Bathroom Review #2: Mars Bar
September 15th, 2010by Ethan
In Manhattan, it’s exciting to find Jameson for 6 or 7 dollars. I’ve been charged both at Mars Bar (25 E. 1st St)… for successive rounds… by the same bartender. Much more exciting than reasonable prices, though, is when your shot looks like this:
This is not a shot glass. It is the larger kind.
You’re going to need that much whiskey, though, when you try to brave the bathroom. I feel like we’ve fully calibrated the review-o-meter now. After Tandem‘s heavenly thrones, I now give you a glimpse into the jaws of Hell:
Yikes. I didn’t even check to see if there’s toilet paper. Personally, I would never need it. Don’t get me wrong, I have a soft spot in my heart for a bathroom with character, but I’m not sitting on that.
Love everything else about this place so far. A guy once told me to be careful in there, and I’ve seen a couple of people who might potentially be scary, but mostly it just seems like a good mix of young & older folks who get along well and are friendly. The bartenders are enthusiastic and treat the regulars like family. One time a nice gay man asked Austin & I if we were on a date. “No, we’re straight”, I said, “we’re just from California.”