November 24, 2011

Last night I wrote about going to Sardi’s and seeing firsthand that the communal cheesepots were gone. In the comments section both Gene and Al expressed concern over whether Rudy’s Bar in Hell’s Kitchen was still handing out free hotdogs. I’m pretty sure they are, as I think those tight-asses at the DOH are concentrating on food that’s left out in the open on the bar area, but hey, when a member of the BBC and the 365 Bars co-pilot are concerned, I need to spring in to action, so here I go!

Okay, this is going to be a little bit of a lazy-ass post. Tomorrow's a holiday and I feel like taking it easy, so I'm just taking a couple pictures tonight and calling it a night. I just want to relax tomorrow and take it easy.

Here we are, Rudy's bar, let's go in and see what's shaking inside.

Here's the pig that greets you as you enter the hallowed halls of Rudy's.

Inside it's complete madness. You can barely walk because it's so packed and most people are bombed out of their gourd. I'm only taking one flash photo in here...

And that's a photo of the free hotdog's grilling away. There you go, Gene and Al, the dogs are still here. Hopefully the DOH isn't reading this. Okay, time to head home and start my holiday weekend!

Aaaaahhhhhh!

Further reading: NYC Dives, Time Out New York and Mitch Broder’s Vintage New York.

I saw you in Rudy's,
You were very high,
You were high. (Thanks to Clacky for poiniting out the Rudy reference way back when!)

(Surprise link...click on it...I dare you!)

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Bonus Thanksgiving Day Art by "Boris!"

A few years ago when I was doing my first blog, The Marty Wombacher Show, which morphed into 365 bars, which in turn led to the very blog you're reading now, "Boris" used to do the daily front page art. This is the Thanksgiving Day piece he did, which still cracks me up. "Boris" is available for freelance artwork if you need website, CD or book art or anything else, just email me and I'll pass the information along to "Boris." And don't forget to listen to "The Secret Weapon," the show he and Gidget put out on Woody Radio. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Gobble, gobble, gobble.