You read the title right, folks. It’s not an entree that costs $25, plus an additional $15 for unlimited drinks (which is what the trend seems to be at a lot of places around the city.) Every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am to 4:30pm at Bone Lick Park, you get your good ol’ southern meal plus unlimited mimosas/bloody mary’s/frozen margaritas for one flat fee of $17.95.
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Now, I’ll be honest: it’s not the best comfort food you’ll find in the city (that award goes to Freeman’s, who unfortunately doesn’t fall into the “under $20″ category), but it’s certainly not bad, either. And once you’ve had a few mimosas in the mix, mac-and-cheese tends to all taste the same anyway, am I right? You’ll also get a basket of complimentary home baked muffins and seasonal jam, so you certainly won’t leave hungry. The unlimited drinks last an hour, and the waiters are good about keeping glasses full.
I’m a fan of the buttermilk and ricotta pancakes with chocolate chips thrown into the mix…the vegetarian plate is yummy, too. If you’re a meat eater, you can’t go wrong with the southern fried chicken and cheddar grits.
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The best part (besides the drinks, of course): the restaurant is situated in the West Village, so after your meal, take a handholding stroll through the side streets and explore the neighborhood. It may just become your new weekend tradition.
Honorable Mentions In The Boozy Brunch Category
Calle Ocho (UWS) 45 West 81st Street New York, New York 212.873.5025 Latin fusion entrees are around $15 and include unlimited sangria. Piper’s Kilt (Inwood) 4946 Broadway New York, New York 212.569.7071 Irish fare entrees are $16.95 and include bottomless domestic beer on tap, mimosas, and Bloody Mary’s. The Sunburnt Cow (East Village) 137 Avenue C New York, New York 212.529.0005 Entrees are $20 and include bottomless mimosas, screwdrivers, Foster’s beer, Bloody Mary’s, or Grey Hounds. Crema (Chelsea) 111 West 17th Street New York, New York 10011 Mexican entrees are $19.95 and include bottomless mimosas.For lots more ideas on restaurants that will match up exactly with what you’re looking for, from cuisine to neighborhood to budget, visit NewYork.com, your one stop source for everything New York.
Jessica Tiare Bowen lives in the juicy Big Apple with her adorable pink-nosed chihuahua, Gillman. He’s the inspiration for her first published children’s book, “Park Avenue Pound Puppy.” The book is the combined result of her two greatest passions: pooches and penning stories.
Her passions include art, urban hikes through Manhattan, drinking coffee with 3 creams and 6 sugars, making extremely detailed itineraries and traveling to far away places, singing along to Broadway shows, Netflix movie nights, discovering incredible treasures at Goodwill and thrift stores, and listening to stories from little people under 7 and big people over 70.
She started her career as New York City Teaching Fellow, teaching elementary school and theater arts at a special education school in the South Bronx for 6 years. She is now a Special Education School Improvement Specialist working in public schools throughout New York City. She is the Editor-In-Chief of the online New York City travel magazine, Used York City. The magazine focuses on finding the best of New York…as used by New Yorkers. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and an ASPCA Ambassador.