tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post5450911320462875427..comments2024-03-27T05:56:36.051-04:00Comments on H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: SHOP: BAD HORSE PIZZA SHUTTERS ON FDBUlysseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817576268296958520noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-90278538646295410312016-08-01T11:32:40.493-04:002016-08-01T11:32:40.493-04:00Hi! Will he be opening a new location ? This was b...Hi! Will he be opening a new location ? This was by far our favorite pizza ever and since then we have never been able to find anything like it JennJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01660760160867091188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-41512119652084148352016-05-09T15:42:59.361-04:002016-05-09T15:42:59.361-04:00Shame, this place served great food. The primary c...Shame, this place served great food. The primary complaint was that the manager was kind of a jerk to a lot of the patrons, which would'nt surprise me given the volume of complaints about him. <br /><br />Also whining about Yelp reviews is kind of immature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459810667152691596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-9439033398798267942016-04-13T14:37:11.433-04:002016-04-13T14:37:11.433-04:00I think you should reflect very carefully on the a...I think you should reflect very carefully on the approach you took April. You requested to seat a large table of children at 7 on a Saturday night - peak time for a restaurant to make profit. It was not dominos not Pizza Hut and not chucky cheese. I happen to know John and the stress you caused was real. He suggested an alternate time. Instead of being gracious and understanding you launched a one woman campaign to vilify him and destroy his business - one which he had started without privilege in life, and without a safety net should it fail, employing many employees spanning those 5 years (many of him stayed with him throughout). I found your behavior sadly reflective of a growing sense of narcissism and entitlement that is ever growing in our culture. I have a small child by the way. One John has always treated with the utmost respect and joy when we have gone in. I would never ever have considered taking my son and ten friends there on a Saturday night - out of respect to John and his other customers. And yes he did a lot to bring good quality independent food into harlem - it was dead ten years ago. I lived here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726586539036309646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-35885012001572644162016-04-09T16:52:51.645-04:002016-04-09T16:52:51.645-04:00Thanks, John! We had many nice family meals and a ...Thanks, John! We had many nice family meals and a party for our teenager. Going to the movies won't be the same without a trip to Bad Horse. Steph Zissouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064093711743683036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-48371834547117293742016-04-02T18:16:32.523-04:002016-04-02T18:16:32.523-04:00Great pizza and the owner was funny and personable...Great pizza and the owner was funny and personable. I'll miss them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-78639934230472269902016-04-02T18:15:56.738-04:002016-04-02T18:15:56.738-04:00I wish I'd shared a positive Yelp review, too....I wish I'd shared a positive Yelp review, too. Very good pizza and the owner, John, was always funny and pleasant. I will miss them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726601759936537272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-77239672324778394082016-03-16T13:08:50.384-04:002016-03-16T13:08:50.384-04:00This is very sad -- this was a great place and wil...This is very sad -- this was a great place and will be missed. Wish I would have shared a positive Yelp review now to counteract the ill will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-76516776787402006362016-03-09T00:04:04.195-05:002016-03-09T00:04:04.195-05:00had to reduce my indulgence due to health reasons ...had to reduce my indulgence due to health reasons but this was by far my favorite pizza spot uptown. so sad to see them go. will make-do with the other options, but nothing will compare to the bad horse thin crust scrumptious flavors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-9006014909521991282016-03-08T13:38:41.562-05:002016-03-08T13:38:41.562-05:00Disappointing. Great pizza and really liked the vi...Disappointing. Great pizza and really liked the vibe there. Was an easy place to take groups of people when they visited us. Bikes in Treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410755907195141469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-79623456020309339572016-03-08T10:47:19.497-05:002016-03-08T10:47:19.497-05:00This isn't a surprise. They were fine when it ...This isn't a surprise. They were fine when it was a family visiting and I thought they were absolutely great until the fiasco they pulled a couple of years ago with my sons party. However, they had great pizza but they didn't "settle" or domesticize Harlem. There have been many a great business that existed here prior to.April Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119338228825410662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-14625838232319268662016-03-07T20:00:48.862-05:002016-03-07T20:00:48.862-05:00this is not a surprise. they seemed to be open wh...this is not a surprise. they seemed to be open when convenient for them and at times were gruff and surly to customers. i dont think they wanted to be in the service business let alone run a restaurant. something better will come in. food is darwinian in this town, the weak dont surviveGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699042172953407381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-71767468388972919662016-03-07T18:11:29.916-05:002016-03-07T18:11:29.916-05:00Was the pizza good - absolutely, but it was overpr...Was the pizza good - absolutely, but it was overpriced. Also they had unfavorable public relations with the community. New spots like Harlem Pizza Co and others are simply better options. The standard should be high quality product/service and reasonable prices - that goes for the landlord as well. Hawk29https://www.blogger.com/profile/18406206137938230068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-2905142500990924012016-03-07T15:55:54.689-05:002016-03-07T15:55:54.689-05:00I stopped going once they proved that strollers we...I stopped going once they proved that strollers weren't welcomed there...Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569791608262504018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-41017980656569899492016-03-07T15:27:12.930-05:002016-03-07T15:27:12.930-05:00No disrespect to those who like fancy sit-down piz...No disrespect to those who like fancy sit-down pizza restaurants, but this is NYC. Why no decent pizza by the slice in central Harlem? I know commercial rents are high, but priorities...damn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441445222359717045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-15507783132663165282016-03-07T14:34:15.072-05:002016-03-07T14:34:15.072-05:00BHP will be missed by our family. We had a lot of...BHP will be missed by our family. We had a lot of good memories eating there. Our 9yr old loved their pizza and the place. We never felt uncomfortable going there with our child. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-11706064097132174762016-03-07T14:18:03.687-05:002016-03-07T14:18:03.687-05:00I'm also disappointed that they are closing. ...I'm also disappointed that they are closing. Great pizza. Was still our go-to pizza spot. Seriously, brought down by angry yelp reviewers? I hate the internet.rb6phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738240862427971375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-13104649489197451682016-03-07T11:16:41.022-05:002016-03-07T11:16:41.022-05:00That's a shame. Their pizza was excellent. I h...That's a shame. Their pizza was excellent. I have to admit though that I've been ordering from the new place, Babalucci's, and it's excellent. I assume they were done in by the new competition, and perhaps most importantly by the bad press and awful reviews that stemmed from them not welcoming children's parties. Turning away children is bad for business when you're a pizza shop. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-33229734294745879222016-03-07T10:56:48.436-05:002016-03-07T10:56:48.436-05:00settle harlem? yes like columbus settled america. ...settle harlem? yes like columbus settled america. there were many many before him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-22884090186535778052016-03-07T09:59:17.067-05:002016-03-07T09:59:17.067-05:00R.I.P. Bad Horse. John the owner is one of the f...R.I.P. Bad Horse. John the owner is one of the first people to settle Harlem. He paved the way for alot of the restaraunts that followed him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-45575677767220520922016-03-07T09:32:35.111-05:002016-03-07T09:32:35.111-05:00What a shame! I don't live terribly close, so ...What a shame! I don't live terribly close, so only went a couple times, but I liked the place, and have very fond memories of how well they treated my then three-year-old son one evening. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com