Jimmy’s No. 43

3/14/2008 5:33:12 PM, friday, march 14, 2008
Pretty cool cellar bar, forget New York this place reminded me of a bar in York or Edinburgh even. Dark inside with a good selection of ales it seemed. Bar woman seemed to be away with the fairies but was friendly enough. I wouldn’t like to tackle the steps after a few beers on the way down.

2/23/2008 11:42:20 AM, saturday, february 23, 2008
Very cool space. Sort of a jumbled series of small tables and benches scattered around the dark wood paneled room. Reminds me of an English country pub. A well-selected, if not entirely rare, selection of beers. I didn’t eat on my first visit, but I will return to try a few of the tasty-looking selections. I’ll be back.

2/5/2008 2:55:41 PM, tuesday, february 05, 2008
Very cool place with some great events. They always have good food that pairs well with the beers they are serving. They do tastings of cheese and chocolate often too which is great. The tap list rotates and changes and often has great stuff. Also the bottle selection is pretty good too. Does get busy but it is a really cool place to visit.

1/14/2008 6:05:30 PM, monday, january 14, 2008
Jimmy’s is named after Jimmy, the owner and chef of this restaurant beneath 2 beer bars (used to actually be the basement of Brewsky’s a Ukrainian pub that closed down and turned into Standings and this). When the place opened they found some amazing treats in the basement (10+ year old Old Crusty’s, Sami’s, Lees Harvest). However now the vintage menu is much less interesting. They have 12 taps, nothing overly special but always at least on 6point beer, which is nice, a lways a Belgian or two, and some sessionable European brew (think Belhaven Twisted Thistle). It’s a nice mix but not usually something to go out of your way to find, beer wise. Now back its crowning achievement, the food. Jimmy makes great food, not overly expensive and very tasty, think elegant pub fair. One of my face are the beer sausages and cheese plate. But the daily specials are awesome. Ambiance is great as well, Its a candle lite basement with all wooden tables, exposed brick, and wooden arch ceilings. Half barrels decorate the walls, some large antlers on the wall. Cool small bathrooms. Exposed kitchen and some tap handles on the wall. I have never been there when its packed so service has always been fine. They also hold beer/cheese tastings and different beer classes.

1/8/2008 6:22:30 AM, tuesday, january 08, 2008
Fine. Nothing special. Beer list underwhelming.

12/9/2007 9:35:04 AM, sunday, december 09, 2007
I visited here last night with a colorful group of friends after escaping the chaos in the Tomkins Sq Park area. Upon entering the cool basement bar, I thought at first I was back in the old parts of Lyon, Brussels, or London as the minimalist elements of Medieval architecture resonated with offset lighting and arched passageways. We sat comfortably in one of the perimeter tables and inhaled the fragrant aromas that the neat kitchen in the back was producing in droves. The menu was easy to read and though it wasn’t the huge A to Z plethora of beer I had seen elsewhere, it seemed to graciously serve its oasis well. The waitress seemed to vanish and re-appear with a smile, as if by some sort of magic. Since we only ordered a small cheese platter, I wouldn’t count that as a meal to note here. My table ordered mostly from the tap selections and I had the exceptionally fresh cask serving of the Chelsea Oatmeal stout. After another round and my switch to a Sixpoint Bengal Tiger, I walked around the place to note its interesting tap handle displays, the tiny and very clean bathrooms, and even the stage area, which I would not have believed existed in this dreamy underworld. As we departed, I made a note this was one of the coolest places I had seen in Manhattan/NYC.