It took four attempts over 2 years, but I finally snagged a seat at the famed Spotted Pig pub in Greenwich village. Established in 2004, the Spotted Pig is New York City's first, and still most premier gastropub. "Gastropub" is a pretentious foodie term used to describe bars that serve crowd-drawing foods as well as the standard beers, wines and spirits. I'm not talking about Buffalo Wild Wings -- I'm talking about five consecutive Michelin stars. Yum.
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The Spotted Pighttp://thespottedpig.com
314 W. 11th Street (@ Greenwich Street)
New York, NY 10014
212.620.0393
The Spotted Pig operates on a first come, first seated basis. Grabbing a table at lunch shouldn't be too much of an issue, but if you don't arrive at 5:30p sharp for the diner rush, you will be waiting upwards of 2 hours for a seat in this diminutive establishment.
The lunch menu is limited, but so is my patience when it comes to waiting forever to eat. Drop in during the week for a burger & fries, then decide if the full menu is worth the wait.
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