Mother Egan's Irish Pub   

If authenticity is your thing, youll probably get along with Mother Egans owners John OBrien and Mick Morris, who designed their popular pub to resemble the drinking spots of their youths in Ireland, the land of darts and Guinness. The refreshments are heavy on the cabbage and corned beef, and quite indistinguishable from the grub youd pick up in a Dublin bar. (Whether thats good or bad is a matter of taste.) The steak sandwiches are well-regarded among area Irish cultural adepts, but just plain old fish and chips coupled with one of 16 fine draft beers makes for a bonny snack, suitable to watching rugby or soccer on the bar television. Of course, youll find all manner of whisky, but not too many women; Mother Egans mostly draws in older, professional men with more job experience than hair. -- Barrett Brown