"At Bird Dog, there are framed pictures of cartoon canines on the walls, people walking through the doors with juicy red wine in tow, and a pink neon sign that reads, “Please don’t do coke in the bathroom.” In other words, it’s not that different from a West Village one-bedroom apartment inhabited by a person who often shops on Etsy. The BYOB restaurant serves two prix-fixe options ($65 or $110), each combining Italian and Southern-American food. So you can eat some delicious bucatini topped with sage, crispy chicken skin, and chanterelle mushrooms roasted in chicken fat, all in a room with 15 other people who may or may not follow the mandate on the bathroom door. Also worth noting: Bird Dog makes their own homemade Doritos, and there’s a $55 fried chicken dinner." - hannah albertine
