Margarita NOW!

May 27, 2006 1:32 PM

Where can i sit on a patio and drink a reasonably priced margarita in New York City right now!? Right NOW!

Emergency summer drink filter. Im looking for recommendations for a restaurant/bar where i can very specifically sit outside and drink a delicious and strong and cold frozen margartia, like, RIGHT NOW. Bonus points if this place serves Atlanta-style mexican food in New York City or Williamsburg or Greenpoint Brooklyn.

I dont trust recommendations from anyone but you, dear AskMe!!

posted by c to Food & Drink (11 answers total)

You could hop on a G train towards Smith & 9th, get off at Carroll, walk north (with traffic) up Smith a block or 3 at go to Cubana Cafe. More mojito than margarita, perhaps. There are plenty of other places within a block or 2 to drink outside, though. Let me know, I'll meet ya there.
posted by TonyRobots at 2:08 PM on May 27, 2006

Was this sent from your Blackberry?
posted by airguitar at 2:39 PM on May 27, 2006

Remember Miracle Grill? Best margaritas ever, supposedly. It is now:

Imagine
[phone]
112 First Ave.,
New York, NY 10009+5716

Still Southwestern. Still with patio. And still, I imagine, serving margaritas. But you should probably call them on that one.
posted by brina at 2:47 PM on May 27, 2006

Rocking Horse on 8th Ave in Chelsea has tables outside and serves real good margaritas although I'm not sure how cheap.
posted by nicwolff at 3:02 PM on May 27, 2006

Pacificos on Pacific and Smith St in Brooklyn, right near the Cubana Cafe mentioned above, has a lot of outdoor seating plus excellent margaritas.
posted by skwm at 3:02 PM on May 27, 2006

Oh also for sitting outside, drinking margaritas, and eating mexican food in Williamsburg there's always Vera Cruz, just a bit south of the Bedford St. L stop. (On Bedford.)

Of course, it's no longer "NOW," so I'm not sure if you care. Hope it turned out well.
posted by TonyRobots at 3:03 PM on May 27, 2006

Oh, wait, what am I thinking: El Sombrero (aka "the Hat") at Ludlow and Stanton will serve you a cheap STRONG margarita in a go-cup, and you can carry it around the LES and tell the cops it's a slushie. (Hell, a cop taught me this trick.)
posted by nicwolff at 3:05 PM on May 27, 2006

Atlanta-style Mexican food? What's that?
posted by mkultra at 4:01 PM on May 27, 2006

Atlanta has a plethora of Mexican joints with outdoor patios, cervezas grandes y margaritas. See Taqueria del Sol, El Azteca, Nuevo Laredo (patio's only for drinks, not dining), etc.
posted by Frank Grimes at 4:16 PM on May 27, 2006

I like Pequena, though it's in Fort Greene. They have a margarita machine (rather than a blender). They are tiny.
posted by unknowncommand at 8:39 PM on May 27, 2006

Response by poster: sorry if this was a dumb request and thanks for your replies. me asking this question was mainly to show off to my friends how great askme was.

we wound up going to san marcos on saint marks, natch. (happy hour 2 for one, weak crappy margs and happy hour didnt apply to the patio) and continued our tour to paquitos which had a surpirsingly great and green patio, free chips and salsa, and truly decent food and good drinks.

sigh, when i said atlanta-style mexican i was mainly referring to the mix and matchy al la carte better than awesome mexican that i experienced by dining at haunts such as el azteca. yesterdays margartia tour was a lame attempt at replicating that. even though i live in nyc now i will never have better mexican and vietnamese as when i was in atlanta.
posted by c at 9:13 AM on May 28, 2006