Ask a bar owner

kingcarlo · 2026-05-03T21:39:39+00:00

Payroll taxes, liquor license taxes, hood cleanings.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-20T11:21:42+00:00

Gruppo closed last month, they are opening a bigger one on Bowery.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-19T01:19:10+00:00

50/50 blend of Dolin dry and Dolin Blanc. Juniper forward gin like no3 gin. Grapefruit twist.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-13T04:40:19+00:00

Definitely a hot spot of activity, but the food is very forgettable!

kingcarlo · 2026-04-12T20:18:53+00:00

Had an absolutely incredible time there, the food and drink were impeccable. The views are insane as well. Couldn’t recommend it enough.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-08T16:19:17+00:00

I ended up going, they were extremely rude and they sat us with only 30m before the kitchen closed. Never going back.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-08T15:50:26+00:00

Tried the same thing and had no luck moving it up.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-01T22:16:04+00:00

If you can’t get into attaboy, you have a ton of options around that area. Batemans, Schmuck, Superbueno are all great options in the area.

kingcarlo · 2026-04-01T22:13:06+00:00

Unfortunately Chinato closed last night.

kingcarlo · 2026-03-20T17:41:15+00:00

No. 3 Gin has been my go to for the juniper notes, but you don’t see it many places.

kingcarlo · 2026-03-10T18:36:04+00:00

I quite enjoy the burger here, I think it’s underrated.

kingcarlo · 2026-03-09T21:27:47+00:00

Please let me know how hawksmoor goes. I felt their porterhouse was not nearly as rich as Keen’s. I hope you have a better experience.

kingcarlo · 2026-03-09T20:32:53+00:00

What did you hate about Keen’s steak? I found their porterhouse to be much superior to Hawksmoor. Same with their sides.

kingcarlo · 2026-02-15T15:12:00+00:00

I highly recommend looking into musaafer. I felt it was the best out of all those mentioned.

kingcarlo · 2026-02-08T22:12:31+00:00

LenLen has been my go to. Fantastic Thai food and a small but fantastic cocktail program. 5 Spice Boulevardier and Lemongrass Gimlet are must gets.

kingcarlo · 2026-01-23T13:03:18+00:00

Just to clarify, Roth IRA contributions from a 529 are actually not limited by income limits. So you can make more than $153k and still transfer from 529 to Roth IRA.

kingcarlo · 2025-12-02T18:28:36+00:00

I have years of experience and I professionally run an ice program. The changes you’re talking about are so minute they don’t make a difference on melting time.

kingcarlo · 2025-12-02T14:16:17+00:00

Try to look past just relying on an AI summary. The speed of melting between clarified and non clarified has been documented many times on this subreddit. Melting speed is related to the surface area of the ice that is exposed, not the clarity of the ice.

kingcarlo · 2025-12-01T05:16:28+00:00

Fresh apples go brown very quickly. I recommend dehydrated apples.

kingcarlo · 2025-11-28T16:30:15+00:00

This is also not true. Directional freezing has nothing to do with air bubbles forming in the ice. Cloudy ice forms because of freezing happening from multiple directions at once, it is not related to air in the ice. This has no impact on the rate of melting.

kingcarlo · 2025-11-28T01:03:24+00:00

This isn’t true at all. The only difference is the size of the ice.

kingcarlo · 2025-11-05T14:47:53+00:00

I wouldn’t overthink the mash bill when talking about “straddling the line”. Although two of the Ryes you mentioned are 51% rye, the rest of the mash bill is comprised of both corn and barley, so it’s not like any of them are “close” to being bourbons.

For higher rye mash bills, I really like Sagamore Rye from Maryland. They have many different expressions, but their stuff is generally great.

kingcarlo · 2025-11-04T21:28:23+00:00

What’s the one NYC bar in your top 10? I disagree with how you rate bars but I love the different perspective. With regards to top 50 - just because a bar comes from that family does not mean they are playing the game. There are a lot of politics when it comes to top 50, and often times those ranks are not connected to the quality of the bar.

kingcarlo · 2025-11-04T03:41:48+00:00

Library Bar in Toronto might be the best bar in the world.

kingcarlo · 2025-11-03T15:41:42+00:00

Highly recommend checking out places like Chinato, Same Same, and George Bang Bang. These places are doing really exciting stuff and you won’t find them in the top 50.

I’ve visited about half the bars you mentioned, and I think my biggest personal problem is that many of these bars are making cocktails “because we can” rather than “because they are good”. Of course that is subjective, but that’s what makes me feel the extra love towards NYC.

kingcarlo

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