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Meet Your New Mona

You know what we haven't thought about in awhile? Mona. The bar. It closed last year after a crackdown or some such and then everyone headed to 1020 and pretty much forgot the whole thing. Anyway, Spec reported last year that it will be replaced by Pourhouse, a downtown beer and sports bar that caters to Washington Sq.-based archenemy New York University (right).

Real estate insider Joe Meyers has learned that it should be opening up in a matter of weeks. Reports Meyers: "14 flat screen TVs, two (really big) bars, late night food, tons of beer on tap." Rumors are also swirling of a "power hour" from 10-11 PM, during which Bud and Bud Light are $2, which is exciting!

Let's all go there an enjoy it before the Terrible 12s use their Facebook Events and "Maryland IDs" to destroy it forever.

Exterior shot of New Pourhouse after the jump.

- Photo by Lydia DePillis

See also: Bars, Mona, Pourhouse

Posted by Hmmmmyeah: #1 · reply · track
August 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Sounds interesting and worth giving a go. No one bemoans Mona because it kind of stunk and was full of skeezy old men. I realize not all of us are athletically minded, but this area could use a sports bar with more than one team playing. Since Time Out shut down it's kind of hard to find the college football games I want to watch.
Posted by um...: #2 (in reply to #1) · reply · track
August 1, 2008 at 10:18 PM
try lions head

which is actually an excellent sports bar
Posted by ...: #3 · reply · track
August 1, 2008 at 10:41 PM
how funny, we just peeked in there the other night...

but srsly, guys, NEW APPLETREE DELI!

new great look, same old food. : / nice new salad bar though.
Posted by i liked it better: #4 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 1:10 AM (from campus)
when i mistakenly thought that it was called 'the poorhouse.'
Posted by terrible 12s? : #5 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 9:23 AM
bwog...get over yourself already!
Posted by Freshman Alert!: #6 (in reply to #5) · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 11:14 AM
I had nothing else to say except above...
Posted by thank god: #7 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 12:31 PM
We need some new bars. Hopefully 1020 will suck less on weekends now.
Posted by woo!: #8 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 12:40 PM (from campus)
I liked Mona but the Pourhouse is sweet.
Posted by blawgh: #9 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 12:42 PM
eh, the salad bar's not all that.
Posted by older and better: #10 (in reply to #5) · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 1:10 PM
cheap shots against those douches are entirely appropriate.
Posted by i remember when : #11 (in reply to #6) · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 3:04 PM
that asian/bubble tea place was not next to 212.

so actually ...
Posted by Maine: #12 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 5:13 PM (from campus)
So its maryland this year, eh?
Posted by ...: #13 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 5:54 PM (from campus)
it's actually called village pourhouse. yes even the one up here...

just like village copier.
Posted by so friggin awesome: #14 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 7:37 PM
woohoo 2012.
Posted by iheartmona: #15 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 8:09 PM (from campus)
i miss mona.

and distrust 2012ers
Posted by now : #16 · reply · track
August 2, 2008 at 10:13 PM
that i am 21, I am totally in favor of id scanners. Let's keep out as many as possible. fuck 'em all.
Posted by 2009: #17 · reply · track
August 3, 2008 at 1:03 AM
this place sounds sweet. senior year!
Posted by asdf: #18 · reply · track
August 3, 2008 at 3:13 AM
soha, anyone?
Posted by hahaha: #19 (in reply to #16) · reply · track
August 3, 2008 at 3:23 AM
i completely agree.
Posted by BWOG: #20 · reply · track
August 3, 2008 at 4:23 AM
KIM'S IS OFFICIALLY CLOSING.

Posted by Hey Bwog: #21 · reply · track
August 3, 2008 at 4:55 PM
What is with your disdain for the incoming freshmen? You either feel an equal amount of self-loathing or somehow forgot that we were all freshmen not too long ago ourselves.

This blog reeks of insecurity.
Posted by they: #22 (in reply to #21) · reply · track
August 3, 2008 at 5:29 PM
just don't have anything else to write about since it's summer
Posted by More importantly...: #23 · reply · track
August 4, 2008 at 1:10 AM
Will it have a beirut/[*shudder*] "beer pong" table?
Posted by but: #24 (in reply to #21) · reply · track
August 4, 2008 at 5:04 AM
you know... when you become an upperclassman, you'll understand
Posted by Mike: #25 · reply · track
August 4, 2008 at 8:54 AM (from campus)
I love how uppity the 12'ers get when we make the slightest joke. Obviously, you guys haven't been browsing Bwog for very long. Chill, sit back, enjoy the witty humor, and realize you're stuck with people like us for the next 4 years.

In regards to the bar, looks pretty good, but nothing to freak out about.

...Maryland IDs now? Heh...
Posted by sure: #26 (in reply to #21) · reply · track
August 4, 2008 at 9:20 AM (from campus)
it may not seem funny now. but actually, it's hilarious. as you'll realize in 12 months
Posted by wait: #27 · reply · track
August 4, 2008 at 9:43 AM
is radio perfecto closing? not like i went there, but just curious.
Posted by YES: #28 · reply · track
August 5, 2008 at 9:32 AM
MORE BEER
Posted by get over : #29 · reply · track
August 5, 2008 at 5:46 PM
yourselves. people need to stop wanting to keep out frosh and soph and half of the young juniors. after having gone out to bars for 3 years, by the time seniors are going out they need people who are actually excited to make the bars even worthwhile. get the stick out of your ass and be happy you go to school in new york where bars even exist and we don't spend our lives playing flipcup.
Posted by '09er: #30 · reply · track
August 7, 2008 at 5:26 AM
still not 21.... :(
Posted by sucks because: #31 · reply · track
August 11, 2008 at 8:07 PM (from campus)
the pourhouse by NYU is hardass and took my friend's fake id and his columbia id (they asked for "name verification"). Just what we need!
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