3/5 Steve R. 4 years ago on Google
The
Irish
Snug
wasn’t
quite
Irish
enough
for
me,
and
I
think
a
big
part
of
it
was
the
music.
The
place
itself
is
all
bricks
and
wood
and
dark
leather
and
gleaming
bronze.
So,
yeah,
it
looks
like
a
classic
pub.
The
memorabilia
on
the
walls
is
a
mixed
bag:
some
photographs
and
figurines
from
the
“old
country,”
but
just
as
many
contemporary
sports
collectibles.
The
menu
is
a
mix,
too;
traditional
Irish
meals
like
bangers
and
mash
and
corned
beef
sharing
menu
space
with
fish
tacos
and
chicken
tenders.
But
the
music!
There
was
a
song
by
Bachman-Turner
Overdrive,
there
was
another
by
the
Allman
Brothers.
You
know,
standard
American
bar
tunes.
No
Irish
music.
I’m
not
even
talking
about
the
Clancy
Brothers
or
the
Chieftains,
although
they
are
favorites
of
mine.
I
know
I
am
aging
myself
by
saying
so!
But
there
are
plenty
of
other
Irish
choices:
the
Boomtown
Rats,
the
Waterboys,
Thin
Lizzy.
The
Cranberries.
Clannad.
Van
Morrison
and
Sinead
O'Connor.
U2,
of
course.
There
was
none
of
that.
The
music
was
all
pure
American.
Still,
we
visited
on
a
Thursday.
Perhaps
there
is
Irish
music
on
the
weekends?
Enough
about
the
music.
What
about
the
food?
My
wife
had
the
Shepherd’s
Pie,
which
she
enjoyed.
I
had
the
Irish
Cheddar
Mac
‘n’
Cheese,
with
bacon
added.
That
bacon
was
really
something!
There
were
huge
chunks
of
it!
We
thought
the
food
was
what
we’d
hoped
for
-
hearty,
hot,
and
satisfying.
The
Irish
Snug
really
does
have
snugs,
those
tiny
private
rooms
from
the
old
days.
They
were
for
female
customers
who
couldn’t
be
seen
drinking
out
in
front
of
anyone.
There’s
a
gigantic
community
room
downstairs
in
this
pub,
too.
It’s
fitting
for
big
meetings,
or
large
weddings...
or
live
music,
for
that
matter.
Irish
music,
please!
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