I've been to New Amsterdam a bunch of times in a bunch of different settings. Here are some constants: There are alway great beers on tap, The bartenders are always friendly and helpful (one is legitimately smoking hot btw), and the Jamaican burger is ridiculously good. Oh, and if you order a whiskey on the rocks, it's not cheap. That said, what it lacks in frugality it makes up for in fucking hugeness. I would take a star off for smokiness but this is clearly the fault of the city not the establishment and for that Pittsburgh, I hate you.
Some exterraneous details: Siracha is a full fledge condiment here, above mustard or mayo. Respect. The fish taco: not so much. They open the front (a garage style door) even during torrential downpour as long as ambient temperature is high enough. I once convinced a couple of girls at the table next to ours to put a temporary tattoo on a german exchange student's bared ass. Yes, we were all drunk. point being, shit goes down here. You should come. It's awesome.