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Don't let the shamrock fool you. This here be an American Bar.
Should your expectations of Patrick’s Pub not be elevated beyond the level of booze, billiards, and butt-rock blaring from the nearest audio system, this bar delivers absolutely.
Conversely, should you be foolish enough to translate the classical Irish nomenclature and stereotypical shamrock boldly illuminated on the signage of this Harbor Blvd. bar and dare to hope this pub offers a finely tapped Guinness, perfectly chilled Smithwick’s to drown your sorrows, or perhaps the traditional whiskey on hand defining the owner’s religious leanings, you, my friend, would be gravely mistaken.
This is not to say that Patrick’s Pub is not a good ol’ neighborhood bar. It is a good bar, but only for those who lightly toss around the phrase “pub” with utter disregard for historical and etymological accuracy. Perhaps I’m being too harsh. The facts are these:
Patrick’s Pub offers a multitude of seating, clean bathrooms, numerous pool tables, shuffleboard, darts and arcade games. Promo Girls wander about in shorts so short you may wonder why they bothered, and Southern Comfort t-shirts so tight it’s a wonder they aren’t in the running for Debutante of the Year.
The walls are adorned with varying Americana and Irish décor that barely seems to make an effort at being authentic. Yes, this Examiner is well aware she is in Costa Mesa, CA and therefore should not expect any sort of authenticity from her Irish pubs, but one must remember that Costa Mesa also hosts The Harp Inn; authenticity defined.
As for the drinks…oh, the drinks. Be warned, ye of draught yearning heart, this is a bottle bar. True, they offer Guinness (in a can), but that can hardly be a substitute for the anticipation of a Guinness settling in its glass, foamy bubbles dashing about in their downward spiral caused by the inner vortex of deliciousness that is stout perfection. Nope, you get a can and a rocket widget.
Also bottled for your enjoyment are Sierra Nevada, Newcastle, O’Doul’s, Rolling Rock, Corona, Stella Artois and Miller in all of its undesirable forms. A full liquor shelf abounds, but there is a $20 minimum credit card purchase, so cold hard CASH is strongly encouraged.
Televisions silently display sports of general American male interest, and the pub is attached to a Super 8 Motel for your drunken convenience.
2645 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 966-2721
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 966-2721
For more info: For all of those wayward Browns fans wandering about Orange County, here's a more favorable review of Patrick's Pub: http://www.scbba.com/patrick's_pub.htm.
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