"At the last minute we decided to go into NYC for the Saint Patrick 's Day Parade so we threw on our green beads, hopped on the train and headed to the city. This year St Paddy 's Day fell on a Saturday, 3/17/18 and it was a nice sunny day, so the parade had a larger than usual turnout. 5th Avenue was so crowded that we only stayed at the parade for a few minutes then decided to find an Irish Pub nearby where we could have some traditional Irish fare for lunch. I entered 'Irish Pubs near me ' and guess what came up? An Irish Pub called The Irish Pub. So we walked 2 city streets from 5th to 7th Avenue and found The Irish Pub. Upon entering, we discovered that it was packed! I asked the hostess how long it would be for a table and she said 2 hours. Not having anywhere to go, we decided to put our name down for a table. We were able to squeeze our way up to the bar and order a few drinks and eventually we were even lucky enough to get a bar stool for Lahna to sit at while we waited for our table. At first I was drinking green draft beer than after 2 switched over to Bud Light in a green bottle can. Lahna was drinking her Tito 's and pineapple. Even though the bar area was crammed, we still enjoyed ourselves. About 45 minutes later, the hostess told us our table was ready. We were shocked that a table opened up so quickly! The dining room side was also packed but at least we were all sitting at tables. When our waitress came over we told her that we planned on sitting there for a while and she was totally ok with that. Over the course of the next few hours we continued to drink and have a great time. We ordered a few shots here and there, made friends with a couple from Scotland, and casually ordered different items along the way. We had wings, which I didn 't get a picture of, than we ordered our entrees. Lahna had a corned beef sandwich on rye that she really enjoyed. I had the traditional corned beef and cabbage platter. I 've had corned beef and cabbage on St Patrick 's Day my whole life. I 've even made it for years. No matter what, it always tastes the same. Boiled meat, potatoes, cabbage, carrots and some spices. Add a little mustard on the side, and you have your traditional Irish feast. But this platter blew me away. It had a Bushmill 's Irish Whiskey mustard-cream sauce on it that was out of this world! It was so good that I ordered a side of it. The waitress brought out a soup cup of this sauce and I dumped half of it onto my plate and Lahna used the other half to dip her fries into. It was that good!! After spending a good 5-6 hours there, eating and drinking and chatting it up with all the other drunks that were there that day, we decided to call it a day. We uber 'ed it back to Penn and hopped on the train heading Eastbound back to Massapequa. No matter where we go or what we do, we always have a great time when we 're together, but this adventure into NYC on Saint Patrick 's Day for the parade and after party at The Irish Pub was truly a memorable experience!"
