Paddy O'neill's

i'm upgrading my "meh" rating to "yay" because they've gotten a lot better over the past year. they now have a nice beer selection (half off on taps on sundays!), exclellent whiskey selection, and an expanded main area.

be warned that service will suck when it's busy, so don't waste your time waiting for table service--just shoulder your way to the bar and get it yourself like a grownup. during off-peak hours you'll see much better table service.

What can I say other then it's not really a bar unless a fight breaks out.

It's a bar with an Irish theme some shamrocks and other paraphernalia with good service. Food is decent and on some nights there is live music. Oddly enough I'm a Floridian and was "the duke" of this place for a year .
Oh and the fight some pieces of ice were thrown and the phrase would you like to step outside was said. A few punches and a tackle later it was over. Cops were called but the 2 street fighters had already left.

I'm about as much a "regular" of this place as you can get.  And like the cheering section to the "little train that could" I keep hoping it will get better.

And in a sense, it did!

They redesigned the food/snacks menu, and I couldn't be MORE pleased.  Our group tried every one of the new appetizers and for the most part was pleased.

There are hand-crafted (as opposed to pre-made frozen from a distributor) appetizers now.  For example, you can get a dish that's a new take on nachos, Alfredo sauce on crips won-tons, which was spicey and interesting at least.

You get fairly large portions which are handy if you want to split with friends.

The cheese sticks are a combination of a jack cheese and a mozz.

They also have an interesting take on the "popper" which is made with won ton wraps.

The bacon wrapped shrimp are just OK, but what do you expect in South Dakota?

The only thing lacking now is that the manager needs to SCHEDULE more bartenders.  Two bartenders also doubling as cocktail waitstaff for 60+ people is moronic.

So expect to wait.  You'll get waited on eventually, and the waitstaff is friendly.

At least they've fixed the food problems for now.  So for that, I cheer, "Yay!"