- 12 Steps Down
When I used to work as a barista (a job I think one is contractually required have at some point in time in order to receive a degree in Art History) I was rich both in cash tips and frustration with humanity. My third favorite place to blow off steam was 12 Steps Down.
There are some people (Jenn) who will say that 12 Steps Down is categorically NOT a dive, but rather a gastropub masquerading as a dive. Perhaps this is true with the *gasp* average pricing on the microbrews, and especially with the gourmet food they manage to churn out. However, much like their Karaoke Obscura night, it is an element of the bar that I remain completely ignorant of. 12 Steps Down is my favorite brunch dive.
You won't need to break the bank for this brunch
Of course, when one mentions “brunch” and “dive” in the same concept, eggs benedict are not involved. Rather, they have the best liquid brunch in the city. Sundays from 11 A.M. until 3P.M. there are $2 Mimosas and Blood Marys. This is insanely cheap for these cocktails, and they are really good ones at that. The mimosa is a nearly full flute of champagne with a whisper of orange juice, as well as a tip of triple sec. The Bloody Mary mix is made in house, spicy with horseradish but not too gritty, and no stranger with the vodka.
With pours that generous, prices that affordable, and no food to be had, the liquid brunch at 12 Steps Down is an event that must be experience at least once. There’s nothing quite like emerging buzzed from a basement bar, with still so much money in your pocket to realize the afternoon is still young. Take a walk around the Italian market. Enjoy the autumn air.
12 Steps Down
831 Christian