Location: 319 9th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.), Brooklyn
Subway: F/M/R to 4 Av - 9 St
Neighborhood: Park Slope. I am tempted to say "Park Slope," since it is far from what would have been considered the heart of the Slope even a few years ago. But these days the brokers will try to tell you that even the Green-Wood Cemetery is right in the heart of "Park Slope." Those lucky cadavers are lolling around under prime real estate!!
My order: Nothing.
Cost: $0
This was sad to see. I've been eager to try this place ever since I saw its charming sign through the window of a moving New York City bus.
I wasn't the only person who was concerned. As I was trying to peek through gaps in the newspapers, a young round-faced boy tugged on his mother's sleeve and said, "Mommy! What happened?"
"Don't worry," she said. "They're just fixing it all up!"
Luckily for the rest of us -- although it won't do the little boy much good -- Jackie's 5th Amendment, which is truly one of the classic NYC dive bars, is just around the corner and remains open for business. Some of my readers know all too well that the bartender at Jackie's will serve you a six-pack of Bud Light on ice in a novelty metal pail for the ridiculously low price of, I believe, $6. As a free bonus, if you are there with any pretty girls he will also tell you numerous disturbing lies about his supposedly dead wife, the eponymous Jackie herself, who is in fact very much alive. (Either that or she's a very opaque ghost.)
And after you've worked up your courage at Jackie's, why not stumble a few doors down 5th Avenue for some bingo? Come on, you know you want to!!
Watch this space for more updates on the Min's renovation. See you at the bingo hall!!
June 19, 2008
Min's Donuts Closed for Renovations
