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A LA CARTE : IRISH EYES WILL BE SMILING.


Byline: Larry Lipson

Every restaurant or bar with an Irish-sounding name will, as usual, be packed to the rafters on St. Patrick's St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
  • Saint Patrick's Day, named after the saint
  • St. Patrick's Purgatory, an ancient pilgrimage in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland
 Day (March 17), but there are plenty of quieter places to kiss the Blarney Stone blarney stone

whoever kisses the stone “will never want for words.” [Irish Folklore: Leach, 147]

See : Talkativeness
. And you may even get bagpipers List of Bagpipers Uilleann Pipes
  • Kevin Briley
  • Ronan Browne
  • Willie Clancy
  • Troy Donockley
  • Johnny Doran
  • Séamus Ennis
  • Sean Folsom
  • Wilbert Garvin
  • Robbie Hannon
  • Paddy Keenan
  • Ronan Le Bars
  • Neil Mulligan
  • Sean McAloon
 playing while you eat your corned beef and cabbage.

So, if Monahan's, Ireland's 32, Brennan's, Molly Malone's, Timmy Nolan's or Dublin's are booked, try one of the restaurants not immediately recognizable as a place where St. Patrick's Day is celebrated with verve. Here are those restaurants worth consideration:

Barron's Family Restaurant

Address: 4130 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank.

Phone: (818) 846-0043.

Cuisine: Homestyle American.

Food: Corned beef and cabbage ($8.95) is a specialty of the day. It includes boiled potatoes boiled potatoes boil npommes fpl à l'anglaise or à l'eau

boiled potatoes nplSalzkartoffeln pl 
, carrots, onions, turnips and rutabagas in a hearty broth and comes with soup or salad and premises-baked bread. Green-themed desserts include deep dish This article is about the band. For the food, see Chicago-style pizza.

Deep Dish is a duo of DJ and house music producers consisting of Iranian American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi.
 green apple pie, lime meringue pie and lime Bavarian pudding. Special coffees may be flavored with non-alcoholic flavorings of Irish cream, Amaretto am·a·ret·to  
n. pl. am·a·ret·tos
An Italian liqueur flavored with almond.



[Italian, diminutive of amaro, bitter, from Latin am
, hazelnut, orange, vanilla or chocolate mint.

Entertainment: None.

Miscellaneous: ``Leprechaun's Pot o' Gold Contest'' entries are available through Tuesday. Guess the number of gold ``coins'' in the pot and you win a dinner for two at Barron's. (Note: The cross street where Barron's is located is Evergreen.)

Jimmy's

Address: 201 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills.

Phone: (310) 552-2394.

Cuisine: French/continental.

Food: Corned beef and cabbage served from 11:30 a.m. until midnight. Also, Irish specialty drinks will be poured plus three-course set meals served at lunch ($35) or dinner ($55) featuring entrees such as Irish farm-style roast chicken, Irish lamb stew, peppered salmon or New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 sirloin steak.

Entertainment: Bagpipers at entrance next to a mounted piece of the Blarney Stone.

Miscellaneous: Wearing kilts, owner-hosts Sean and Jimmy Murphy will greet guests.

McCormick & Schmick's - Pasadena

Address: 111 N. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
  • Alfonso García Robles (1911-1991), Mexican diplomat and politician
  • Aurora Robles (born 1980), Mexican fashion model
  • Charlie Robles (born 1943), Puerto Rican musician
 Ave., Pasadena.

Phone: (626) 405-0064.

Cuisine: Seafood.

Food: Special dinners come with marinated vegetables and fresh avocado relish over mixed greens, or creamed spinach, plus key lime pie Key lime pie is a dessert made of key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust. The pie is topped with meringue, then baked until the meringue is a golden brown.[1] Some key lime pies use other types of whipped toppings or none at all.  for dessert. Corned beef and cabbage ($12.95) with Dijon horseradish sauce, steamed red potatoes and carrots; traditional Irish stew ($10.95) with biscuit, fresh lamb, potatoes, onions, carrots, in rich broth; griddled mahi-mahi ($14.95) with green tortilla crust over green mashed potatoes and vegetables; griddled corned beef sandwich ($7.95) with green jalapeno jelly in an onion roll with coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw  
n.
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette.
. Green beer and Irish coffees available, also a green buffet.

Entertainment: The Knackers, an Irish rock band, plays on the outside patio (weather permitting). Bagpipers will be present.

Miscellaneous: Balloons, slogans, banners, good luck charms..

McCormick & Schmick's - Los Angeles

Address: 633 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles.

Phone: (213) 629-1929.

Cuisine: Seafood.

Food: Green Irish breakfast buffet ($1.95) featuring green eggs and ham will be served from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Beginning at 3 p.m. an Irish buffet on the outside patio and Moose Room ($1.95) includes corned beef and cabbage and Irish stew. Drink specials include Irish coffees for $2.95 and green Heineken beer for $1.95.

Entertainment: Live music begins at 3 p.m.

Miscellaneous: Patrons may purchase a green shamrock for $1 or a gold shamrock for $5 with all proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an organization founded in 1950 which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals .

Taix French Restaurant

Address: 1911 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.

Phone: (213) 484-1265.

Cuisine: Country French.

Food: Corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings with be served through March 20 as a complete lunch ($8.95) or a complete dinner ($11.95).

Weber's Place

Address: 19312 Vanowen St., Reseda.

Phone: (818) 345-9800.

Cuisine: American.

Food: Corned beef sandwiches on hand. Also Brandy's famous corned beef plate for $4.25. Green beer is $1.99.

Entertainment: Bagpipers. Dancing. Miller and Bud girls.

Miscellaneous: Blarney Stone on the bar for wish-makers. Prizes given all day long.
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