The Summit Bar, East Village

Alright, first restaurant/bar post!

I went out to the east village for a friend's birthday this weekend. She rented out the front part of the Summit Bar and it has quickly turned into one of my new favorite places to hang out in the city.

The music that's playing is a great drinking playlist. Older 80's and 90's hits, newer songs that are fun to dance to, and the songs that you think of when all you wanna do is drunkenly sing. While trying to get the bartender's attention takes a lot of patience, it's so worth the wait.

There's something about a bartender that can craft an amazing cocktail, use a jigger, and do a double shake that really just makes me happy in my naughty parts. These bartenders are really fantastic. The lack of a credit card minimum is also something that I love finding in the city.

They have 2 cocktail lists. One with classic cocktails, and then one with new cocktails that are Prohibition inspired, but using infused syrups and newer spirits. My favorite one on there was the "Driving Miss Davies" which used Templetown Rye, gingerbread syrup, cardamom infused agave, orange and whiskey barrel bitters. They use these dense and huge ice cubes that take long to melt but still keep your drink cold. Their list also isn't too pricey. Some spirits listed are below what you're used to paying (i.e. Ocho Tequila Rep for $13 and Elijah Craig 18yr for $12).

Downers:

- Single toilet bathrooms in a bar are always retarded. Once you break the seal and have to wait on a line that's 7 people deep with girls that take forever in the bathroom is the most irritating thing in the world. Next time, I'll pee on one of the girls.

-The bartenders were WASTED. Now, I've bartended. I took a shot or two every now and then throughout certain nights if I really just needed a pick me up at 2am or a guest just really irritated me. However, the manager was sitting at one part of the bar cocktail in hand, and a bartender and barback got into a fight and the barback left halfway through the night. Weird. Major rule of drinking at work: Don't get drunk.

Other than that, the bar was fantastic. The cocktail list was great, the spirits list is extensive, and the atmosphere is a LOT of fun. Definitely recommended.