George Keeley — Restaurant in New York

I am absolutely heartbroken that Keeley’s is currently closed. This is an incredible pub with great staff, good music with a chill vibe (sans the Friday and Saturday night overflow from bro bars), a delicious pub menu w/greasy and healthy options, and most importantly an array of various types of craft beer that are constantly changing. I’ve been going here well over 10yrs, more like 15. On the rare occasions I was in the area during the pandemic I would stop by for a roadie and a growler if I had it. I take this pandemic seriously and I never had a problem with the safety measures (or lack of) that they adhered to. One time I saw a small group of irresponsible young males with masks down being rowdy on the sidewalk who had clearly gotten a beer (or more) from Keeley’s, but that was the individuals, not Keeley. I hope and look forward to the day that their doors open and their drafts...

Weekends are not my demographic. At. All. Mainly because after I turned 30, I became too old to be constantly jostled in unbearably loud, over-crowded bars. But my first time here was during the week, early evening and then it was just my speed.

They have a lengthy selection of beers and a neat technologically proficient way of displaying them. But I don't drink beer so that's all I've got on that. Otherwise, it's a full service bar with nice appointments. I found the raised seating in the back perfect for reading, interspersed with blatant people watching. And it's right next to the free popcorn machine. But I have a sneaking suspicion that they keep the basement hatch open to deter only the most brave of moochers.

If the crowd was like the mid-week crowd all the time, I'd become a regular. I was over the frat-bro thing back in the late 90s, but don't let...

I usually like George Keeley and frequent there often. Definitely recommend it for a good vibe, good food quality and good beer collection. That said, instead of 4 star I'm going with 3 because of a recent hidden charge on my bill. I asked for mustard and was given a small size plastic cup (the standard ones you find in many places) of mustard and then saw a 0.50 charge when I asked for the bill for the mustard. It is not standard for a bar to charge for mustard and while I'm totally ok if they want to, because it deviates from the standard industry practice they should make it abundantly clear when a customer asks for mustard that there will be a charge. Not making that clear is shady...