Senor Swanky's - Bottoms Up!

Senor Swanky's Speakeasy ( located on Columbus and 85th street) looks like your typical Mexican restaurant, and in most ways, it is... BUT it has one different thing to offer that you party people might enjoy...


What you need to know before you go:

There is an option to pay $25 for two hours of open bar any night of the week and any time of the night! In my opinion, this is a pretty good deal if you are looking for cheap booze on a weekend night. There are places with better happy hour and drink specials at other times during the week.

When you're there:

I wouldn't recommend going here for atmosphere. About the only part of the interior that was memorable was the photos on the wall; they superimposed Senor Swanky's face on various celeb photos and wrote fake autographs. There is also very loud music playing at night, so if you do decide to eat here, you won't be having a quiet dinner. 

The bar does not seem to draw in huge crowds of people and the people who do come, are completely random. There is a full menu, as it is a restaurant, but I found the food to be less than impressive. I would consider eating here out of convenience if doing the open bar, but I would not come to the restaurant just to eat.

In short, Senor Swanky's best feature is the two hour open bar.