Dominie's Hoek — Restaurant in New York

Omgosh. I totally want to move in here. ­________

Pros: Delicious/reasonably priced food. Fantastic drink specials A really fantastic selection of board game Awesome spacious outdoor garden area in the back $10 for all you can drink mimosas brunch special?!!! YES PLEASE!!! Right by the 7 train which gets me home, whoo hoo!!! Friendly servers and bartenders - sweet!

Cons: That I didn't know about this place earlier!!! ­________

So early last week I swung my a friend from college's apt in Long Island City so he could take portraits of me for his photo project. He's a fantastic photographer and when the chance popped up with shoot with him I grabbed it :).

Afterwards he suggested grabbing some drinks and catching up since I hasn't seen him since his Super Bowl party (where I got to sample Zebra from his travels to Africa, but that's another story for another time).

He chose this place because he's a regular here and after hanging out there for a little over an hour, I can totally see why.

Dominie's Hoek isn't the first bar ever to boast a selection of board games, but they seriously have A LOT. The only bars I can think of who's selections can come close are Zombie Hut in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn and The Levee in Williamsburg.

My friend taught me how to play Battleship - I went from awful, to coming out of the gates awesome and back to "not so good" but it was super fun! During happy hour I think drafts are $1-2 off and some beers are $3, well drinks are $3-4 and sangria was $4 - they have both red and white. I ordered white, it was delicious - not the best I've ever had, but still deliciously refreshing.

I ordered food off of their Happy Hour food menu and decided to go for a $3 taco - they have steak, chicken and a veterinarian black bean/cheese/guacamole option. When I asked our waitress for her recommendation she suggested chicken so I went for it.

For $3 I was pleasantly surprised! This taco is really like a mini-burrito. It was super stuffed with delicious chicken which I actually found spicy (there were red pepper flakes, I'm not crazy!! Lol) but it was so, so delicious that I ended up ordering another one - still with the spicy chicken - I mean I could handle it, which to a lot of my friends means it wasn't spicy - although my super-spicy food tolerant friend did admit it was a little spicy.

Still, it was delicious and both orders came served with like 5 thick cut nacho chips that tasted homemade and were sticking out of guac - I don't normally even like quac (the texture of avocados freaks me out!) but this stuff was also delicious. I mean damn, lol.

With this place having such a fun, chill vibe I definitely plan on returning here with friends and trying more things from their food menu and I really want to do...

This unassuming bar has it all.

Food Perhaps the least expected, but the food here is actually great. The highlight of it all is the grilled chicken caesar salad, we have yet to find a better one in this neighborhood. The tacos and grilled cheese are also not bad, but maybe more your typical bar stock.

Service The bartenders all have a kind of calm, amicable presence. In the three years I’ve lived nearby, I’ve never seen even a trace of impatience, even on busy nights. They’re always getting into conversations with the locals, and it gives the place a friendly vibe.

Ambiance I think this place is underrated as a date spot. It’s not fancy, and sometimes some of the tables can be a bit sticky (hey, spills happen it’s fair). But the lighting is nice — a warm amber light fills the place, and I think it makes you look better. I always feel like I have good conversations with people here, and I can’t quite say why, but I think it’s the vibe. If you’re not looking for anything too fancy, and just want a down to earth place to meet up with someone, this...

Straight up dope!!

First time coming here for Sunday Brunch, and it was everything I expected it to be. Had to come here for a meeting so this was chosen as the spot to gather at. Very nice decor, we ended up sitting in the outside patio area. The best part was the $15 egg plates and unlimited mimosas. I ended up having a spinach eggs benedict with seasoned fries, and a few too many mimosas to wash it down. The food was perfect, not too long of a wait and one of the best eggs benedict I ever had. I'm dreaming about those fries still as I type this. What else can be said, the staff were attentive and friendly, the vibe of the restaurant was wavy, and the unlimited mimosas, well they speak for themselves. All hail the boozy brunch.

This is one of the best places for brunch on weekends as well as a good bar option during...