According to the application (PDF!) on file at the CB3 website ahead of this month's SLA committee meeting, the bar-restaurant would be open 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. seven days a week. The paperwork shows a configuration with 19 tables — good for 34 seats, and a bar with a 10-seat capacity.
There are currently Shorty's located on Madison Avenue in the Flatiron District, Pearl Street in the Financial District, First Avenue on the Upper East Side and the first location, which opened in 2006, on Ninth Avenue by Port Authority.
Here's New York magazine with a rundown of the Ninth Avenue location:
[T]he sports-bar-like space—glammed up with red walls and chrome tables—features 20 brews on tap and several plasma TVs, making it a convenient place to catch a post-work game. But the main attraction is the thinly sliced sirloin cheesesteak served in true Philadelphia fashion: on a freshly baked hoagie (shipped in from Philly) with fried onions and plenty of cheese. You can choose provolone, American, or the classic Whiz. Other guilt-inducing menu options include the roast pork special, burgers, and sides like cheese fries, fried mozzarella triangles, and wings.
And!
Just don’t expect to have a quiet conversation: In addition to simultaneous sports-game screenings, a D.J. spins from his laptop.
Bodhi Tree, a Thai restaurant, quietly closed after nearly six years in late July.
The SLA committee meeting is Oct. 19 at the CB3 office, 59 E. Fourth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery.
Whoo! A dj too? Now I don't have to talk to 13th step to see my bros! So glad I moved to Murray hill south
ReplyDeleteEverything has to be tuned up to 11 these days to stimulate the children that go to these places. Loud music for dancing is one thing, I never like it when eating and trying to converse. Ick.
ReplyDeleteJust as well. The people who go to these places have nothing interesting to say anyway, for example " OMG! Today Meghan threw up in her trash can at work and like passed out and like the guys from finance like dragged her to the bathroom and like peed on her before trying to flush her down the toilet."
ReplyDeleteWelcome to New York. It's been waiting for you.
Excellent, Another sthporths bar! So I can watch the big men in tight clothes play with their balls! I am an adult, and I drink booze while I do this! Meanwhile, our tax dollars are used to blowup little children while they sleep.
ReplyDeleteAn actual Shorty's menu item, and I'll bet you bucket of warm buffalo spit that this isn't the only bully you''ll "get checked" by in the place:
ReplyDeleteThe Broad Street Bully steak or chicken steak - our homemade habanero mango sauce, pepper jack cheese...extremely spicy. be prepared to "get checked" by the bully 11.00
Get checked = diarrhea? Please explain.
ReplyDelete"Hey, let's open a Philly cheese steak place two blocks down the avenue from another Philly cheese steak place!"
ReplyDeletePerfect. Just what the neighborhood needs. Another place for bros. They own the hood.
ReplyDeleteHow many more bro dives can our neighborhood take? I feel bad for the new wine shop that's right there because their a legit local business sandwiched between Duane Reade and bro dives. At some point, these dumps are going to start bringing down the property values because non-bro businesses don't last long in the area and, unless your plans are to get black-out drunk, you avoid it on the weekends. Enough already.
ReplyDelete[T]he arm pit scented bar—glammed up with a single toilet and occasional running water—features beer and TV, making it a convenient place to feel like you're in your uncle's basement. But the main attraction is the thinly sliced Steak-umm® served in true Philadelphia fashion: on a greasy paper plate with fried onions and plenty of government cheese. You can choose gross, yuck, or the classic Whiz. Other tears-inducing menu options include the roast rat, pigeon, and sides like fur fries, fried mozzarella triangles from 7-Eleven and whatever you find on the floor.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like the 99 cent store version of TGI Fridays. Plasma tvs and cheese triangles. My children like these things.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are way off. Been going to Shorty's for years bc I'm originally from Philly. Their cheesesteaks are the best in the city. They do really well for lunch as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat… another place with cheap unhealthy food, drunk smokers cluttering up the sidewalk talking loudly blocking me as I walk to Westside Market during their loud football games. Can't wait! Why can't they make a frat row in EV and put all these cheap sports bars on one street? Oh, wait, that IS happening … on 3rd Avenue! And also on 2nd Avenue!
ReplyDeleteThis was a short-lined proposal. There is now a sign on the door for a beer and wine license for a restaurant called Mu Lan East. http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb3/html/sla/sla_questionnaires.shtml
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