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Ellis Bar
627 Fifth Ave, between 17th and 18th Sts
Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-768-0532
www.ellisbar.com
I’m a sucker for Southwestern cuisine. But ever since Bobby Flay and his squirt bottles got stale, the Southwestern scene in this town has been mostly handed off to Chipotle. Now, native Arizonans Seth and Naomi Ellis, along with Alison Cunningham, are resurrecting modern desert food and drink in South Slope, in an experiment we’ll call “Progressive Post-Flay Southwestern.” Since opening in July, the new addition has already caught on big with local drinkers, thanks in part to near-nightly events: Bluegrass and free bourbon on Mondays, Pub Quiz on Tuesdays, and Karaoke on Wednesdays. And while the place feels slightly antiseptic, the food’s good, the staff friendly and they smartly avoid the faux-Southwestern gimmickry. The biggest relief of all: on my two visits, their rock-heavy jukebox didn’t once pump the Eagles. In the words of The Dude: “I hate the fucking Eagles, man.”-Bret Stetka
Bar Details
Specials:
• $1 off draft beers and well drinks
Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, 12pm-7pm
• $1 off draft beers and well drinks
Sat, Sun, 11am-7pm
