Furst Bites Reviews: The Standard Grill

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Furst Bites Reviews: The Standard Grill

If you Google the Standard Grill, words like "trendy" and "clubby" will show up in the restaurant description.  These are words that should actively scare you and your offspring away. And I have mad respect for that.  I have many a found memories of wasting (wasting happily I might add) the day away in the beer garden and I do not ever recall needing to step over an army of strollers. That is a beautiful thing. But we decided to march on in anyway. 

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Furst Bites Reviews: The Bridges DUMBO

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Furst Bites Reviews: The Bridges DUMBO

It was a Sunday and it was the first weekend of March Madness. My request to have brunch at a TV-free venue was not going over well. And then all of a sudden I realized I did sound crazy and really, really not fun. So I immediately switched gears and went into a "lets do this properly" mode. Give me a place with LOTS of screens and lots of fried food on the menu. We had friends in DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) who were already watching the games at The Bridges. Since we were already playing outside at Brooklyn Bridge Park, it was an easy 10 minute stroll to the place. Here is our review:

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