
The Dosa Tots were actually inspired by the Washington Square Park institution, ‘NY Dosas,’” he mentions. “It’s been really fun to see people who are having a Halal Cart beer and then an order of Dosa Tots.

“Dressed-up” too, the heavy tots are topped with the works to fill up beer bellies. The folksy sauces show up on the Bandits food menu with four corresponding Have it your way TOTS. I’ve also seen a lot of people ask for more sauce, and you can totally do that, too! Never-ending sauce!” Stampa-Brown suggests. For example, folks can take a bite of the mint leaf, then drink a sip of beer, lick the sauce, or try each component individually. “I encourage people to eat anything that is on the beer because all of the garnishes are edible. The loaded cans are not a “delicate event.” Boozers should approach it the same way they would a stacked Bloody Mary at brunch-slowly tilt the can and lick the sauce. Taco Cart, blond Monopolio Clara lager decked in tomatillo jalapeño hot sauce, pickled watermelon radish, and tajin.Dosa Cart, golden Montauk Summer Ale dressed in mango coconut curry hot sauce, curry leaf, and salt.Halal Cart, lightly-hopped Shiner Bock lager decorated in Bandits hot sauce, white pepper-herbed yogurt swirl, fresh dill, and celery salt.I Drink Your Milkshake, a diner-style “milkshake” with cold brew vodka, coffee and chocolate liqueurs, and five-spice rice milk crowned with a delightful Prioline wafer cookie.Truth or Pear, a sweet ‘n smoky mezcalita formed after a 12-hour mezcal, chile de arbol and pasilla peppers infusion rimmed with (leftover) dehydrated blueberry turned salt.Bradshaw on Bedford, a cousin of the Cosmo combining rose hips, rhubarb, and sun-dried tomatoes for Sex and the City feels a rhubarb ribbon replaces the classic lemon twist.“ we’re doing them with modern and culinary-inspired twists that are a little bit out there but still make sense together,” he remarks.

Riffs on Carrie Bradshaw’s preferred pink Cosmopolitan, White Russian, and espresso martini set the stage. “People are using some of those stylistic and cultural choices iconic fashions of the era are all over social media – it made perfect sense to design a bar that acts as a love letter to that time.”īehind the wood-paneled bar, Stampa-Brown and the Bandits bartending team build boozy cocktails connected to prominent New York moments in pop culture. Pockets of nostalgia certainly cite vintage New York – bringing back cultural aspects of the ‘70s (cue Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”).
