89th And Broke I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city.
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Buy a Drink, Get a Pizza
By Laura, on January 22, 2010, 2:00 am
Guest Post by Jenni Maier, Editor of the Post Grad Blog
 I’m a recent postgrad on a tight budget so I’m constantly on the look out for good deals and cheap meals. Crocodile Lounge in the East Village out does itself daily by by offering a free personal pizza with every single drink purchase. That’s a 24/7 offer which basically means you can treat yourself to a drink and dinner (or after bar snack) for $5.
And I got an even better deal by going during happy hour. My beer was only $3. Now the pizza isn’t great quality and it probably couldn’t even beat Digiorno in a taste test contest. But an 8 (small) slice pizza for $3…I really can’t complain. The biggest problem I had during happy hour was that it was really crowded and finding a place to actually eat your pizza was a problem. But after giving the evil eye to a few people at the bar who weren’t drinking or eating, I finally found a seat.
You won’t be surprised to hear Crocodile Lounge is somewhat of a dive bar. The lights are low and it’s probably for the best. It’s the kinda place that I think would be pretty disappointing (and most likely disgusting) if the lights were actually on. But I appreciated the low lighting since I was stuffing my face with pizza. You don’t finish off a pizza in five minutes flat by eating like a lady.
Once your down getting your fill of drinks and pizza, you can head to any of the bars along 14th.
Laura’s note: Â We love the Crocodile Lounge too – even though I do have a friend who has screamed at the pizza guys, “I don’t get your business model!” Â The 14th Street location also has a great little patio in the back during the warm summer months and also has skee-ball and photo hunt if you want to play some games while unwinding. Â Don’t want to be in a crowded bar? Â Check out Crocodile Lounge’s cousin Alligator Lounge, which offers the same deal and is location off the L (Lorimer stop) in Brooklyn. Â While drinking at both locations, you’ll get tickets every time you order a beer to redeem for pizza. Â Not hungry? Keep the tickets. Â I have been known to go back to the bar late night to redeem my tickets for pizza – sans drink. Â Don’t judge.
The Basics
Name: Crocodile Lounge
Location: 325 E. 14th St, between 1st and 2nd
Who to bring: Friends
Price: $ Great value
Overall: 4 stars. Â Cheap drinks, free food, I love it.
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I’m a recent postgrad on a tight budget so I’m constantly on the look out for good deals and cheap meals. Crocodile Lounge in the East Village out does itself daily by by offering a free personal pizza with every single drink purchase. That’s a 24/7 offer which basically means you can treat yourself to a drink and dinner (or after bar snack) for $5.
[...] Buy a Drink, Get a Pizza – The beer/pizza phenomon has been covered quite a few times in NYC, but if you’re a newbie here and you’re not aware of the calorie-inducing sobriety awesomeness that is free pizza with the purchase of a beer, you can read about 89th and Broke’s review of Manhattan’s seemingly favorite:Â Crocodile Lounge. [...]
[...] Buy a Drink, Get a Pizza – The beer/pizza phenomon has been covered quite a few times in NYC, but if you’re a newbie here and you’re not aware of the calorie-inducing sobriety awesomeness that is free pizza with the purchase of a beer, you can read about 89th and Broke’s review of Manhattan’s seemingly favorite: Crocodile Lounge. [...]
That’s a cool offer, I would love to buy 50 drinks if I am getting a free pizza.