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| - Hopped on the light rail (first time ever) with the kiddos and the hubby, and stopped downtown to find a place to eat. After a little bit of wandering, we ended up here. I have to say, I'm a sucker for Irish pubs. I practically live at Fibber Magees after all.
I'll start with the good: The waitress was adorable and attentive. We never had empty glasses, and the food was served promptly. The steak and Guinness boxty was amazing, and the Jamison's cake was to die for! The kids meal quesadilla was big enough to feed 2 kids (mine are 5 and 6 and HUGE eaters) which was good since it was 6..75! The bowl of soup was reasonably priced at 4.95, and the bowl was big!
Now for the not so good: Kind of a hole-in-the-wall. It could most definitely use some updating. Every table/chair in the place looked well-worn and some had flat out holes and large rips. The Guinness was pretty pricey at $6.00, and served in the same glass as the water and iced tea. The thing that got me the most was the fact that you have to go up and entire flight of stairs to use the restroom! Now, I'm not the world's most coordinated person, and there's a reason I don't really wear heels anymore, but all I could think of was how many ladies out there wear those crazy 5" shoes and how easy it would be to have one drink too many and fall down the stairs on your way back from the bathroom! Also, when you have small children, that's a danger as well. And if your small children are like mine, then you can't visit any establishment EVER without using the bathrooms!
All in all, we had a nice time here, the food was good, and the waitress was cool. Nothing super-special that would demand I return immediately, but nothing so bad that I'd never come back either. This place is A-OK!
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