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SAKE IT TO ME

By Lisa J. Curtis
The Brooklyn Paper
The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango

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Donald Peele, Jennifer Kim and Metta Murdaya opened Patio Lounge June 12 on Park Slope’s increasingly hip Fifth Avenue, between Lincoln Place and Berkeley Place. Patio’s cool ambiance makes for a perfect retreat from the summer heat. Cushioned benches abound, refreshing lime green accents are everywhere, and a Japanese manga (cartoon strips) mural by Daniel Bellon made me feel like I had morphed into A-Ha’s "Take On Me" video.

Patrons can pull one of the vinyl barstools up to the retro chic (read: linoleum-topped) bar or take the party outside. The lounge continues onto a rear, graveled patio with many votive-topped tables, a waterfall and chairs filled with lounge lizards.

Although the lounge cannot serve hard liquor, according to Kim, because of its proximity to a church, they do offer 10 beers on tap, bottled beers, scrumptious sangria and $6 sake-based specialty drinks (pictured) like the mango sakedriver (sake with combination of mangoes and oranges) and the sakerinha (inspired by the caipirinha it has sake, muddled limes and sugar).

Patio accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. For more information, call (718) 857-3477 or visit the Web site at www.patiolounge.com.

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