Whiskey Rebel - Lexington and whocares

So here I am, writing the first review of Whiskey Rebel instead of Therapist. I have a feeling I know why she is having me write it first, but I will get to that later.

As is becoming a tradition for our bar crawl, we decided to go out for Friday Happy Hour. Therapist was just getting back from her Caribbean vacation, and was going to go through alcohol withdrawal unless she got a drink. As she finished her last client of the day, I left to go find a bar.

We had tried to go to Whiskey Rebel before, but it was too crowded. Luckily, when I looked it this time, there were seats available. I grabbed one, and proceeded to check out the Happy Hour Specials.

The best part of their Happy Hour Specials was the $2 Stella until 8:00. That's a damn good deal. They also did $5 shots of Jameson and Jager (there might have been something else thrown in there too, but I don't remember...it's not that good of a deal anyway), $5 mojitos, and $3 Bud and Bud Light drafts. The $3 Bud and Bud Light Draft deal goes all night, which depending on who you ask (cough cough THERAPIST) is or is not a good idea.

In the spirit of fairness, I will tell you first what I like about this bar. the $2 beer special is great, and perhaps most importantly, they serve you free popcorn. That is a huge bonus. The bartender we had was friendly (but not overly so), and prompt. She also didn't seem to mind that we ordered about 6 baskets full of popcorn over the course of an hour. That being said...

...here's what I don't like this bar. First off, you walk in, and it's completely unremarkable. There's nothing special about it, nothing that makes you want to look around, nothing to make you feel really relaxed. The crowd was...boring. The $3 Bud and Bud Light specials all night are only going to bring in the same boring frat crowd that will drink too much and throw up on your shoes. They other type of people that this bar seemed to bring in where late-middle agers from bumf**k Iowa who are on their first visit to New York. And I'm from the Midwest, so I can say that.

We are all busy people. When I take time out of my busy day to go to a bar, I want to leave feeling like I had a good experience. Unfortunately, this was not the case at Whiskey Rebel. I felt like I was among the exact company I try to avoid at all costs. If you just need a drink and and really don't feel like having a good time, then Whiskey Rebel is for you...but if you want some value for your time and money, go somewhere else, because Whiskey Rebel is a FAIL.

Oh, and P.S. The reason Therapist had me write this first is because she can't think of anything good to say about it either. Even though she won't admit it.