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Here now, a look inside Andy Ricker's hotly anticipated Whiskey Soda Lounge Ny, affectionally known as the official "waiting room" for the chef's still-hot Thai restaurant Pok Pok Ny. Like its Portland counterpart, the Whiskey Soda Lounge offers a smaller menu of bar snacks, semi-frozen "jelly beer," and cocktails crafted with Ricker's line of Pok Pok Som drinking vinegars. The NYC version, just around from block from Pok Pok Ny, does so in a room with photos of Muay Thai fighters, Bangkok antiques, and of course, a blessing by Buddhist monks.