Happy hour fiends, lend me your beers. City chic at PT's prices...aside from the fancy cocktails, which I personally think are worth your donation of about $9-10. Republic offers a refined menu in a modern setting.
Quite a change from the old Irish digs, I like what Republic has done with the place. An inventive menu that has some bar food favorites but gourmet'ed up a bit. Crispy buffalo chicken bites, yessir. Perfectly seasoned calamari, yum. A fresh wedge salad on a cute little plate, yay. At happy hour you can have this and more for $4 measly dollars each. They do have drink specials of course but it's hard to steer away from the regular priced liquid joy. Thankfully they kept the Smithwick's around, so tasty. I really love the Chipotle Margarita, but beware, I ran into an ingredient shortage when I last visited which made the drink less than perfect.
This is a great place for a big group happy hour, especially if you venture upstairs for board games galore. 7pm on a Friday night it was lively but not jammed. The staff is friendly and attentive...they MAY have even extended the happy hour restrictions a bit for the price of a smile. :-)