Restaurant Scene: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with bangers and mash at Hair of the Dog

It’s been almost a year since I wrote, “No more tater tots deep fried in duck fat. No more drag queen bingo on Wednesdays, or chandeliers. No more Jack Daniel statues or inflatable Guinness toucans. No more ‘suitcases’ of buffalo wings or $5 pitchers of Pint Punch. No more cheering from the balcony as a drunkard butchers Pat Benatar’s ‘Love Is A Battlefield’ and, sadly, no more corn doggy dogs.”

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I was there for one of the last pints ever poured at the Honest Pint, the long-standing and beloved Irish pub on Patten Parkway. This was followed by Leapin’ Leprechaun, which kicked the bucket down by the aquarium. Despite the British Union Jack painted on its door, The Hair of the Dog is the only remaining Irish show in town. That is why it’s the perfect place to party like you’re Irish on St. Patrick’s Day (even if we are the furthest thing from Irish).