Eateries - My Oh My, Snout Deep in Shepard's Pie

You ever have those mornings where all of your concentration is lost on the yearning for a solid midday meal? You know, you've had a few adult beverages...as an aside, I love that people refer to alcoholic beverages as "adult beverages." No one I know behaves like an adult after several of these.

Anyway, Shepard's Pie is a traditional Irish stew of sorts. Peas, carrots, lamb meat, celery, onions, topped with a whole butt-load of whipped potatoes. From personal experience, the Winter is the best time to have this fare, but I'll tell you after a night of boozing, this shit really hits the spot.

And where else in this fine city would you go for Irish food? Easy. St. Brendan's. If you recall a while back we did a spotlight on our favorite Irish hot spot, but that was mainly dedicated to the night life, and the 2 bottles of Scotch we ended up putting down while sitting at their bar.

The Shepard's Pie here is excellent. Our last experience with this tasty concoction happened at Mo's in Milwaukee. They serve theirs in a miniature black cauldron. Cutesy, but St. Brendan's is better. I'm not sure if it was the portion, or the moment, or the company, but this stew-y potato crusted pea, carrot, lamb meat filled dish really did it for me. The difference between what we had at Mo's and what we had at St. Brendan's is pretty simple. The stew portion from St Brendan's was a richer base. You could almost taste the butter in this stuff. Hey health freaks, take it easy. You don't eat this stuff because you are calorie conscious. You eat it because it is fantastic, it fills you up, and brings back what is right in your world, and you aren't worried about being hungry 3 hours later.

St. Brendan's is a cool place in the downtown Green Bay area, where there are a lot of places that aren't. As another aside, how about the Green Bay political leadership get working on cleaning the downtown area up. I'm not talking about building ugly ass condos along the river. The whole area needs an overhaul. Fresh business, fresh ideas, and a better centerpiece than that toilet bowl Vicenzi's. All y'all need to check your big swinging dicks at the door and actually get something accomplished. Word.

Sorry St. Brendan's, you don't deserve a political tirade in a post that is dedicated to how great your Shepard's Pie is. That said, I highly recommend this dish, and this eatery.

Thanks for being there for me St. Brendan's. You were there when I really needed some good food, and a great atmosphere...and one last thing...the service was fantastic, timely, friendly, and fast.

Much respect St. Brendan's, glad you are here.

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Gomez Gonzo
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