You Must be 21yrs old to enter The Hard Swallow. We require ALL patrons regardless of age to provide a valid physical ID. Photos, Apps and print outs are not accepted. Please respect our staff and show your ID when they request it.
They don’t care who you are, how old you are, or why you’re here, show your ID or enjoy your night elsewhere!
Biglee: ID please?
Customer: wow so at 85 yrs old i need to produce ID?
Father Vincent: well look at it like this when you croak we need to be able to identify the body
Father Vincent
Rest In Power The King of Gotham
The Legendary God Father of NYC Nightlife. Modest and unassuming Father Vincent in well known to a vast community of nightlife industry people and NYC subcultures. Having worked and partied at the infamous venues of New Yorks club scene, like Mother’s , The Limelight, The Palladium and many others, has bought him a love and respect from all who know him. A respect that afforded him the Title of Father among others that we’ll let him tell you about. You can find him at our door on Monday’s and Wednesday’s, or hosting Dark water on Tuesday’s at Otto’s Shrunken Head.
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