Josef K wrote:I avoid 'Irish' bars unless I'm in Ireland.

Wikipedia wrote:"Plastic Paddy" is an often pejorative term to describe non-Irish people who harbour a nostalgic claim of Irishness due to having some degree of Irish heritage. The term is also applied to Irish-themed pubs in countries outside of Ireland — especially if those pubs feature the most stereotypical characteristics of Irish culture, and do not accurately resemble actual pubs in Ireland.

vockins wrote:Please keep updating this thread. If this place can get to Worst Irish Public House in America, it'll be on my Chicago to do list as much as Hot Doug's.

itchy mcgoo wrote:Someone needs to open a dark bar in Lincoln Square that has no modern country on the jukebox and a girl can get a decent glass of wine. Fortunes stand to be made.

clocker bob wrote:

John George Peppers wrote:Seriously, the names of those bars drive me up a wall. The only thing worse are the names of our Taco/burrito shops:

Taco Burrito Express
Taco Burrito Express Jr.
Taco burrito Express #3
Taco Burrito King
Taco Burrito King Jr.

Ever notice that of all the taquerias that have both 'taco' and 'burrito' in their name, the 'taco' seems to always come first, even though, alphabetically, 'burrito' should come first?

alandeus wrote:...it's the purgatory of bars.

ebeam wrote:That's walkable for me.... My favorite place in the 'hood is Leadway up at Damen and Foster. They have free pool and free painting and when I've gone with my Romanian friend, free beer (the owners and some staff are Romanian). Otherwise it's a bit dismal, bar-wise, in these parts.