American Bar at 1471 1st Avenue, New York, New York.

Typical dive, can be a 4 star some days, others depressing.

This bar seems okay but my brother and i tried to take my sister here for her birthday and the bartender immediately kicked us out after looking at our valid ids. we weren't drunk, or making a scene- we quite literally just walked in and despite being allowed in by the bouncer that checked our ids at the door, she took our ids again (which was totally weird) and then acted like she was scanning them and kicked us out. There was no need for her to do this, and quite honestly I'd really like to know why it happened. I'm well over 21, my brother is as well. It was my sister's 21st birthday, and she had valid id to prove it. I suppose my rating is mostly based on the bartender's lousy attitude and how offensive it was to be kicked out of a place for no reason at all.