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| - This place is neat because the bar and restaurant are both open 24 hours. We came in at 10:30PM and were able to take a seat in the dining area even though everyone else was at the bar. The bartender ended up being our waitress and was super nice and helpful with the menu. According to my husband, she was not stingy on the gin:tonic ratio, so definite pluses to that. Since she had to do everything, service was sometimes a bit slow, especially when it got closer to midnight and people began flocking in, but that's okay because it wasn't her fault.
Our 3 course Groupon feast was as follows:
Round Reubens - we ordered these against Ashley B.'s warning, and those things are seriously heavy and packed with so much sodium, you'll be drinking water like a fish for the next 24 hours. The breading is super thick and full of corned beef. I wish there was more sauerkraut to cut through the grease and that they used a different batter!
Pittsburgher - a half pound hamburger patty with cheese, french fries (yes, inside!), and coleslaw. I'm actually quite embarrassed to say how much I enjoyed this, but it's true. I am a total closet fatty and if you want to put fries on my cheeseburger, so be it, no opposition over here! It was the best thing we ate all night. We added the Twisted Irish Potato to this and the only thing I could compare this to is undercooked potato chips: sad and soggy.
Fish & Chips - if I had known it was the same batter as the Round Reubens, I would have stayed away! They were really heavily battered and the fish didn't flake apart. In fact, they were pretty difficult to pull apart, and chew for that matter.
Irish Car Bomb Brownies - I'm not much of a drinker and I could really taste the Guinness and Whiskey which turned me off of these.
Overall, the food was not great and in retrospect, we ordered some really heavy stuff and should have opted for a salad as a second entree. The sweet bartender and her generous drinks along with the Pittsburgher were its saving graces. If you're craving something super deep fried or a stiff drink in the middle of the night, come visit Murphy's Law.
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