Drinks
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spirits. Favorites include the Long Island
City Iced Tea, which consists of vodka,
gin, tequila, rum, triple sec, ginger ale
and cranberry juice; the Blue Angel with
Brooklyn gin, triple sec, blue curacao and
orange garnish; and the Limoncello with
Stoli vodka, limoncello, lime juice and basil.
Biondi is also planning to stock up
on beer offerings from the abundance
of Queens breweries in the area. In ad-dition
to the drinks, the bar also serves
shareable bites.
Customers can choose from spinach
artichoke dip, caprese salad or the Ital-ian
butcher block, which includes sop-pressata,
salami, prosciutto, olives and
mozzarella. Warm dishes like personal
pizzas will also be introduced.
The space will also welcome local
musicians and jazz bands for perfor-mances
and management is planning
themed nights, free beer and liquor
tastings and more.
The reception from building pa-trons
and the local community has
been great so far, Biondi said, and
he’s looking forward to catering to
more people in the Queens com-munity.
“I love the Queens area,” he said.
“Especially being born and raised in
Queens, it really sort of has the feel of
what the Williamsburg, Park Slope area
is going through and I see a lot of that
here in Long Island City. The diversity
is magnificent. The plethora of cuisine
and nationalities is great.”
For now, the bar is open on
Wednesdays and Thursdays from
4 to 11 p.m., Fridays from 4 p.m. to
midnight and Saturdays from 2 p.m. to
midnight with plans to expand hours
in the near future.
I already feel like in the short time I’ve been here I have gotten to know
a lot of the faces and the usuals and what their usual drinks are.
ALFONSO BIONDI JR.
Bar Manager
