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There are few things that are as much fun and as thirst-quenching as a margarita. And after a weekend of being nice to your parents or studying for midterms, there are few things as much sought after as a good margarita. Here, Bwog's Best of returns with a non-definitive guide to Morningside Height's best margaritas.

Blockheads

Theoretically Blockheads should be the perfect place to get a margarita. The clientele is loud and rowdy; the decor is a kitschy amalgam of Christmas lights and party streamers; and the price is just right. But when you're paying just $3 for a margarita, something's got to to be missing. What's missing in a Blockheads margarita is enough alcohol and enough fresh lime juice. It's questionable whether there's any lime juice at all because these cocktails are so saturated with syrupy margarita mix. Instead of a nice icy crunch, the consistency of Blockhead's margaritas is a slushy, unsalty mess, which definitely comes out of a can. Given the low alcohol quotient, you'll need about nine dollars worth of margaritas to start feeling saucy. To add insult to injury, Blockheads serves up their drinks in cheapo six-ounce plastic cups with no mini-umbrellas, cocktail-stirrers or swivel sticks. Not even a fun straw.


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Gawker is linking to Vanity Fair's just released "All Access Summer Guide," which features the city's best beaches, bars, restaurants, and pools. Second on VF's list of the Best Bars for Drinking Under the Stars? None other than everyone's favorite backup for when 1020 is just too crowded, the Heights. "Columbia students drink their cares away at this second story Morningside Heights bar," the guide truthfully (we guess?) points out.

So be on the lookout for an influx of hip forty-somethings with an inexplicable desire to drink their cares away with a bunch of "twenty-one-year-olds" under the stars.


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