St. Patrick's Day 2013

Fasting before St. Patrick's Day allows more room for beer.

The Original Ladies of the Screaming Rooster

The head martian of the Mars Bar

Mars Bar

Amazingly my first green beer ever

I needed this hat

The Shamrock was busy at noon.

The Flying Rib 

More Flying Rib

Fans of the Every Bar in Lakewood at the Flying Rib

Mahall's

A fan of Pawsitive Influence and Every Bar in Lakewood at the Tarrymore Inn.

Free food at the Tarrymore Inn

Lakewood Village Tavern dressed in traditional Irish clothing?

McGinty's is back and was packed to the the walls.

The Patio

The Patio

Yes that's a mohawk and kilt at The Patio.

Taught me that I was wearing a leprechaun hat.

O'Donnell's Pub

Johnny and Katie, Every Bar in Lakewood's biggest fans!

Around the Corner

Sloane Pub

The Avenue

A St. Patrick's Day Pyramid

Plank Road Tavern

If you liked my St. Patrick's Day Guide and the pictures (should have had more but ran into a camera issue,)  then vote for Every Bar in Lakewood for this year's Scene Magazine Best of Issue

Best of Cleveland 2013

Scene Magazine: Best of Cleveland 2013

The battle of the blogs has begun and I need your help.  Cleveland Scene Magazine is having their annual best of issue.  One of the categories is best blog.  It would be cool if I could win it but I can't do it with you.  If you like my articles, are making use of the Lakewood St. Patricks Day Guide, or simply want only Lakewood businesses to win go to the site and vote for Every Bar in Lakewood.  There are a bunch of other businesses from Lakewood you can also vote for too.  Go check it out, thanks!

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Bar #30: The Flying Rib

This week's bar was picked because I was hungry. This is one of the few bars that comes right out and says we're good at this one specific type of food. The Flying Rib is bar #30 and I'm eating ribs tonight.

I entered the Flying Rib, which used a mixture of antique ceiling, dark wood, and modernish designs. The first room was all bar on the left and all four person booths on the right. 

Unfortunately, there were five of us so we moved onto the dining room, decorated with a ton of beer sings and a punching bag machine. In the beginning, we had to order at the bar but both bartenders quickly switched over to serving us directly at the table.

I didn't write down what I drank.

 Check back later and I'll have actual information here.

The salad was fine and 

more filling than expected. Jalapeno poppers are fried cheese with a jalapeno pepper slice inside. You really can't go wrong with that, and they didn't. Now the important question. How were the ribs? The sauce was good, a little tangy. The meat just fell off the bones. There were the little bonelets on the end of the ribs. Overall they were good and more than worth the price.

I ordered a side salad, jalapeno poppers and a half rack of ribs. 

There's a lot to do at the Flying Rib, most of which is in the third game room that takes up the right half of the bar. They've got indoor cornhole, ping pong, darts and pool. The game of the night however, was the electronic punching bag. A group of guys were going back and forth on it. They were punching hard enough that little Jurassic Park rings were appearing on the beers. They started with using their fists. They then, upped the ante to using their heads. The first head bunt hit as hard as some of the weaker punches. The second guy slipped and almost put his head into the machine. They went back to punching after that.

Johnny our beer connoisseur was unable to be with us this bar.  His job shipped him off to Taiwan for a couple weeks to teach them how to build his solar panels.  But he was with us in spirit and with spirit over Skype.

The Flying Rib had good service, food and a comfortable enough atmosphere. Everyone there was enjoying themselves and they had more than enough games to keep the good times rolling. There are plenty of reasons to go to the Flying Rib, their ribs are just the BBQ icing on the cake.

