F: Is for Food that brings out the spy in all of us

Since I read about this next place, I have been dying to go. It just reeks of Get Smart blended in with country fairs. Don't think the two go together? Well, they do at PDT is the hot-dog club for grown-ups. Actually, it’s a cocktail-lounge down from Crif Dogs, an East Village joint known for its deep-fried dogs (get the country fair part?). To gain access you enter a vintage phone booth. Enter the camera-installed booth, pick up the phone and press a button. As you wait for bartender Jim Meehan (Gramercy Tavern) to check you out on his monitor and buzz you in. Can't you just hear the Get SMart theme music? PDT (short for Please Don’t Tell) is a speakeasy with a twist: classic cocktails, buttered-popcorn rum (yum), beer, wine and a special The highlight of the $22 “high roller menu” is the Staggerac, a potent Sazerac made with 140-proof bourbon and absinthe. Now there's the drink for me. And junk (comfort) food from Crif’s kitchen next door. Tater tots, waffle fries, four kinds of deep-fried dogs and special orders don't upset them. As your winning and dinning classic rock, old-school hip hop and Sinatra. This completely warrants a trip to 113 St. Marks Pl (between Ave A and 1st Ave; west basement) Note: PDT plans to go the way of reservation soon and that is a F.A.C.T.