Firkin & Frog

Mom and I tried this Northwest-meets-Irish-pub-by-way-of-nachos restaurant. We found shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash (and baked beans) and lots of sports programs on LCD screens.

Despite lots of tongue in cheek references to a “firkin good time,” “firkin” is really a measure of liquid, commonly used in England for stuff like beer. It’s just not used much in the US.

Neither, apparently, are the traditions of Irish pubs, at least not at Firkin & Frog. It has all the aspects of the typical US sports bar and–aside from a few menu items–very little of the Irish pub. Nothing against the place, just not a whole heckuva lot of reason to go back.