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| - I've not lived in this city all my life, but I remember when this place wasn't a Firkin pub. It used to be a place called Down Under, which was wicked confusing because there was a bar right across the street owned by the same guy also called Down Under. Many's a frustrated night that I'd be trying to find my friends (in the days before cell phones, mind) telling them that we were supposed to meet in the pointy-building one and not the south-side one.
Well, now the pointy-building one is a Firkin pub. Taking its name from the Flatiron building that houses it (Up all night thinking that one up, were you?), it's pretty much the same as any other Firkin pub. Except with this one, you're below street level, looking up at the people walking down Front or Wellington. Novel.
The patio is a decent size and admittedly, is a good place to spend a summer afternoon on the dodge from work. Speaking of which, it's got WiFi as well, so you're able to bring the office to the pub if you fancy getting out, watching soccer, whatever keeps you away from your desk.
The food's okay but certainly nothing to rush over for. Not bad if you're looking for a pint and a friendly server to put it in front of you.
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