11926 Madison Ave

216.521.0117

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Every Bar in Lakewood's St. Patrick's Day Guide

Buckeye Beer Engine:  Opens 6am.  
6am-10am: Beer Mary Bar
6am-11am: Corned beef hash and eggs
They will have a corned beef sandwich, their famous O'Fatty melt (a burger between2 Rubens), the St. Patty Melt, The Classic Reuben and beverage specials including a bucket of Genessee Bock (5) for $8, Irish car bombs and Buckeye Brewing Redhead Irish stle Red Ale.
11am: Regular menu begins.
15215 Madison Ave

Merry Arts: Opens 7:30am.
7:30am: All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet
Wash down breakfast with a  $4 Bloody Mary or a $5 Mimosa.  You can also get a mug of Guinness for $6, keep the mug, and refill it for $4.50.
Corned beer dinners, sandwiches, and Rueben's will also be available.
15607 Detroit Ave

Shamrock Tavern: Opens 8am.  
Bane Boy's preparade corned Beef Hash and Eggs Breakfast.
11am: Corned Beef Sandwiches and dinners while supplies last.
Full service liquor service.  Loud tunes, ice cold beer and a part time bagpiper.
11922 Madison Ave

The Patio Tavern: Opens 8am-2:30am.  
Can order food to come to the bar.  $2 domestics, $3 Jameson, $3 Fireball Whiskey and other liquors except $3.50 Ketel One and Grey Goose.
15615 Madison Ave.

Plank Road Tavern: Opens 8am.  
8am-10:30am: Breakfast buffet will be served from 8am till 10:30am and include eggs, bacon, sausage,    hasbrowns, french toast, assorted pastries, a fruit tray.
10am-noon:Traditional Irish Music Session
12pm: Bagpipes march into the Plank's own Mike Sweeney
11am-Midnight:  $10 Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, $6 Corned Beef Sandwich with chips and a pickle, $8 Shepherd's Pie, $5 Fries and Curry Sauce, $6 Ceasar Salad, $7 Chicken Wings (hot, mild, BBQ, Chipotle BBQ, Dry Rub, Spicy Garlic), Plank burger.
3pm-7pm: Live Irish Music from “Tapped Out”
Throughout the day Live Irish Step Dancers.
16719 Detroit Ave

Irish Kevin's: Open 8am-2:30am
Corned beef sandwiches and dinner will be served throughout the day. You can wash them down with $3 pints of Guinness.  
10am-1pm: Paul Frank  
2pm: Bog Ponies (pipers)
13601 Detroit Ave

Harry Buffalo: Opens 8am.  
Kegs & Eggs for breakfast.  Corned Beef's on special.  Get Das Boot and keep it for $10 plus $5 refills.
18605 Detroit Ave.

Corky's Place: Open 8am-1am.
8am-10am: .50 Domestics
10am-2pm: $1 Domestics
2pm-4pm: $1.50 Domestics
More surprise specials will be offered.  You can get $7 Corned Beef Sandwiches, $8 Reubens and $7 Reuben Pizzas.
13302 Detroit Ave

Around the Corner: Opens 8:30 am.  
Irish Brunch includes green beer, corned beef and cabbage.  The first 100 people get a St. Patrick's Day shirt with purchase.  They are a Rover's Morning Glory Crawl stop
3pm: Galens Irish Band
6-10pm Pop Rocks
10pm-close a DJ
18616 Detroit Ave

Mahall's 20 Lanes
Kick off your St. Patrick's Day, Sunday March 17th, with a 5K run to support Lakewood H2O celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2013.  This year's event includes a great urban route through Lakewood's historic Birdtown neighborhood & is hosted by Mahall's Lanes featuring a post race party & brunch from 9 – Noon.
Online registration is open! www.runsignup.com/race/oh/lakewood/2ndannuallakewoodirisjigjog
13200 Madison Ave

Mars Bar: Opens 9am.

They will be making corned beef gyros; made with pita bread with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss, and thousand island or mustard ($5 corned beef gyros.)  Wash it down with $5 green pitchers or some Green Elves (Mad Elf Beer Shots.)   There will be tons of music with a Dj.

