NYC: Beauty parlor meets watering hole. With locations in 10 major cites, hangnails are not an option. -IFC Staff
NYC: Ask the counter lady to “Heat it up,” and she’ll pour gravy on your plate and microwave it until the container starts to warp. Also, try the buttery green beans!” –IFC's Thu Tran
NY: "Try the "bun bo hue." Not as good as my dad's, but it will get the job done. It's a spicy beef broth with pork knuckles, served over rice vermicelli, fresh basil and bean sprouts." -IFC's Thu Tra
NYC: If you build it, they will come. No one thought a hangout at 29th and Broadway could be this popular, but now it's one of NYC's busiest hotel lobbies. -IFC Staff
NY: IFC's Thu Tran says, "Not the best sandwich place, but very fun. 1 stop shop for a roast pork banh mi, cds, mags and panties. AVOID the styrofoam plated saran-wrapped desserts here. They suck!" อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Niles is non-descript, vaguely modern, and utterly charmless...and that's precisely its charm. It's also the unofficial off-campus conference room for the IFC Staff. We'll see you there! - IFC Staff
The scores of Hasidic Jewish salesmen at B&H have the biggest inventory and the best prices in town. It's like Epcot Center for the bargain shopper. Closed on Shabbos, open on Christmas! - IFC Staff
The phrase "Always On, Slightly Off" might as well have been created to describe Whiskey Town's signature beverage, the Pickle Back: a shot of whiskey followed by a pickle juice chaser. - IFC Staff
Le Parker Meridien Hotel is a white marble minimalist palace. So it's surprising that it stinks like burgers. Hidden just off the lobby is the best burger in mid-town. - IFC Staff
The perfect blend of old world dignity and New York kitsch. Sit at one of the communal U-shaped tables beneath the cavernous vaulted ceilings and enjoy the taste of Long Island Sound. - IFC Staff
The small stage, energetic crowd and top-notch indie bookings make Mercury Lounge an anomaly in New York, where indie bands regularly play to thousands. Come smell the bands you love! - IFC Staff
Expensive cocktails served in a hidden speak-easy by men with Civil War beards. The only thing Slightly Off about this place is how Eerily On these guys are. Even the ice cubes are well read. - IFC St
McSorley's was one of the last "Men Only" pubs in Manhattan and the musky walls and sawdust floors are doing their best to uphold that odiferous tradition. - IFC Staff
If there's anything keeping IFC staffers Always On, it's the Stumptown coffee at the Ace Hotel coffee bar. So thick, it'll stick to your teeth! See you in outer space! - IFC Staff
The best sandwiches in walking distance to IFC headquarters. Slightly Off ingredients like "imitation lobster meat" and "pickled daikon" keep the IFC Staff lined up along Broadway. - IFC Staff
