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Hahahaha that's actually pretty damn funny. But there are some that are more authentic - I know fiddle music fairly well, and one I visited actually cared enoug
by owenversteeg 10y ago
Hahahaha that's actually pretty damn funny. But there are some that are more authentic - I know fiddle music fairly well, and one I visited actually cared enough to have real Irish fiddle music, as well as pretty decent authentic woodcarvings, and no tacky fake-1800s fonts or faux-aged photographs.
The ones they talk about in this article seem to at least be slightly decent: they at least have stuff handmade in Ireland by Irish people. That takes a certain degree of commitment that's at the very least more authentic than a Panda Express.
I think what it boils down to is that people want to go to a "foreign" bar, and Ireland is a nice target. So at the end of the day -somebody- will open one, and you have a choice between this (which is at the least handmade in Ireland) vs some monstrosity decorated with dollar store shamrocks and green accent lighting.
- stcredzero 10y agoyou have a choice between this (which is at the least handmade in Ireland) vs some monstrosity decorated with dollar store shamrocks and green accent lighting. In Cincinnati in the 90's, Hap's Old Irish Pub sometimes had such decorations, but stopped short of the green accent lighting. Ironically, it was arguably the most authentic pub, in that it came about organically to serve locals of Irish descent. As a result, most of the customers had little interest in Irish trad music and much more in the game on the TV. I suspect there are a lot of bars of this pattern in the US. I know of one in SF.