A day to justify drinking Guinness, great! Normally I don't need a reason to drink Guinness, but I certainly won't turn one down. The same went for Pi Day, how can one turn down pie?
The day started off at Fionn MacCool's. I started to line up around 10:45am and they eventually opened their doors at 11:15am. Inside, we were unable to get seats, but we did get this nice island to stand around, and we were able to order food from there, so a moderate success of sorts.
I was in the mood for some sort of sheppard's pie to eat on St. Pats. Since it was Pi day earlier in the week, I figured it was the perfect extension. I picked Fionn because it had both a sheppard's pie and Guinness steak and mushroom pie. I've never tried a Guinness dish before, but I expected Guinness to just add some thickness and a little flavour.
I picked the Guinness dish, surprised? I thought not.
Now, firstly, it wasn't really a pie, which was a little disappointing. It was more of a stew of steak and mushrooms, with a slab of mash and some vegtables on the side. Most importantly, it tasted very good. It was hearty, beefy, and there was a subtle hint of Guinness; but, had I not known it was in there, I wouldn't have noticed it. To summarize, it was a decent beef stew. While it couldn have been larger, I didn't regret ordering it.
My regrets came later, as it dawned on me that I should have:
a) Had some breakfast before drinking.
b) Paced myself to a Guinness every 30 minutes, not every 15.
c) Had some non-Gino's related sustenance afterwards.
Anyways, all in all, it was a delicious day.
Cheers.
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