It's been 5 years, I guess I should update my BOP review!
Nice range of english & irish beers on tap. They usually have some kind of shot special going on when I'm there. The drinks are a tad pricy for the location, but I go anyway. I think they have PBR cans on special everyday though, not sure.
Food is pretty great, I like the hot dogs, the fish & chips, and their mac & cheese is really good. For something different and yummy, try the celtic nachos. However I cannot recommend the deep fried pickles, I thought, pickles? deep fried? How could I go wrong? Oh, it was wrong.
Since the non-smoking laws passed, obviously there are no more issues with the bar being super smoky. however they still have, in the ceiling, what I THINK is a smoke-eater machine? And it scares the LIFE out of me because it makes this crackling-snapping noise really loudly about every 10 minutes or so. It has to be fairly quiet in the bar to hear it. I seriously almost hit the floor the first time I heard it.
The place definitely attracts the hipsters, but there's also an older crowd of locals and trivia brings in a mixed crowd. Staff is friendly and prompt.