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Saint Declan’s Well Is Coming to The Left Bank

Posted by Foobooz on May 16th, 2013

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Saint Declan’s Well in Ireland

The Left Bank apartment building on the Walnut Street bridge in University City is losing Tria Wine Room this week. But it looks like it will be getting Saint Declan’s Well. Billed as an Irish-American pub and restaurant, Saint Declan’s won’t replace Tria but rather Trophy Bikes, which has moved on to Northern Liberties.

No further details are available right now. We’ll keep you up to date though.

Ranstead Room Cheers St. Patrick’s Day with Their Version of an Irish Coffee

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The Ranstead Room’s Irish coffee is brewed with La Colombe coffee, Jameson Irish Whiskey and topped with house-made whipped cream.

You Are Why I Hate St. Patrick’s Day

Posted by Jason Sheehan on March 8th, 2013

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So it’s that time of year again. St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and I, proud Mick-American that I am, will be spending it the same way I have for the past decade: locked up in my house, pretending to be German.

Or Italian. Or Vietnamese. Or whatever is required to assuage my weird guilt over not spending the day hanging out in one of Philadelphia’s hundred Irish-y pubs, drinking watery green-tinted Budweiser and getting arrested for assaulting a police horse.

Now, I have been known to enjoy a drink or two. Or seven. My natural habitat is the dim confines of a bar, my elbows up on the long oak, a pint at hand. I can remember happy St. Patrick’s Days past when I whiled away entire weekends in this manner, drinking my fill and laughing myself hoarse among friends and strangers.

But lately, St. Patrick’s Day has become a bit darker and a lot uglier. Always a drinker’s holiday, it’s morphed from a slightly debauched celebration of all things (vaguely) Irish to something more akin to a localized public disaster. When your holiday reflexively comes with a line item in the city budget for riot police, you know that something has gone very wrong.

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Finnigan’s Wake Gets All Borg Like

Posted by Foobooz on June 22nd, 2012

Despite objections from the City Planning Commission, Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association and Philadelphians with Couth (we made that up, though we’d totally join), Finnigan’s Wake is indeed getting its rather humongous outdoor decks over Spring Garden Street thanks to City Council. But that’s not all! The bar is also annexing Bodine Street next door for a walkway.

Finnigan’s wins battle for massive balconies/street takeover over neighborhood opposition [City Paper]
Finnigan’s Wake [Official Site]

Fado Hosts Outdoor St. Patrick’s Fest

Posted by Foobooz on March 7th, 2012

This Saturday Fadó is hosting an outdoor “St. Practice Day” festival. The outdoor festival begins at 11 a.m. and closes Locust Street between 15th and 16th Streets. There will be live dancers and Irish music throughout the day. At noon, Ireland faces Scotland in 6 Nations Rugby. Irish food, Guinness and Irish whiskey will all be available. Admittance is $10, minors are not permitted.

Advanced tickets can be purchased online.

Fadó [Official Site]

What Makes the Perfect Fry-Up

Posted by Foobooz on April 29th, 2011

Drew Lazor goes out in search of the proper English/Irish breakfast of as much fried food as he can muster. He manages to visit eight different spots as he learns what makes a perfect fry-up.

Among the restaurants and bars tried:

Bards
British Chip Shop (Haddonfield)
The Dandelion
Fado
Hibernia Deli & Coffee Shop (Drexel Hill)
Ida Mae’s
Irish Coffee Shop (Upper Darby)
Pub & Kitchen

Full Loaded [City Paper]

Kiss Me I’m Irish…. Or Don’t

Posted by Foobooz on March 15th, 2011

We really feel that there is a backlash against St. Patrick’s Day this year. In fact, we are pretty certain we’ve received more press releases bragging about non-St. Patrick’s Day events than actual St. Patrick’s Day happenings on the 17th.

Either way, we like a fun time, so here are some of the best offerings, for the proud to be Irish, for those watching the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, or for the rest who just want to celebrate Thursday.

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Fergieâ€™s Turns 16

Posted by Foobooz on December 6th, 2010

Tonight Fergie’s Pub celebrates turning 16. Starting at 7pm Victor North will be playing jazz and new chef Mark Coates will be dishing out his new barbecue menu.

Fergie’s Pub [Official Site]

BBQ Flavor at Fergieâ€™s

Posted by Foobooz on November 9th, 2010

Mark Coates, owner and chef at the late-lamented Bebe’s Barbecue announced last night via his Twitter feed that he is he new chef at Fergie’s Pub and he’s bringing his barbecue with him. Coates lookes to bring a new barbecue-centric menu online within 3 weeks. Expect brisket and ribs on the menu.

Coates says we can consider Fergie’s the new Bebe’s location and the truck will still happen but Fergie’s is the priority at the moment and we’re cool with that. We look forward to our next bite of Coates’ barbecue.

Fergie’s Pub [Official Site]
BebesBBQ [Twitter]

Pour Your Own Beer

Posted by Foobooz on June 11th, 2010

Tir Na Nog has added a pour your own beer tap system to its bar. Choose Guinness or Carlsberg and pay by the ounce. The system is among the first on the East Coast and is at least an interesting novelty.

Pour your own beer? A local bar tries self-service [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Tir Na Nog [Official Site]

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