Bridie McKenna's

Bridie McKenna's menu matches traditional Irish classics with eclectic American dishes to provide ample variety. You'll find shepherd's pie, fish and chips and corned beef hash as well a New York strip, rack of lamb, and lighter fish dishes featuring salmon and mahi mahi. For lunch, there're plenty of sandwiches, including a $10 signature Kobe beef burger. A hearty weekend brunch boasts a carvery with roast beef and ham, pancakes and omelets to order.

As for the drinks, there's a menu of Irish whiskey, scotch and cognac, plus a small selection of wines and martinis. You'll find Guiness, Harp, Stella, Smithwicks and Boddington, among many others, on tap here, plus more than 25 domestic and imported bottles behind the bar. A library room boasts a cozy fireplace and shelves stocked with Irish literature and poetry. Five flat-screen TVs throughout the rest of the space tune into English football (that'd be soccer, folks) games. A sizeable outdoor patio seats 80 in warmer weather.

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