I've been coming here for a few years now. Usually we always have a good time. The happy hour special of 1/2 price drinks is a really good deal... yummy flavored martinis at only 4 bucks a pop! Only crappy thing I can really say about the place is there's no where to really sit unless you get there early and can snag a seat at the bar (which then you have to deal with annoying bar patrons constantly hanging over you with their money and screaming their drink order to the bartender) or if you make a reservation for one of the tables in the back. The last time I was there we were chased like crazy from every empty table we attempted to sit at. And none of the tables had a "reserved" sign on them. Got to be annoying so we were forced to stand and get jockeyed around by the hoards of people in the joint. Music is usually decent and I think the DJ is pretty good about requests too. I did have one bad experience with the bouncer for the sister club "Underground" right next door/connected inside. We (mix of guys and gals) got there before 3 of our guy friends did so we told them we'd meet them inside. However, once my 3 friends got there, apparently the bouncer wouldn't let them in for the simple fact that they had no chicks with them. I actually had to come upstairs and talk to the bouncer and vouch for my 3 friends that the rest of our group (including chicks) were downstairs! The bouncer was incredibly rude to me when I was perfectly polite (and NOT drunk) and actually had the nerve to say to me "well if you'll let me explain...", which is all i had asked him to do in the first place, with his hands all up in my face! He eventually let my friends in but it really left a bad taste in my mouth and I haven't been back since that night a few months ago. My recommendation would be to stay at the FBPC upstairs and avoid the club downstairs unless you want to deal with over-zealous bouncers who think this is the meat-packing district or something!
Pros: Great happy hour deal, close to the subway
Cons: over-zealous bouncer at the Underground
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