15314 Madison Ave

The Flying Rib: Opens 9am.  
Serving authentic Irish fare including ordering extra corned beef to be sure they won't run out.  They will have a full liquor license.  They are a great destination before and after the parade, with  pool tables, darts, ping pong, and indoor cornhole.  Walking distance to the Rapid.
11926 Madison Ave

O'Donnell's Pub: Opens 10am.  
Drink specials are:  Guinness Draughts, Yuengling Black and Tan Pints, and Killians Irish Red and Irish Stout bottles are for $2.50.  Harpoon Celtic Ale and Great Lakes Conways Irish Ale Bottles cost $3.  Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey shots for $2.50.  Jameson 8 year are $3 and 12 year are $4.  The Gold Reserve (15 year) is $5.  The St. Patricks Day favorite, Irish Car Bombs, are $4.
Corned beef sandwiches will run $6 starting at noon, while supplies last.
16204 Madison Ave

Lakewood Village Tavern: Opens 10am.  
10am-7pm: Happy hour pricing
Corned beef sandwiches and dinners are on special.
13437 Madison Ave

Avenue Tap House: Opens 11am.  
2pm-6pm: DJ RharvZ
8pm-Midnight: Dueling Pianos
18206 Detroit Ave

The Red Rose Cafe: Opens 11am.  
They will be offering Corned Beef dinners at $9.75, Corned Beef Sandwiches at $6.50, and Reubens at $7 along with their full kitchen.  Drink specials include $5 Guiness, $6 Miller Lite & Labatt Pitchers, $2 for the shot of the month.
14810 Madison Ave

Spitfire Saloon: Opens at noon.  
Noon-7pm: $2 Jim Beam and $1 canned beer
1539 West 117th St.

The Corner Pub 
They will be serving corned beef and and many other specials all day.
7pm: Dj playing 80s and 90s music followed later by old school hip hop.  There will also be a contest for the most festive dressed contest.
12301 Madison Ave

Tarrymore Inn 
They are offering corned beef and cabbage.  Come in for a beer and see if you can find the free corned beef and cabbage at the end of the rainbow!
13356 Madison Ave

Pacers
Corned Beef Sandwiches, Reubens and corned beef dinners will be offered.  You can also get 45 cent boneless wings and 50 cent wings all day and night.  Shot specials include lil guinness and irish car bombs.
14600 Detroit Ave

Sweet Spot (Not a bar but still awesome)
The Sweet Spot will be featuring our Irish Cream gelato (which we always have...we make the Irish Cream liquor ourselves, it's very good) and a Porter Beer gelato that can be paired together to make a gelato Irish Car Bomb
17806 Detroit Ave

Bottoms Up  
9pm: Goth Night!
1572 West 117th St

Bar #29 Lakewood Village Tavern

Have you ever complained about the news being full of unhappy stories. There's a reason for that. Entirely happy stories are boring. So, I'm warning you ahead of time. I have nothing to complain or be snarky about bar #29, Lakewood Village Tavern.

Lakewood Village Tavern takes up two store fronts. On this cold snowy night the bar was full and we took a table. Amanda the bartender was quick to check on our table offering me a free sample of a beer I hadn't tried. It was recommended by a random woman at the bar. I liked it and ordered a cheaply priced 22oz Shock Top Wheat I.P.A. It was a little dark and had a little spice to it. It also went down smooth and didn't get a funk taste near the end.

Amanda gave me some recommendations on food. I went with their jalapeno cheese stuffed pretzels. They were recently taken off the menu and forced back on within two weeks. Jalapeno cheese stuffed pretzels are one of my favorite things. I also go their buffalo chicken wrap. It was good.

The bar had some built in beer signs and wood paneling on the walls. They also had some dried tall grass on the walls, I assume in case some has need of emergency duck hunting. They have a second room with a bunch of TVs and a small stage that they use for karaoke and when a comedy group, the Village Idiot that comes on Wednesdays.

There are three bathrooms, one for ladies, women and men.

Game wise you are limited to the digital with Golden Tea and a mini casino hallway.

I liked everything I got at the Lakewood Village Tavern. Of course you may be able to find better food, more tap beer options or more things to do at other bars. As a combination of all their parts there are few bars that are as solid an option as Lakewood Village Tavern.

13437 Madison Ave.

216-521-0301

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The Village Idiot at Lakewood Village Tavern