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The big, blank-eyed piggie statue outside Rudy's beckons you to enter. Trust it. This historic dive has been around since 1933 and recently started offering free Hebrew National hot dogs with each beer ($2.50 for the Rudy's Blonde house beer, $7 for a pitcher). It is absurdly cheap. The interior is classic dive: worn and tattered fixtures, couches wrapped in what looks like red duct tape, dimmer-than-dim lighting. There's also a fun "You Fake Them, We Take Them" wall-o'-shame for fake IDs, which the incongruous mix of young, horn-rimmed-glasses types and grizzly randoms always find amusing.
It's the cheapo pitchers (MGD, $6.75) and free hot dogs that keep neighborhood hipsters and alcoholics alike flocking to RUDY'S. We'd hate to be so obvious, so we'll celebrate this dive institution for an altogether different reason: the giant pig (in a red suit jacket!) that stands outside like some sloppy sentry, scaring off potential patrons with his "Who you calling pig, you yuppie scumbag?" stare. More »
Next time you're in Hell's Kitchen, make a pit stop at Rudy's Bar and Grill. Since 1934, Rudy's has supplemented its reasonably priced drinks with the best tunes in the area. The infamous jukebox contains such greats as Thelonious Monk, Herbie Mann, Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters, though don't be surprised if your ears happen on some good ol' rock and roll as well. An establishment with attitude to spare, too: A slogan on the wall continually reminds patrons, "If you don't like it here, buy... More »
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