Mets Fan Favorite Spot - Donovan’s Pub: Award-Winning Burgers, Perfect Pints, and a Queens Tradition

 

New York Living’s Ben Aaron visited Donovan’s Pub in Woodside, Queens, a neighborhood institution that has been serving locals, Mets fans, and food lovers for more than 60 years. Known for its award-winning burgers, live music, perfectly poured Guinness, and welcoming atmosphere, Donovan’s has become one of New York City’s most beloved pubs. And here’s a deal Mets fans will love: bring in your Mets game ticket and your first drink is on the house.

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I'm a Woodside guy born and raised and still go to Donovan's and order take out too. I've known Danny and Jimmy since we were kids and they are great guys. They really care about the community and about the customers. I had my 40th birthday there 10 yrs ago so they aren't joking about that everyone does a celebration there. My nephews from Staten Island are always asking to go to Donovan's when they come over to the neighborhood. In 2025 I brought NY1's Roger Clark there to do a report for  the Mets upcoming Opening Day. Hit Donovan's up before or after a Mets game.

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Mets fan gets sign taken away( My thoughts on it)

 

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This is embarrassing…

So we have to see this garbage and we can’t even express ourselves…

Do better @StevenACohen2 #LGM #QueensBaseball pic.twitter.com/cQQ7MUgMgx

— The Champion Pope (@RubenGar06) June 27, 2026

I have two thoughts about this whole situation. One. It is a private business and the Mets organization has the right to restrict what is put on signs or if they don't want signs being brought into the ballpark. People start bringing up what about Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech doesn't apply here when you are in a "private business's location". So yes, the Mets have the right to take away the signs. They also have the right to remove you if they feel like you are being disruptive. Remember Feel. Feelings are subjective.

Now let's talk about my second thoughts on this. The Mets just put a target on their backs to being known as the Same Old Mets and LOLMets again. Now you are going to have more folks coming with signs, making signs at the ballpark with cardboard they find and markers, there are going to be Fire Sterns chants, there are going to be casino chants. The Mets might have just opened up Pandora's box of fan hatred against the team. If this team continues to be bad and there is a truncated or no season in 2027 you as an organization are going to have a fan revolt where they will not show up at the ballpark. All those ticket "memberships" you sold after Cohen tried to embarrass the fans for not showing up in 2024 are going to go unsold. You think the casual fan is going to show up? Nope. That isn't going to happen either. The Mets are not a premier attraction to come to see just to do "something" touristy in NYC. The politicians are starting to wake up about the casino land grab and fans are starting to do the whole Cohen only wanted a casino and that is why he bought the Mets. What am I trying to say in all this rambling? The Mets should have just let to be and not drawn a target on their backs with this. Now the fans know you guys are soft and are going to make it even worse during games for the organization. Are the Mets going to throw out everyone that has a sign that disagrees with them? Who knows.

Mr Met doing Old School LOLMets things

 

Mr. Met was dancing behind Steve Gelbs as he was discussing the firing of Carlos Mendoza. 😭 pic.twitter.com/6VsgQ0Cetr

— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) June 26, 2026

Mr Met is always playing around with Steve Gelbs during post game stories so I am not going to kill the Mets for letting this happen but this kind of thins is so on brand with the old LOLMets narrative that it just makes sense. The Mets at times just can't get out of their own way for causing mayhem to their own brand. It's not even like they were like "screw it, let's make fun of this situation". It was just the baseball gods lining up the Mets to Mets like they used to do all the time in the past.

New York Mets New Era Blossom 59FIFTY Fitted Hat

 

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