Glocally Newark

The Kilkenny’s Experiment

I tried a number of items at Kilkenny's the other night, and aside from the soup, I was wowed by a whopping none of them. Great atmosphere and drink specials. Wholeheartedly average food, accentuated by wholeheartedly terrible photographs.

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Nice To “Meat” You

"Its 2:30 AM," a groggy voice mumbles though my Bluetooth. "I know, but I wanted someone to know where I'm going." I tell my best friend. "And where might that be?" she asks. "Staten Island for a nightcap. I met a guy at Hell's." "Didn't you have a blind date at Mompou?" "I'll explain later. Just know that if you here about a girl chopped up ala Dexter in Staten Island on the news tomorrow morning, come claim the body." "Don't do anything I wouldn't do," she tells me, just as I pull up to his house...

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Brick City Burger vs. Brick City Burger

Brick City Bar and Grill. Hell's Kitchen. Both have "Brick City Burger" on their menu, but there can be only one.

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Fat Pat’s

Expand your waistline without moving the needle in your bank account with cheap eats at Fat Pat's, the new kid on the block on Pulaski Street in the Ironbound.

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Surprisingly Krugs

You should expect three things from any local dive bar: 1.    The resident townie/drunk collecting dust and growing cobwebs as he slumps in his stool, which may or may not be grafted to his ass. 2.    The hard glares of any other townies on premises cognizant enough to realize you don’t belong there. 3.    A gruff, surly, old [...]

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