Saturday, April 30, 2011

Yelp Review: The Irish Mile

I do have some complaints about this place, but overall I think it's nice and I'll be back. Frequently. I will update every-so-often, as necessary. Click here for the menu!!


THE PROS:

  • It's cheap! After going to bars and restaurants in this area that are ridiculously overpriced, it's refreshing to pay a VERY reasonable amount of money for what you get. Two sandwiches (enough for leftovers) and two beers was $24 with tax.
  • It's delicious! I got a roast pork sandwich with provolone and roasted red peppers. There was plenty of meat and cheese in the sandwich. The roll was great! There were enough peppers to get a little bit in every bite, but I would have liked to see a few more. And the fries were really great.
  • 24 beers on tap! Sierra Nevada, Ithaca, Unibroue, Great Lake, Ommegang, Brooklyn, Shiner Bock, Flying Fish, Victory, Smithwicks, Guiness, Blue Moon, Sam Adams, Hoegarrden, Stella, Bass, Harp, Yengling, and just Bud Light for those with lighter tastes. No Miller, no Coors, not tap after tap of CRAP. (You can get the crap in bottles, if you're so inclined.)
  • There's free parking! Even if you can't get a space in their (very small) lot, there's free PATCO parking right outside as well as street parking.


THE CONS:

  • The staff is still getting adjusted. Our waitress was older, and was obviously having problems with the computer system (which she needed reading glasses to see). One of the bartenders was really, really slow. It probably would have been better to get some staff with TONS of experience, but these guys will get it in time.
  • Some of the food isn't quite hammered out yet. My boyfriend got a burger and the burger was average-sized, but the bun was GIGANTIC. Either have a large burger on a large bun, or an average burger on an average bun.
  • Only a bar and high-top tables. The bar is much larger than it needed to be (in my opinion, too large for the space). This leaves very little space for the 9 high-top tables they've crammed in there as well. It's kind of awkward to sit at them. It's MUCH more of a bar than a restaurant (think Brewers Towne Tavern, not PJ's). Don't come here with a large group to sit and eat. The whole place has a bar-rail all the way around it, though, so there's plenty of space to stand around with your friends.

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