Perdition

Perdition
692 10th Ave.
New York, NY 10019

Perdition (noun): A state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

Strange that the name of a bar could encapsulate my experiences about going to almost every bar in Midtown West, but Perdition shockingly wasn't that bad.

With the exception of Ardesia and the cheesy-but-debaucherous Russian Vodka Room, you wouldn't find me within 10 blocks of Hell's Kitchen, but unfortunately, I was compelled by duty and obligation to meet up there for a colleague's birthday.

After living in a neighborhood where there is nary a TV to be found to watch football, Perdition is self-admittedly pretty solid for a local sports bar. There is a huge projection TV and about six flat screens flanking both the front and the back of the bar. My mood lightened as the Jets kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Colts 17-16. Several generous shots of Jim Beam courtesy of my colleague's extremely liberal open bar policy helped too.