Review: White Rabbit

Last Friday night I went over to a birthday party on East Houston Street at a place called White Rabbit.  Nice white washed space with a decent sized bar, DJ booth, and rabbit inspired artwork on the walls.  I really felt like I should have been in my Alice in Wonderland Halloween costume, then again, I like stuff like that, and it wasn't overly done.  The moderate light setting is very typical of most bar/lounges and the decor is airy and open, so it's a decent space for a moderately sized party.  In our case, we're talking about 20 in our group, 15 in another group, and the average lounge patrons, getting to be something about 50+ people thereabouts.

The music was a good mix of 90's hip hop to present day with a touch of reggae, and it looked as though the usual crowd was primarily Asian for the exception of my party, who were the ones who got everyone off their feet and dancing (if you were there this past Friday, yeah, I was part of THAT party, and with that kind of music playing, you really should NOT have been sitting down).  The only thing about the music is the sound kept on going in and out.  DJ, get a better pair of headphones so you don't have to do that, please, it's annoying.  Thank you.

The bartender, I have to say, is absolutely awesome.  No complaints.  He should get a raise.  If the owner is reading this, seriously, you have a great barman on your hands, and this is from someone who has grown up in the industry.  Keep him!

Overall?  I'd stop by again to see how this place is when not influenced by my friend's overwhelmingly dance party influence.  We're a fun bunch, which, I will have to admit, might have skewed my judgement.