The Black Ant

60 2nd Ave, New York
(212) 598-0300

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Beyond sad to see it close! I used to work here starting out as a prep cook to becoming one of the chefs and people who helped make this the restaurant that it became. I worked under the great Chef Mario Hernandez, and the memories that I have of this place truly will stay with me forever.

The food was amazing and way ahead of its times, all of the accolades they received were well deserved!

They had the perfect team, people who truly cared...
The Black Ant is a great spot for delicious Mexican food + cocktails in the East Village of Manhattan!! I came in for the first time this weekend with a couple of friends - we caught the end of their Happy Hour and had a lovely experience! :-) Mackenzie took amazing care of us @ the bar, so much so that we decided to hang around past Happy Hour's conclusion. The cocktails here are SO delicious (I had the Traditional Margarita in Pink Guava + in Passion Fruit). For food, we...
The Black Ant has good food, good atmosphere, good service. The STELLAR thing about them happened at a dance event on their back patio, where I dropped my highly overpriced AirPod Pros out of my bag and into the floor. When I realized they were missing TWO DAYS later, I called and they HAD THEM. They held them for me at the bar ANOTHER TWO DAYS until I could get back downtown to get them. They did not mysteriously vanish after four days sitting on the cash register. It was a MIRACLE....

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