Patrick's Bar & Grill

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  So I'm at a new work location in Essex and see the menu for PatRicks (named after owners Pat and Rick).  Nothing too striking except that the food is cheap and they always have happy hour specials.  A few hours later I'm waiting for the bus home and while playing on my new smart phone thingy I find that this place is 3 doors down from the bus stop so I decide to go in for a drink.  Yes.  This was exactly how I thought it would be.  I walked in to a large square bar filled with the finest middle aged folk in Essex and there's only one seat left at the bar.  Immediately I felt like a fish out of water in my shirt and tie in this crowd but no worries.  Everyone seems to be having a good time.  I order a $1.75 Budweiser draft and chill.  After I knock the bar twice and take my first gulp the guy next to me asks "How's that first sip of the day?"  With that I practically deflate and say "Oh my god it's the best part of my day!"   And like that I become part of the bar with conversation and chuckles for the rest of my stay.  
  I hear that the food is good here.  I also hear that it's hit or miss.  You could get prime rib or fatty gristle but the shrimp salad sammich you can't make at home for this cheap.  
  Another round later my bartender circles the bar and drops a small plastic shot cup in front of everyone saying "Keith" as she goes.  Apparently this Keith character just came in and bought the whole bar a round and we're talking upwards of 30 people. Thanks, Keith!  
  This was one of the friendliest, don't-judge-a-book-by-it's-cover bars I've been into in a while.  Although I stood out like a turd in a punch bowl I was part of the cast of characters by the time I left.  I'll most certainly stop back in here again for a decompression beer after work.  
  Thank you PatRicks.  You are exactly what I needed after a long day.
  This is old Baltimore at it's finest.  Holler at it, Hon!

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  Posted on 10.06.11 Jamie S.

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