Over the past couple weeks, and months, I’ve found myself a return customer of The Habitat.  By now I think most people have heard of this Greenpoint establishment known for it’s comfort food and boozy delicacies, but as far as I’m concerned it hasn’t been getting enough praise.

I’ll start at the top of the day with Brunch.  Habitat has a menu of about ten brunch items that are available from 11-4pm on Saturday and Sunday.  For $15 you get one of the brunch specials, coffee or tea, and a mimosa or a trip to the make your own bloody mary bar. The first time I went for brunch I thought $15 was a little much, but that was until I got my food…the plates of food are so big that it can pretty much cure any hangover (the bloody marys help with that too).  My personal favorites so far have been the BLT Club (one of the most enormous sandwiches I have eaten in recent months), and the always classic Huevos Rancheros.

As far as dinner goes they have specials pretty much every week night, and just like brunch you really can’t go wrong. klk and I have pretty much been obsessed with their Butter, Bacon, and Blue Cheese salad composed of butter lettuce, crispy bacon, dried cranberries, roasted pistachios, and a blue cheese dressing.  This salad might be my favorite thing on the menu, and it is definitely the food item that keeps us coming back so often.  Other notables are their Reuben and, one thing I can’t resist, multiple types of fries.

As far as the bar goes they have 12 taps, and organize their beer list vaguely by style.  While a couple of their beers are part of the happy hour special do yourself a favor and order what you really want.  Beers that have been on tap recently that have been phenomenal are Heavy Seas Loose Cannon (Clipper City’s fabulous high abv IPA), Founders Centennial  (my personal favorite IPA), Ithaca Ground Break Saison (a delicious American take on a Saison), and the Allagash Odyssey (a dark strong bourbon barrel aged Belgian style ale) just to name a few.  All of them totally worth paying full price…and if you are having trouble deciding the bar staff is happy to help (especially the gentleman who works on Saturday, Sunday, and Mondays…he is an excellent bar keep) !  Their tap list is always changing, and it is pretty much a given that you won’t be disappointed.

It seems like the Habitat has become a weekly stop for us, and is consistently delicious.  I’m happy to have this place in my hood.

Details on the specials:

• Monday: $5 Mac N’ Cheese (all night)
• Tuesday: 25 cent wings (6-midnight)
• Wednesday is Quiz Night: Winners drink for Free.
• Thursday: $8 Burgers (6-10:30)
• Saturday and Sunday: BRUNCH

Happy Hour:

• 4pm-7pm (4pm-6pm on Tuesday)
  • $3 Select Drafts
  • $3 off well drinks
  • $9 glass of sangria and empanada plate
  • $5 Mac n Cheese

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• more on the Habitat can be found here.
• photo via NYmag by Konstantin Sergeyev