Fat Baby
New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 533-1888
- Cross Street:
- Between Ludlow Street and Essex Street
- Directions:
- F at 2nd Ave
- Hours:
- Daily 7pm-4am
Editorial Review for Fat Baby – by Katie Heffernan
In Short
Through heavy velvet curtains, a slanted ceiling dramatically reveals this multilevel rocker den. In the sexy low-light of two caged chandeliers and scattered candles, a teeming hipster scene flaunts itself from wide chaises in the wood-and-stone sunken lounge and overhead from the pipe-railed balcony of a floating mezzanine. DJs mix party anthems and video projections, but venture deeper downstairs via the almost-hidden stairway to a cavernous second bar with a stage for occasional indie shows.
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User Reviews for Fat Baby
04/13/2008 Posted by musicfan72
The user below who recommended that bands don't play here was right on. I traveled up from Baltimore to see a friend's band play and it was utter chaos. Apparently, the group showed up at the gig only to find out that the club planned on canceling the show...no advance notice, nothing! The guitarist had a shit-fit, and the club begrudgingly "allowed" them to play, using the same "private party" b.s. they used below -- which apparently prompted all the over groups to cancel. If this weren't enough, the sound system was laughable (two 1-15 JBLS for mains????) and it appeared one of them blew up during the show (the lead singer, from the stage, noted that it smelled like something was burning.) The doorman was charging people anywhere from $7 - $10, apparently on a whim, and the Security guards were neanderthal, at best. All this for a band who basically sold out the entire basement room of the club! Who treats bands this way? Anyway, I 've seen this band numerous times at The Annex and -- for live music -- THAT is the best small-to-midsize club in the LES. Great sound, staff, soundguy, REAL soundsystem. Fat Baby might've been a decent rock club back in the day, but that day is long past. Bands: beware.
Pros: None
Cons: All
03/24/2008 Posted by JeanPierre1
I do not recommend this venue. Though the short lines outside make the bar appealing from the outside, once you enter this dank cavern, you realize why... The space is not only unaccommodating, but it's trivial and boring. However, I was meeting friends there, so we decided to grab a drink before we left. The bartenders refused to serve new patrons and told us they would only serve "friends first". And everyone else waited helplessly at the bar to get drinks. I didn't realize bars made money by putting business on hold and handpicking who they wanted money from. There are tons of bars on that street. Trust me. Find another one...
