Two straws. One glass. Lots of tequila.

July 31, 2008 8:55 PM

Do you know of anywhere in New York City where they serve margaritas in huge novelty glasses, like where multiple people drink from the same glass?

My girlfriend really wants to find a place like this, and Google hasn't helped (neither has walking around). Any ideas? Thanks!

posted by goingonit to food & drink (8 comments total)

Dallas BBQs serves huge drinks, I think you could probably get more than one straw in those.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:59 PM on July 31, 2008 [1 favorite]

"Red" on Fulton St. at the South Street Seaport serves yards (and pitchers) of margaritas. That's fairly huge and novelty. It's a kinda crappy place, though, to be honest.
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America at 9:05 PM on July 31, 2008

While an undergrad I went to Brother Jimmy's ( 2 locations, one upper west the other upper east side ) and they serve drinks in either fishbowls or garbage cans depending on how many people you have, if I remember correctly. Not sure if they do it for margharita's specifically, but I'm sure you could ask. Both places are total sh!tholes. I mean worse than dive bars. And don't even think about the food.
posted by zap rowsdower at 9:16 PM on July 31, 2008

Isn't this more or less what Señor Swanky's is for?

You can get a giant margarita at the Chevy's in Times Square - 46th and Broadway, approximately - but I'm not sure I'd recommend it. The best margarita in town, at least when I was there, was the mango margarita, served in the basement bar of Citrus.
posted by ikkyu2 at 10:31 PM on July 31, 2008

I've been to Brother Jimmy's on the UWS before, sometime a few months ago. It wasn't horrible, much better than a dive bar, with a very Southern-themed decor, etc. Maybe it changed since zap rowsdower was there?
posted by suedehead at 11:17 PM on July 31, 2008

Zombie Hut in Brooklyn serves some sort of tiki-themed called a Scorpion Bowl drink made for several people to drink from simultaneously.
posted by skwm at 8:13 AM on August 1, 2008

Mi Nidito, on 8th Avenue just north of 51st Street, serves 25 different kinds of margarita, one better than the next. Admittedly, getting two people to agree on one for sharing is pretty tough, but they're so good she'll want her own anyway.

Oh and the food, while expensive, is fantastic.
posted by JaredSeth at 8:19 AM on August 1, 2008

http://www.calientecab.com/

Caliente Cab has novelty glasses you can take home, I'm not sure they're meant for sharing, but IMHO are large enough. Food is ok, not great.
posted by cestmoi15 at 8:33 AM on August 1, 2008