Claddagh Irish Pub

Really solid food, and good drink prices.

I've been here a number of times over the last 6 years.  I've done mostly dinners here, occasionally a lunch, and have had a few times where I sat at the beer and tried to walk myself down their beer taps from left to right.  The daily specials on drinks make it reasonable in terms of prices.  The yelp coupon offering $4 off of an Irish Coffee seems pretty good.  
They have in the past played with the menu a couple of times a year.  It got to the point where I would order the corned beef and cabbage entree just to see how different it was from the last time I had it.  I've been told they've toned that down a bit and are more consistent.  I've gotten into the habit of shaking a little bit of the Malt Vinegar onto the Pub Chips (which are fries).  It kind of grew on me.  
I've had their Guinness Onion Soup (ok to good), their Paddy Mac (must have up'ed it somewhat from the beginning of the year because another reviewer said it was a single piece of corned beef with a lot of cole slaw.  Mine had a number of layers of corned beef and the slaw was not overly done) (good), Corned beef and Cabbage (good), Fish N Chips (good to almost great), Shepherd's Pie (good to almost great), and the Beef Stew (good).  I've also tasted a few whiskies here.  They keep a decent stock.  Haven't had many of their appetizers because they appear to be the same appetizers you can get at other places.  
To me, what makes it a 4 star instead of a 3 star are the bartenders.  They have always been friendly, talkative, knowledgeable of the beers and somewhat knowledgeable of the whiskies.  It's more often than not that they'll reach across the bar, shake your hand, tell you their name and ask yours.  Bar patrons seem to be a friendly crowd as well.  They must be doing something right.  Since I moved into the area in 2005, I've watched other food joints in that mall area drop out.

We went in again on 1/28/13.  We both started with soup. The soup was flavorful, but luke warm.  We ordered the fish and chips.  The fish was fantastic, and a large portion.  It seemed to be a better experience than last time, however, when my mother found a piece of cabbage floating in her diet coke, I was speechless.  It seems very hit or miss at Claddagh.