We were directed here by another local bar just two doors down. Â While visiting the Lansing area we were hankering for a little lunch.
There is a little confusion (menu wise) about what an Irish Pub should be serving. Â The closest thing I could find was a Ruben. Â My husband ordered Turkey and cheese and I also tried the chili.
The chili was just on the edge of too spicy but  had good flavor.  I didn't notice beans so it seem like more of a coney sauce. Â
The corned beef on the ruben was tough. Â Realllly tough. Â Flavor good and fries excellent.
My husbands only comment was, "It's hard to screw up ham and cheese." Â
I wouldn't go out of my way for the place. Â It had a few locals that stopped in for a drink and to get out of the heat. Â
WAAAAAAAYYYYY too dark! Â Even for a pub.
Moriarty's offers a wide variety of entertainment from the huge wall of dart boards (also have dart leagues), decent weekend bands and jukebox, to the freaks that frequent it, making it a people watching paradise. They have excellent pizza and sometimes in the summer they have $5 pizza and $5 pitchers on Sunday. They have a small patio area. The quesadillas are awesome. Cheap beer and drinks and laid back, casual atmosphere. They also sell dart supplies.
Review Source:The pub itself is pretty dark, almost gloomy if youre there during the dinner hour (which we were), but we chose a seat outside. weather was awesome, had a nice view of the capitol building, and our waitress kept the strongbow comin'. they also have live music quite a bit from what i understand, but again, we were outside and away from it all. tasty food, all your standard bar fare. next time im in lansing i plan to get a bite here then move on to stober's next door for some shuffleboard!
Review Source:Mort's is: not a cool scene, not a fancy bar with the coolest drinks, and not a great place to pick up someone.
It's a pub, with a small menu, a few good beers on tap (Smithwick's, Guinness, Oberon, Harp), and darts. Real brushboard dartboards, in pretty good shape with the traditional chalk and boards that are good enough for a night out. Live music often too, and the bartenders do a reasonable job getting that Guinness poured, and poured right.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I have a soft spot for Moriarty's -- I met my husband here (yes, it WAS the last place on earth I'd have expected to find a spouse!).
it's not a fancy bar. It's not a trendy bar. But it's affordable and fun, and they have tons of dart boards. I've seen everyone from old farts to college students to young professionals here -- you won't feel like you wandered into the "wrong bar," no matter who you are.
This pub is a shitshow straight out of $0.25 "wax cup of beer night" at the local single A affiliate baseball diamond. Â It can't tell if its a college beer bar or a VFW cum Moose Lodge. Â Whatever it is, its not pretending to be anything its not. Â Its freaky, but its a decent place to grab a few beers for dirt DIRT cheap. Â Eight drinks -- as in over-poured vodka cocktails -- cost somewhere in the vicinity of $20. Â Fantastic in this economy.
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