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| - I must say that it is quite a coincidence that when we were seated in the dining area that the televisions were showcasing the Florida VS Pittsburgh hockey game. I had no idea the game was going to be on and it was definitely interesting -- a state against a city and the city winning!
This Irish Pub is located in Southside Works and is very new. I had been wanting to stop by for some time and found -- after several failed, late night attempts -- the dining room was still serving. The interior was rusticated (an engineered rustic feeling) and had several dining/gathering areas organized around the central, large bar with a private dining area in the rear. Never having been to Ireland, I shan't vouch for its authenticity. While there is exterior seating, I would not recommend in the winter -- it's frickin' cold!
Having seen the menu many times on previous attempts to eat here, I already knew what I wanted and ordered accordingly:
Boneless Wings (Hot/Piquant)
Onion soup
Bangers and mash
Black Velveteen (1/2 cider and 1/2 beer)
Coke
The wings and the soup came out rather quickly. The French Onion soup was typical of what you might find at any other restaurant; but it tasted good and the onions were nice and tender. The Boneless wings were a bit odd. While they were slightly piquant, they were far from being buffalo. It tasted more like a spicy honey-mustard-garlic sauce; with that being said, I really did enjoy the flavor of the boneless wings even though they were not what I was expecting.
While eating the wings and soup, my Black Velveteen arrived. I have never had a cider mixed with a dark beer. It was a tad odd at first, but I did find that I did like it. As I nursed the large container of cider-beer, our bangers and mash arrived. This was a large plate of food and I was happy that the plate was being split between two people. Even splitting the dish, it was too much food. The bangers are not the best I have ever tried, but they were still fairly decent and better than others I have had in Southside.
I cannot attest to the authenticity of the "Irish-ness" of this restaurant as I have never been to Ireland; what I do know is that I enjoyed what I ordered.
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