According to Zagat.com, the cocktails at chain restaurants in New York City are some of the most repulsive drinks you can possibly suck through a straw. So in true journalistic fashion, the Zagat staff went out to sample the fruits of the hub of chain restaurants in Manhattan—Times Square.
1) “The Terminator,” Planet Hollywood
Vodka, rum, gin, triple sec, Kahlua, sour mix, cranberry juice, and beer. Served in a strobe-light streaming glass.
2) “Diddy Up,” TGI Friday’s
Ciroc Vodka, Red Bull, Ruby Red grapefruit syrup
3) “Spiked Lemonade,” Applebee’s
Bacardi Limon, Frozen lemonade, wildberry syrup
4) “Purple Haze,” Hard Rock Café
Vodka, gin, raspberry rum, sour mix, Sierra Mist, black raspberry liqueur
5) “Snow Cone,” Dave and Buster’s
Malibu Coconut, Malibu Pineapple, Watermelon Pucker, cherry vodka, Stoli Vanilla, pineapple juice.
