Lots of craft beers from a cash-only bar in a former auto shop, with patio picnic tables & fire pit. Hot Bird is a Prospect Heights neighborhood bar whose greatest asset is its spacious patio. Surrounded by high walls—a must, seeing as it borders the bustling Atlantic Avenue—and populated by long picnic benches and a fire pit, it's reminiscent of Williamsburg’s Union Pool, only minus the music-venue part and plus an indoor bar space that resembles a low-rent version of a Keith McNally restaurant.