seats at the bar. That's what I've always done, and never a problem. Fri Aug 14 13:32:06 -0700 2009 4946485 10475 Wilfrid 1 4947087 Did they call at 3pm for a same-day reservation or only try to drop in? Booths and tables are for reservations, booths sometimes are empty because a reservation is coming in an hour or so. The bar is first come first served. If it's full, the hostess can put you on the waitlist and you'll eventually get in, but the list is often long. Some people come in after 6pm and stay for hours and hours. Unlike a meal, it's impossible to predict when people will leave. They could be there for one round or several rounds of drinks. PDT is perennially slammed after 8pm even on "slow" nights. It's also tiny, which does not help. Death & Co is a little easier to get into, but if you go after 8pm on a weekend night, it can be really hard, because they stop letting people in after 11ish. If you want to do PDT or Death & Co, I'd go before 7pm on an off night. Sunday through Wednesday. Mayahuel is getting that way, too. It can be fully packed on a Tuesday after 9pm. You just have to remember that these bars are small, do not allow standing, and are very popular. Pegu is also really busy on weekends after a certain time but in my experience, it doesn't get insanely busy until much later on in the night. If you go before 8pm, it's usually fine. Places that allow standing like Pegu, Flatiron, Tailor, etc. will let more people in -- the effect though is that it's louder, crowded, and the bartenders can't pay as much attention to the drinks. Fri Aug 14 13:33:18 -0700 2009 4946485 10936 kathryn 2 4947115 I thought Death & Co. had their liquor license restored in July? I haven't been back in a while, but it was my understanding that it was the license dispute that forced them to close at midnight every night. Pegu is ok but really not in the same league as PDT or D&C for food or drinks. Fri Aug 14 13:44:06 -0700 2009 4947087 48785 InfoMofo 3 4947185 It's a "soft" extension of hours they're doing for the time being. They're not kicking people out at 11:55pm any more... but they're hesitant to start letting lots of people in that late. Fri Aug 14 14:11:00 -0700 2009 4947115 10936 kathryn 1 4947737 PDT=douchey anyway. Death & Co. is way better with a very cool bunch of bartenders. Fri Aug 14 18:28:09 -0700 2009 4946485 277411 Slob 2 4947839 I like D&C but there is nothing wrong with PDT Fri Aug 14 19:23:41 -0700 2009 4947737 10195 KTinNYC 2 4947843 I adore Death & Co and Little Branch but find Pegu, PDT, Apotheke and Flatiron to be leagues below. Surprised no one has mentioned Employees Only? East Side Company is cool too. And of course there's Milk & Honey if you have a connection there, one of the bartenders alternates between there and Little Branch though so you can get the experience there too. Where does Raines Law Room go on the spectrum? Haven't checked that out yet. Fri Aug 14 19:25:50 -0700 2009 4947737 21862 foodie4life