Spitzer's Corner

The atmosphere was great! Everyone was laid-back and friendly. I had the mac & cheese, sliders, and soft shell crab. All were delicious. The beer menu is great too!\r Oh and my waiter was gorgeous(dark hair, tattoo on right arm, & super nice). :) more

I'm one of those femmes in the rough who prefer beer over wine or syrupy cocktails, so naturally Spitzer's wins points with me for its damn good beer selection. They've got everything from Unibroue to Leffe to Maredsous to Rogue -- sigh. Heaven. They win even more points with me for that new menu by Wayne Nish. Super simple but super smart food -- great for pairing with microbrews. We tried the pork belly sandwich (great), the roasted chicken (fantastic), and the mac n cheese (super rich with bacon). We had to diet for a week afterwards but it was well worth it. Plus, the price point is GREAT. You can leave full and satisfied and tipsy for about $30.\r \r Service is always friendly but can get erratic when it's super-busy. Fortunately, the vibe is so lively you don't even notice. If you want to have a more intimate conversation, there's a back room where you can cozy up with a date or a group of friends. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the neighborhood! Pros: beer, beer, food more

Firstly, i live very local to this establishment and have given it several chances, each time being more of a joke than the last. Last nights effort was the final straw.\r \r I had a friend from overseas over so decided to keep it local, when we first walked in there was only 1 bar tender working, thus explaining the dirty bar top. (When i say dirty, i mean remnants of food, not drink) Having waited a good 5 minutes to get served, we were finally served along with another gentleman who was also having problems ordering his drinks. The bartenders attitude was that of a 10 year old, no customer service at all, extremely arrogant and just very childish.\r When we got our drinks we managed to find one of the very few spaces available which happened to be at the bar. (The spacial design of this venue is appalling) This is where i noticed the cleanliness of the place, the bar tender seemed to summarize when cleaning, missing obvious bits of food, like salad leafs.\r When we ordered our second round, i was amazed to hear the amount was different to the first round by a couple of bucks, cheaper too, when i queried this, i was given some gesture by way of the bar tender just shrugging at me, what does this mean?\r When i was talking to my associate, i noticed the bar tender pouring a glass of Prosecco into a fluted glass, he splashed some of it into a pint of beer, this amused him somewhat as he just laughed, the gentleman who was buying them didn't see it luckily. His whole mannerism about serving seemed to leave several other patrons annoyed, he took the order and turned round rather quickly to sort out, not making eye contact either to see if they wanted something else, leaving the customer waiting to order any additional drinks, his awareness was very poor.\r \r I thought this would have been a good addition to the neighborhood, but it seems its left to its own devices and its a shambles. I can see this place being re-branded into something else very soon due to its poor name. Pros: Its location Cons: The service needs a major overhaul. more

Let me start by saying the beer list is fantastic. This is the reason to go to this place. It has long bench seating, so you?re sitting very close to your neighbors, but it didn?t feel uncomfortable. As for food, the menu is rather limited. I can only comment on the hangar steak which was actually very good (much to my surprise). I saw a number of people order burgers that looked good as well. They also make fresh donuts for dessert which were great. \r \r As to the negative reviews here regarding seating, I can totally see where they?re coming from. I was lucky enough to wait 5 minutes with my friend, but I can see how it could turn into a mess on a busy night. It?s a great neighborhood place and I would certainly recommend going here for some pints and decent food. \r Pros: Ton of great beers on tap, Fun atmosphere Cons: Seating is iffy, bartenders and servers seemed a bit clueless more

I went to Spitzer's Corner with a friend because we heard the beer selection was really good, and planned to just have a couple beers there before going to dinner elsewhere. After a couple of Belgian beers each, we started to get comfy there and just decided to stay for dinner. We ordered the burger and the grilled cheese, and were pleasantly surprised. To be honest, our expectations were low because this place has the feel of a beer pub. But the burger was really good and the fries were thick and crispy. The grilled cheese was also really tasty. It had a little twist to it--a tomato relish mixed in with the cheese. I definitely plan on going back to try some other items on the menu that caught my eye like the mussels and the homemade donuts. Pros: beers/food Cons: gets a little crowded at the communal tables more

I cannot comment on any aspect of the food or drinks, since service was unavailable. Barely greeted at door, then met with a baffled look as though we had walked into some stranger's apartment. Was seated, in a sea of staten island etc. trash, not handed a menu for a couple of minutes, and spent ten minutes watching wait-staff walk around serving others without a hint of acknowledgment. So we left. And nobody seemed to notice. Not a good way to support a restaurant with so much competition in the area. BTW, headed down to another real neghborhood bar for a predictably positive experience! Pros: The door heading out Cons: Service? What service/bridge-tunnel more

