August 31, 2011
I decided to check out a hotel bar for tonight’s Tuesday Swizzle Stick search. Googling around I found a bar called Forty Four in the Royalton Hotel in midtown. The name alludes to the address, 44 W. 44th St. It’s close enough to walk to, so let's be on our way.
And we're off. Another nice night in New York City. Hard to believe that last week we had an earthquake and a hurricane tropical storm here.
Anybody else find the name, "My Daddy's Pizza" kind of creepy? I don't know why, but I do.
Speaking of creepy, the name of this store should be "Pedophiles R Us."
I walked by the bar twice because there's no sign, just this marker on the wall.
Here's the entrance. Let's check it out.
There's a long hallway and this is a dark place.
There's several lounge pits on the way to the bar. Here's one of them. The photos will be a little on the dark side, since I don't want to pop flashes in a dark place like this.
Here's another lounge area.
There's a square bar in the back of the club.
I chose a seat at the back of the copper-topped dark wooden bar.
A view of the bar from my perch at the bar.
And I found out they have a special swizzle stick drink here. It's called the Queen's Park Swizzle and here's Enid, the pretty and friendly bartender serving it up with a great smile.
Houston, we have a swizzle stick! And it's metal! Nice.
Here's Joshua with Enid who was also tending the bar. Everyone here is really friendly.
As you can see, it's a well stocked bar.
For my second drink, Enid suggested a Vieux Carre, which includes this huge block of ice.
And here's the finished product. It was delicious and loaded with booze.
The check and the swizzle. Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
The Swizzle Stick Collecton so far. Thanks to all who have contributed. They're prized possesions indeed!
Forty Four
In The Royalton
44 W. 44th St. (Near 6th Ave.)
212-944-8844
Further reading: New York Magazine, Royalton Hotel, Black Book and Shecky’s.
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For all the squares who get me pissed,
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Bonus Photo By Melanie!
Melanie from the fine photoblog, Musings By Melanie sent in this smiling Cardboard Box Man. I think he's on mushrooms! Thanks, Melanie!
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Reader Comments (19)
Wow, that's some collection!! Very distinguished...
L7!! Yes!! Nice choice. You know what L7 is? A square. You know what is also a square? Cardboard Box man!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!
They should have a CPS officer outside of that store to nab everyone that would buy that shirt for their child.
I think you have it all wrong, Marty, that I'm to sexy for my diaper shirt may be the personal property of one of those over 50 gay grannies from yesterday. That queens park swizzle drink looks intriguing, intoxicating and tasty...so does Enid. And yes, Cardboard Box man looks like he scored some really dynamite acid, or some 'shrooms or something...perhaps his evil plans for world conquest have been put on hold for about 12 hours or so...
From your perch you took great pictures of a dark bar,,,prefer these without the flash anyways. You do have a knack for finding these dark bars, like this one which I never heard of,,,great find. How about that ice cube? what did that drink taste like?
Hi Marty--I love the swizzle stick collection. I am glad you like smiling cardboard box man.
@Aaron: Thanks! I love the swizzle stick collection!
@Lindsay: L7 rules! And I hear you about that diaper shirt. Who in the hell would put that on their baby? Super creepy!
@Jaws: Ha! I think that shirts too small for the gals from the Over 50 magazine. The swizzle drink was great and Enid and everyone there was really nice.
@Al: The biggest ice cube in the world! The drink was whiskey based, but it wasn't overpowering, hard to describe, but tasty and potent!
@Melanie: Thanks for the smiling Cardboard Box Man photo. Looks like he's mellowed out a bit. For now! Who knows what tomorrow brings!
Hey, that 44 bar looks kind of great, what with all their little lounges and underlighting and square bar. Plus, the people there seem super nice and cheery. Smiley vibes are underrated, you know. Just look at how easy on the eyes Cardboard Box Man became once he flashed his winning smile. Dimples and everything! Who knew?
On a side note, that first drink you got looked refreshing and delicious. Mojito-ey, was it? Can't go wrong with the mint.
The 44 reminds me of the bar in the Shining. It seems eloquent, vast, dark, and empty. Then all of a sudden poof, your ideal bartender appears serving just the drink you want, the place fills with patrons, the lights come on, and all of a sudden you have a metal implement in your hand.
I should point out that Vieux Carre isn't really French for the French Quarter. The literal translation is.........
Old Square.
Note, All of a sudden used twice in the same sentence is all of a sudden, extra chromosomed.
@Biff: Yes, miles of smiles today! And the first drink was very Mojito-ey. Enid said it was their take on a Mojito.
@csp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-PHCaf9JnE (You'll have to copy and paste, I can't get the link thingy to work here at work.
Enid = wow !
@MAD: @MAD: Ha Ha
@GENE: Agreed!
@csp: Ho ho ho. (Yes, I'm calling you a ho!)
MAD swizzle stick quest scored...appears to be a nice find!...if i read it correctly only 15 american...a lot better than that $20 "mel gibson" way back when....then csp got me thinkin' 'bout the Vieux Carre...not only it's translation but it's ingredients and it appears that 44 uses exactly what the 'inventor"—Walter Bergeron used in 1938...not sure 'bout same portions but the same fixings....then i started to wonder how to oder one 'cause i'm sure that "gimme one of those motherfuckers" would not go over to well...which lead me to a true debate in cyber land of it's pronunciation...
"Ordinary people who know nothing of phonetics or elocution have difficulties in understanding slow speech composed of perfect sounds, while they have no difficulty in comprehending an imperfect gabble if only the accent and rhythm are natural." p. 15.
~"The Mechanisms of Speech"
by Alexander Graham Bell, 1916
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@rr: Ici.
csp...that was one of the first ones i was linked to...if you dig a little more...you might find a couple different interpretations...thanks for the input...btdt...
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@rr: "Gimme one of those motherfuckers," works for me! A tasty drink indeed! Love that AGB quote! It rings a bell!
Very fancy! That last drink looked pretty awesome.
@Britta: It was, in fact both of them were delicious. And the place itself was fancy, but everybody working there was really nice.