New Bar on 5th Between 22nd and 23rd?

scansy here drank there 60 years ago it was called two for one because you got two drinks for 45 cents any one remember this ? you would have to be at least 80 years old to recall

Let us know what they say. A neighbor said it looked nice, albeit small.

My husband and I stopped in Bar 718 on Friday night. It's a friendly place. Massive flatscreen over the back area, which will eventually (per Christian, the bartender and one of the owners, if I understand correctly) have a foosball table back there. (One caveat: that back area has a low ceiling.) Right now, the music is from Christian's iPod, but they are thinking of getting a jukebox.

I had a very nice Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa, and the Spousal Unit had very generous pours of Woodford Reserve. We also had great conversation with a couple of women from the neighborhood.

Can't tell you whether the prices were low because they've only been open a week, or because they plan to keep them low, but we got out of there really cheaply. The music is loud enough that you can make it out, but not so loud that you have to raise your voice to be heard over it, and an interesting mix.

While our hearts belong to Quarter, and David's magnificent cocktails, I suspect that we will go back to Bar 718 regularly. I just wish they had a different name, because googling for "Bar 718" is absolutely no help whatsoever. (I feel the same about "Brooklyn Bar" -- no one will ever be able to google for it.)

Well, the local bar count is back down by one: Ellis closed abruptly on Sunday. The staff were not informed, and arrived to find the restuarant being gutted: kitchen taken apart and sold, pool table being removed, etc.

I like(d) Seth Ellis, but closing the restaurant and not having the decency to call or text the staff scheduled for that day is a lousy thing to do. I hope no one's lost property that they left there.