Beer Garden - Prague or Astoria

While hanging out with friends at the Bohemian Beer Garden the other night it suddenly hit me that I could be very well in Prague if I didn't know better. The staff, most of them anyway, speak Czech....or something that sounds like it. The signs, knick-knacks and even beers behind the bar are predominantly of Czech origin...and most importantly, the food being cooked up is definitely Czech.

Now it is important to note that I am not Czech, nor have I been to Czechoslovakia...yet, so this is not a Czech bias by any means....this place just is a great time. The Erdinger beer is a great wheat beer...kind of lemony and great to beat the summer heat. At $12 per pitcher it's hard to beat considering you'd pay nearly $7 for one pint in Manhattan.

If anyone has been to Prague and also visited the Beer Garden I'd be interested in finding out how similar or dissimilar the experience is....but I surely won't ever quit praising the Beer Garden.

Anyone have some thoughts on this?