Pouring Ribbons

Poring Ribbons is slowly becoming a problem as i live a block away and am making it my "local bar"

Love this place!
Yes Bouncer and you have to wait.
Yes loud music, sit by the bar it's not as loud.
Bartenders know what they're doing and cool, they'll explain the whole drink.
Drinks are great (have had most)
Drink ingredients are fresh and tasty.
Most Drinks are $14 (get used to it and i should have opened a bar)
Just really like the drinks here.

Tucked away in a small corner of alphabet city is Pouring Ribbons.

A cocktail nerd friend of mine recommended me to check this spot out-- he swears by it.

I went with friends and we hit it up on a Sunday night (it was my birthday... otherwise I'd be at home drinking).

It really is tucked next to two buildings... really unassuming and if you didn't see the sign, you'd think it's just another door on a building.

I dug the divey-ness of it. I didn't dig, however, the bouncer's attitude. Not welcoming and was sorta like the stereotypical rude bouncer guy. (I've met lots of bouncers who are nice dudes, so this sucked). Gave us a hard time, which made me think the place was packed.

Once we got in and saw how empty the place was, I got even more pissed.

But, our server saved the night because he was really chill dude. Very helpful with what exactly we wanted, and even chatted with us for a little. Also, I have to mention that he joined us on a toast which was pretty cool. Not a lot of bartenders do that... and when they do, it's awesome.

Honestly, I totally forgot what drinks I got... but rest assured they were all good. That's the great thing about this spot, is that it's all good.

They categorize the drinks by how safe or adventurous you wanna go.

Drinks are good, the servers are badasses and the music is chill.

Bouncer sucks, but the drinks are worth it.

Pouring Ribbons is a must if you're a cocktail dork.

A group of 10 or so came here for my boyfriend's birthday for some drinks on a Thursday night. I emailed the night before to reserve an area and it was not an issue. I even increased the head count last minute and it didn't pose a problem. I read some reviews about the bouncer being hiliarous or to the other extreme, rude and uninviting. I didn't experience either. He just seemed to be doing his job and didn't give us a hard time. Some of us were wearing shorts and dressed very casually and there were no problems getting in. Not sure if it's because we had a reservation, but the place in general wasn't crowded at all. It started getting a bit more crowded around 930/10 or so but we left at that point.

It's good if you're looking for a place to just sit back and chat without having to yell over loud music or the crowd. The cocktails are unique and tasty ($14 each). If you're looking for food this is NOT the place to go. It's mostly just overpriced finger foods and not a very big selection.