In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Stan Horwitz said...
>
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >> Bennigan's closes and files for bankruptcy.
> >>
> >> The talking heads reported this morning that Bennigans and "Steak & Ale.
> >> another of their restaurants have closed.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/6f95k3
> >>
> >> I ate at Bennigans maybe twice. Nice enough place as I remember.
> >
> > There's a Bennigans near my parents house. They rarely eat there and its
> > been at least three or four years since the last time I ate there. They
> > model themselves like an Irish Pub, but I can think of lots of locally
> > owned Irish pubs in my area where I can eat for a reasonable price that
> > have great food, and some even have live music, so I rarely had a reason
> > to eat at Bennigans. Same sort of story for Steak & Ale.
>
>
> Stan,
>
> Mornin!
>
> I never heard of Steak & Ale until yesterday's news.
>
> BTW, there's a true and great Irish pub (the name escapes me) on 21st and
> Walnut just on the corner of Rittenhouse Square. I was impressed with the
> kind offer to join the IRA. I had a Guiness instead. Still thinking it
> over, 10 years later.

The Irish Pub you have in mind is called, just that, "The Irish Pub." I
have been there a few times. Its nice if you like Irish Pubs. There's
also another one, also called "The Irish Pub" a few blocks east on
Walnut Street. I am fairly sure they are both owned by the same people,
and they are both great.