Slainte Pub & Grill

I have wasted too many hours of my life in this "Irish Pub". It's basically a place where dumb business people, stranded travelers and suckers go to eat standard pub food that is overpriced and underwhelming.

I was unfortunately a stranded traveler on Monday and instead of standing out in the blistering heat where the streets reeked of steaming garbage, I decided to suck it up and head into Slainte.

Oh? You want a drink? I hope you have 25 minutes to wait for it. Oh, you want some Whiz Fries? I hope you like fries that are still frozen in the middle.

This place has two redeeming qualities. Clean bathrooms and proximity to 30th Street Station.

Came here purely out of convenience, since it's so close to the 30th Street Station and the Megabus pick-up/drop-off.

Food was completely fine, not extraordinary, but pretty good for bar food, and the bar/restaurant itself was very clean.

Unfortunately the waitress we had seemed to be new and super forgetful (i.e. left my friend's bloody mary sitting at the bar for like 10 minutes in plain sight after the bartender mixed it), and the bathrooms were in terrible condition (I remember some duct tape on one of the toilets).

Pros:  Good lunch spot with a nice beer selection.  reasonable prices.  good happy hour specials.

Cons: Waitresses rarely know what is on tap.  They charge $2 to substitute the fries for sweet potato fries.  Stick with the standard bar food, burgers and appetizers.  Ordered a wrap and first I noticed it was missing the ranch dressing.  Told the waitress and she brought me a side of dressing.  Was also not on a spinach flavored tortilla as advertised.  Took a bite and realized it was missing the avocado.  Complained again and she offered to make a new one or bring avocado on the side.  I opted for the second since the rest of the people I was with were almost finished their lunches.  She also said she could give us a discount.  Waitress finally came back with a side of guacamole?!?!?!?!  Definitely not what I ordered.  Too tired to complain again.  The bill came and there was a whopping $3?! discount.