Doolin's Pub

The bartender that night (Tammy) gave my card away to the wrong person. Apparently the staff at Doolin's Pub cannot be trusted to handle the simplest of things such as cashing out your tab. Future patrons beware. One beer at Doolin's has caused me one giant inconvenience.

Okay, so maybe its not fair that I came here after the Gallery Hop.

I was coming here to see a band that I know play and so would have come here no matter what it was like, but I probably wouldn't come here on my own.  The 1st hurdle was to find it!  For some reason, we couldn't see it right in front of us!  It was tucked, hidden away into the corner of a strip mall.  It had a lovely patio that would be nice in the summer time, but this evening was just too chilly.

The bouncer at the door didn't say a word.  Now I know that this isn't the most thrilling of jobs, but it always seems to unnerve me when the 1st person you encounter in the place just stares at you coldly.  

Next stop - restrooms.  These were surprisingly nice!  Most bars don't rank well up there in the cleanliness department but these were.  Also, I could smell the bleach which to me, while a bit strong, signals that at least they had at least been recently cleaned.  Whew!

The place wasn't very busy even with a big screen TV playing one of the NCAA Final 4 games.  The crowd that was there was a mix of young and old there was a small group playing pool at the back of the bar.  They say that they are an Irish pub, but it didn't really feel like any of the Irish Pubs I've been to.  To me, it was just a bar.  The band that I went to see was a blues band, and although they say they have live music every Friday and Saturday, they don't say what type of music it usually is.

Not a bad bar, just not my type.  I wouldn't tell people not to go there, just try it out an see if its your type.