I wanted so badly to like Mo's Irish Pub. I was excited for a year during the building of this location for I've visited the Mo's off 249, and it's stellar. Since this one was much closer to me, I knew that many of my go to bar spots in the area were going to lose me as a customer the instant this place opened up.
Day 1. (Opening Day.) What the fringe benefits is going on here! The place was super duper packed that the wait was over 2 hours. Oh heck no, I'm not waiting 2 hours for nothing...but.. I put my name on the list and walked across the street to another bar and grill to eat. Although they text me on my cell that my table was ready, I decided to just stay where I was. After 11:00 PM I finally walked back over and it was much easier to get into, although pretty packed.
I was not happy. Such a huge building with horrible build out. It's big enough to have a 2nd floor to where you could walk around and look down below. Well, they do have a 2nd floor but it only fits a few tables and it's basically in a corner. The bar has a Baker Street feel, meaning very loud, which is okay, but no personality. Totally setup to entertain ages 21-25 only and not the homeowners that actually circle that entire area. All the drinks are not worth what you pay for them. However on "Day 1" all the trainers where there so the service was excellent and the fish and chips were amazing.
Visit 2. Two weeks later I go again. Still heavily packed so I passed it up and went to Lucky's for a bit. I returned after 11 PM and the trainers where still there. The service again was very awesome and the fish and chips where great. I still didn't like the Baker Street atmosphere and the drinks still sucked.
Visit 3. Four weeks later from Day 1. Fish and chips still good. Trainers were still there so service was great. They even recognized me. I tried some ribs as well and was blown away at how awesome they were. If I had written my review then it would have been a 4 star experience. I left there at midnight to go to Lucky's across the street because Lucky's just has a better atmosphere and the drinks are 10x better. Wanna hear something funny... OK, OK, OK here it is. All the trainers came to Lucky's after midnight to really party it up. We recognized them, they recognized us and we did some major partying together that night at Lucky's. It was a blast!
Visit 4. Four months later. As usually I sat inside. No trainers this day. Service was horrible. Food was horrible. Had to send my ribs back because they were served very cold and the meat was tough. Fish and chips weren't the same either. Very salt and too crusty. Upon leaving and getting in the car, the band was sounding really nice. So I go back in through the gates, start another tab at the outside bar and actually had better drinks from that bartender.
Visit 5. About a month ago from writing this review. Brought the kiddos this time during the day. Food was so so bad that there was only one word to describe it... DISGUSTING. I mean I had a full rack of ribs, hoping for a better experience and it was colder and worst. Even on sending it back it was still horrid. Fish and chips was just uneatable. I knew then, that a bunch of teenagers must of taken over the kitchen. The atmosphere was totally Baker Street trash now.
I know, I know, this review has gotten a bit long. So if you've skipped all the above I can sum it up for you in closing...
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