Trash Bar (formerly Toybox), The

(718) 599-1000

256 Grand St (nr. Roebling St.)
Brooklyn, NY 11211 40.7135 -73.9586

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Neighborhood: Williamsburg

Hours:

Daily, 5pm-4am

Last updated 6.24.11

Category:

Bars & Clubs , Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

American Express , Visa , MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Bar & Club Type of Music:

Alternative Rock , Hard Rock & Heavy Metal , Punk

Bar & Club Special Features:

Live Music

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About Trash Bar (formerly Toybox), The

Featured Review

Kara Zuaro

Contributor

The Scene – The bordello-red walls are decked out with NASCAR posters, Tom Jones album covers, Schlitz plates and religious icons depicted on paper fans. Metallica blasts through the stereo speakers. Mohawked and tattooed locals sink into surprisingly cozy bench and bucket seats lifted from junkyard cars. The effect is kitschy, hip and somehow familiar--the decor and good-times vibe is very T.G.I. Friday's, even though bartenders don't serve food (nor do they wear weird hats or wacky buttons). – – The Draw – Behind the main area, a fully enclosed back room with a…

Editor's Tips

What to Drink:
Pints of Yuengling are always $4 and happy hour offers two-for-one brews and well drinks.
Look Good:
Just as you'd feel out of place slumming it in ripped jeans at a ritzy midtown happy hour, you'd feel silly in your suit here. To avoid funny looks, dress down before you stop by.
Save Money:
Ask for a free bowl of tater tots and you shall receive--as long as you've placed a drink order.
drinks
75.0% positive
  1. The music venue in the back is above par, but if you don't need/want to hear the band, they have a fantastic jukebox up front and you can just hang out at the bar or in the booths up in the front and/or shoot some pool.
  2. They also have the best drink deals around.
  3. felt like I was at some dirty bar that the Chainsaw Massacre family owns.
  4. Trash isn't the first hipster bar to put on divey airs, but it's one of the best places in Williamsburg to drink.
service
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. The crowd is contrived with a little too many pretentious hipster types for my taste, but the bartenders are awesome and you do meet some cool & friendly neighborhood folks every so often.
  2. The bartender was a tool, and the music was horrible.
value
100.0% positive
  1. They also have the best drink deals around.
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/08/10

ugh

by 10khd at Citysearch

Went on a thursday for the "open bar" which is advertised as being from 8-9, and accessible after paying a $6 cover. Well, it was an $8 cover that night, and the drinks could only be consumed in the venue portion of the bar. okay. band was playing at eardrum shattering levels, and they sucked. okay. Well drinks were so watered down that I began to question the presence of alcohol. NOT OKAY. Unless a band you're interested in is playing(which might be why most people go?) do not even look in the general direction of this place. Worst "open bar" ever.

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/15/06

Should be called GARBAGE.

by fortunafilms at Citysearch

The description sounded interesting so I thought I'd check out the place. The bartender was a tool, and the music was horrible. I felt like I was at some dirty bar that the Chainsaw Massacre family owns. They serve free french fries every hour which made me stay for one more drink. I watched the fries drop onto the bar and underneath the deep fryer, only to be pushed into a bowl by the bartender using a dirty rag, and finally placed in front of customers to snack on. That's when I left. Drinks were also weak and pricey. Avoid at all costs.

  • Pros: Free french fries.
  • Cons: Dirty french fries.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/15/05

good neighborhood spot

by amylubinski at Citysearch

Trash is great for the weeknights. Cool people and cool bartenders.

Be on the lookout for LIVE BAND KARAOKE coming in November.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/22/05

a refuge fdrom the hips n yups

by jamigre at Citysearch

no hipsters, no yuppies, cheap booze and rock n roll. what else do you want. oh and really bad drunk karoke on the weekends after the bands get finished.

TRash! Pick it up!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/28/05

Great new place

by brklyn_gal at Citysearch

The crowd is contrived with a little too many pretentious hipster types for my taste, but the bartenders are awesome and you do meet some cool & friendly neighborhood folks every so often. The music venue in the back is above par, but if you don't need/want to hear the band, they have a fantastic jukebox up front and you can just hang out at the bar or in the booths up in the front and/or shoot some pool. There's also a lounge downstairs. They also have the best drink deals around.

  • Pros: free fries w/drink!, great jukebox, best staff

The Details on Trash Bar (formerly Toybox), The

Place Categories:

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  • great new place
  • good neighborhood spot
  • best places
  • great trash
  • horrible music
  • friendly neighborhood folks
  • dirty bar
  • fantastic jukebox
  • best drink deals
  • good everything
  • awesome bartenders
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