Birdy’s is Bringing Back the Old Man Bar, One Colt 45 at a Time

October 1, 2015 By Nicole Disser

Birdy’s, Bushwick’s new bar on the block (Photo: Nicole Disser)

Smoking outside Birdy’s, a new corner bar across the way from Little Skips in Bushwick, a passerby looked up at the bar, then looked at my friend, “Another bar?!” Yep, that’s right ladies and gentlemen, it appears yet another booze trough has opened its doors to help Bushwickians (and the graffiti tourists who love them) gargle it back.

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Check Out King Noodle, a ‘Roller Rink on Acid’ Serving Asian Grub and Tiki Drinks

July 11, 2013 By Jessica Benjestorf

Just a few doors down from their cocktail bar The Narrows, Keith Cochran and Matt Webber have opened King Noodle — a laid-back Pop-Asian restaurant serving up haute drunk-food and tiki drinks into the wee hours.

At a preview party Tuesday, one patron described the fifty-seat spot — outfitted with disco balls, in-your-face neon and graffiti, and flimsy tables and chairs — as a “roller rink on acid.” Owner Keith Cochran, dressed like Tony Montana in a breezy Hawaiian shirt and fedora, said it was “a meeting of K-town and Bushwick.”
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