September 6, 2008
Halloween hot spots
So, where do you go after the parade? If you're looking for thrills and chills along with your dinner, you can try the following restaurants, where you'll find lots of costumes and plenty of holiday cheer.
Goblin Market. The name couldn't be more appropriate to the season. But the relaxed vibe is just fine all year round. This is a small place without pretensions to be anything but a neighborhood restaurant. Expect favorites like roast chicken, steak frites, crabcakes and the like. (199 Prince Street; 212-375-8275; dinner entrees range from $22 to $26)
Jekyll & Hyde. Monster burgers and deadly desserts. Plus souvenir T-shirts and mugs to take home. You get the idea. Still, there's a selection of 250 beers both on tap and in bottles. And it's Halloween, after all. Easy walking distance from the parade. (91 Seventh Avenue South; 212-989-7701)
Caliente Cab Co. Tacos, burritos, chimichangas, nachos, and so on. The food is only mildly spicy, but the margaritas -- all 20 flavors of them --are tasty. There's a Halloween party at the Waverley Place location, with a DJ and a Happy Hour that stretches till 10 p.m. Both locations are elaborately decorated for the ghouls' big night, and waitstaff comes in costume. So, for that matter, do the patrons: Both places have a best costume competition. (61 Seventh Avenue South; 212-243-8517; 21 Waverley Place; 212-529-1500)
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Mars 2112. If outer space seems a little scary, this is your kind of place. There's a rocket ride to Mars, and aliens wander the space-themed dining room. Food is predictable: ribs, pizza, sandwiches, burgers. If you have kids, bring them along. (1633 Broadway; 212-582-2112)
The Slaughtered Lamb. They say the decor is patterned after the bar in "An American Werewolf In London," just so you know what you're getting into. Very dark and cramped, as a place that feels like a cave ought to be; figure on keeping company with a skeleton or two. Twelve beers on tap, and the place spreads over two floors. Standard bar menu: burgers, wings, potato skins, pasta, plus fish and chips, bangers and mash, and shepherd's pie. (182 West 4th Street; 212-727-3350)
Lucky Cheng's. The ladies at Lucky Cheng's are in costume seven days a week, all year long. And, in case you hadn't noticed, they're not exactly ladies, either. The place calls itself the first Drag Queen-theme restaurant in the city, and we guess they know what they're talking about. The menu offers entrees like roast duck with ginger, Polynesian pork, and chicken with pineapple. For dessert, there's a chocolate high heel shoe filled with chocolate cream (order ahead). And if it's something from the bar you want, you can try Gretchen's afterglow: whaler's rum, lemon vodka, and pineapple juice. (24 First Avenue; 212-995-5500)
Cowgirl Hall of Fame. The parade ends up right nearby, so these cowgirls get seriously busy. The food is Tex-Mex -- ribs, chicken-fried steak, Frito pie, chili, nachos, enchiladas, and the like -- walls are covered with cowgirl and rodeo memorabilia. To drink? margaritas, natch. (519 Hudson Street; 212-633-1133)
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