Mo Pitkin's
(212) 777-5660
34 Avenue A
New York,
NY
10009
40.7233
-73.9853
Neighborhoods: Alphabet City, East Village, Downtown
Hours:
Sun-Wed 5pm-3am
Thu-Sat 5pm-4am
Parking:
Street
Last updated 1.30.09
What People Are Saying About Mo Pitkin's
The Editor
Katie Heffernan
Citysearch
The Scene
A spot tagged with Two Boots ownership and Jimmy Fallon backing may cause city-wide hype, but this cabaret club focuses on the East Village's creative community. Neighborhood legends like Lady Bunny and bookseller Manny are caricatured in the barroom mural, though artistic grit is ditched in the rest of the decor. Dark wood, brass lamps and fine chocolate-leather booths create an upscale, Old-World gloss, and a communal contagion of talk and laughter permeates lively dates and birthday parties.
The Draw
The packed black box theater lands top local talent from comics to bands--and a post-show social scene escalates as patrons descend downstairs. For the best of the specialty cocktail and Judeo-Latino menus--available before, after and during performances--try the Orange Julius, a creamy frozen sip with Stoli Vanil and Cointreau, and the perfectly sized Cuban Reuben, layered thinly with ham, pork, corned beef, Swiss, pickles and Russian dressing.
User Reviews
beelzebabe
April 26, 2007
Last night a friend and I attempted to check out a burlesque show there. The flyer said that it started at 9:30, so we went at about 8:15 to pick up tickets. The girl at the door told us that the show was actually starting at 9pm and that she could'nt sell us tickets until 8:45. Okay. Went over to Two Boots to eat, came back at 8:50 and (was told by the same girl) that the show was now starting at 9:30 and that suddenly it was completely sold out. When I reminded her that we were just there and what she had said half an hour earlier, she pretended the conversation never happened. She was kind of rude about the whole thing. She offered to put us on some wait list and told us she'd come find us at the bar after they seated for a show that they somehow sold out in less than 10 minutes. We figured there was no way that girl was going to remember to come find us, so we left. At that point I was in no mood to give them my money anyway. God I miss Fez.
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sherms
January 09, 2007
I just moved to New York from the West Coast and am still getting used to the fast pace and general lack of friendliness in the city. I had plans to meet a friend who lives in the east village and was dreading facing the ridiculously high prices and too cool to be bothered vibe that I've been experiencing around NY. She said she knew somewhere I'd be happy, and we met at Mo Pitkin's. I was pleasantly surprised to find a really fun and varied crowd there, as well as good service and excellent food and drinks. I had an awesome burger, and those fries everyone is writing about are actually really, really good. They passed my ultimate snobby bar test: I'm a girl, and I like like girly drinks. I noted the hip beer selection available, ordered a cosmo, and braced myself for "the look" I often get when I order one (you know, the look that says "what, are you kidding me? don't you know cosmos are SO five years ago?") But, NO look.. and a really good drink! not too sweet, not too sour, a perfect blend, just right. My friend and I had planned to meet there, eat, and move on, but we wound up spending our whole night. After dinner, we headed upstairs to a cool little cozy room where they had a pretty funny comedy show going and a bunch of friendly people hanging out that must have been imported from another state ;) We had a few more drinks (and another order of fries.. if I have to admit it). We were on our way out and ran into some old friends at the downstairs bar.. so we wound up staying another 2 hours. This is the first place in New York where I haven't felt like the staff was breathing down my neck to free up my chair, but were there to help me IF I needed them. Between the nice vibe, multiple rooms to hang out in, good food and drinks, and reasonable prices, I will definitely come back!
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rubymax
January 09, 2007
More Than Satisfied----- I don't know what took me so long to make it over to Mo Pitkins. I am probably the last New Yorker to visit this East Village Gem. I finally made it over last Wednesday night. It has everything you could ask for. It is intimate, but yet lively and full of good energy. The decor brings you right in, with it's dark woods and dim lighting. The food is insane, I mean, give me a brick of Mac and Cheese anytime. The menu is perfect, not too overwhelming, just enough of delicious bar food. I don't know what they put in their fries, but it must be illegal. I just loved the whole vibe of this place. The staff made me feel right at home. They seemed like they were all gettting along so well and having such a great time working together, it made me want to get behind the scenes. The service was perfect. The bartender was friendly and attentive, but not overly pushy. Our food came out right away, but gave us enough time to fully enjoy not one , but two-- of the best Martini's in the neighborhood. After a couple of drinks and dinner, my friend and I made our way upstairs. There seemed to be a sold out show in the Performance Space, so we stumbled into Sadie's Lounge across the hall, another cozy little room, with a bar, comfortable big booths and a hilarious free comedy show. My friend and I felt like they were putting on a show for just us in our very own living room. A perfect night. I can definitely say I will be making Mo Pitkins my new hang out.
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The Extras:
Show sold out? Stop by anyway--the upstairs lounge's closed-circuit screens display acts live with no tickets needed.
Save Money:
Neighborhood residents get two-for-one entrees between 5pm and 7pm--10009s on Monday, 10002s on Tuesdays, and 10003s on Wednesdays.
Know Before You Go:
Make pre-show dinner plans on the early side--the kitchen takes its time and reservations only accommodate parties of six or more.
Category:
Restaurants, Nightclubs, Bars & Clubs, Neighborhood Bars, Comedy Clubs, Cabarets, Bars & Pubs
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American Express, Visa, MasterCard
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Smoking Permitted:
No