I went to Spitzer's as part of a group of 10 people. we were seated on benches in the front and told that a nearby long table would be ours soon, and we could order our food in the meantime. well, that table became available after about 30 minutes, and we started to move over... only to be shooed away by a hostess and told that the table was for another party -- of 5 people!! about 3 minutes later a table that was perfectly suitable for 5 opened up, but they'd already seated this group at a place that could've seated twice as many people. I pointed this out to our server and she said she would go see what was going on, but then she never came back.\r \r About 20 minutes later another section of the long table became available and was promptly labeled with a ""reserved"" sign -- then 2 (yes, 2) people sat down there.\r \r Long story short: our group of 10, there for dinner, NEVER got a table. We all ate our dinner seated in the waiting area. I'm sure the food would've tasted a lot better (and we would've spent more money and lingered longer) had we actually been given a decent place to eat. APPALLING SERVICE!!\r \r And oh yeah: c4mee, lesgal and mofo12 are obviously logins the owners have created. Shame on you!!\r \r Pros: food was decent Cons: staff has no idea how to seat parties; inattentive waitstaff more

Very solid. The burger was excellent - despite the review of some guy bashing it. That makes no sense whatsoever, it is VERY GOOD. The space is well used and pretty cool as the windows open up to the busy street - though can get crowded so come early. Beer selection is great too. Go for the bag of doughnuts to finish. Nice way to close. more

beers are good. service is good..the food was horrible!!! burgers were raw clams were full of sand artichoke had no meat.go for a beer and stick with the fries. more

Beer list is pretty large. I was weird when i ordered the same beer three times and they came in three different size glasses all for the same price. The food was ok, def not cheap. The best was the shrimp they were nice and big. My gf burger was ok not that great.\r \r The three reviews below, LESGAL, C4MEE MOFO12 are three glowing reivews from people that also glowingly reviewed FAT BABY on the same day. This reeks of the owner pumping up his own place, which really annoys me on citysearch. As such i completly disregard them and you should too. Apparently they are also trying to push the maytag blue cheese, by all three of them mentioning it specifically.\r \r Read the first review and this one if you want the truth. The food is ok but the reason you go here is for the beer. When you are in the les eat somwhere else, unless you just want to snack. Pros: Beer, decor, garage door window opens to street which is cool Cons: food is ok, but go here for the beer more

i have two things to say....BEER insane. BURGER INSANE!\r defnitely the best burger ive had. period. i ordred it with the maytag-most places slop on way too much and it overpowers the flavor of the burger. ala spotted pig. \r spitzers hooked it up. \r amen!\r \r Pros: maytag hickory burger, st. bernadus prior 8 more

I have been to Spitzer's Corner (love the nod to the retired dress shop that was previously in the space) many times with many of my friends and family- for good reason. I was there two night ago and I ate the best burger I have ever had (amazing ground short rib, perfect bun from sullivan street bakery- had to ask!-carmelized onions, Gus' pickles & a touch of Maytag Blue). My fave used to be Corner Bistro's, but my allegience has shifted. Homemade fries were crispy and brown and amazing. A friend had the mussels and they were outstanding and unique with chorizio and peppers- had a tasty kick to them. Do I need to talk about the beer? Best list in the city, cool descriptions. Great times, love watching the worldgo by out of those huge windows. Pros: 40 beers on Tap!, Atmoshphere, Burger!, people watching Cons: They close windows at 12- NYC law? more

I went to Spitzer's Corner with my niece recently, she finished culinary school a couple of years ago and has been around food ever since.\r \r She thought the burger was the best she ever had, I put it in my top 3 list.\r The stake was very good as well, and the cured meat plate was a great appetizer.\r Needless to say, there were no leftovers (except some fries, they are very generous with them).\r \r I'm not a beer drinker, but even I was impressed by the selection and had a few tastes.\r \r The design is really unique as well, great space management, I love the long shared tables, they help create a warm atmosphere.\r You can't help but notice their windows, when retracted, they give you the feeling you're seating outside, but you don't have to deal with the crowd walking the streets.\r \r I've been there a few times since, I highly recommend it. Pros: Beer, Atmosphere, Food, Shared Tables, Crowd Cons: No beer sampler. more

Spitzer's corner has an amazing selection of beers which were served ice cold through clean lines. That's the good part.\r \r The bad part is that their food is absolutley atrocious. They charge $3/ea for gritty, subpar, cheap oysters that are meant to be served at frat bars on $1 oyster night.\r \r I ordered the hamburger medium rare which came out VERY RARE and completely cold with cold fries. Their vegetable ""small plates"" are expensive, absolutley laughable, and beyond pitiful. \r \r Eat somewhere else in the LES - there's no reason to eat bad food in that neighborhood. Pros: Good beer, nice waitresses, nice atmosphere. Cons: BAD FOOD!! more

Finally a place on the Lower East Side where I can meet up with a large group of people, actually sit down and not be crammed in some smelly dank bar. This place is awesome, the beer list is absurd, and the fact that the food is good too is an added bonus. The Window seating could possible be the best people watching ever! Pros: Food, Beer, huge open windows, atmosphere more