By all visual rights, a simple dive bar on the Lower East Side, but as is so often the case in that teeming neighborhood, Subject puts considerable elbow grease into their cocktail program, with real eye for the importance of every component of their mixed drinks, not just the principle liquors. The Way Of The Gun, for example, will get you a mixture of Famous Grouse Scotch, Chartreuse, Cuarenta y Tres, lemon, almond, and orange bitters, for example, which is three more ingredients than our paltry, beer-swilling brains can even comprehend. That's not to say you won't find Pabst Blue Ribbon on offer, or a craft-light selection of Abitas, Blue Moon, Oskar Blues and the like, as well as a small but well-selected group of red and white wines. If you find yourself flagging too fast because of your inexperience with cocktails, try their pulled pork sandwich or grilled cheese to even yourself out.