Comments on: Morning Metro: Brewhouse Cafe Avondale, Old East Courthouse, and a Bikecase

By: J_T

J_T — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:41:43 +0000

Maybe! Of course, it’ll be a crappy game (in American foootball terms, Wigan-Man City would be like Alabama-Vanderbilt or the Falcons versus any playoff team). I’m also a little worried about the Brewhouse folks taking it back over. Not that I don’t like going to the Brewhouse – in fact I’m there weekly for trivia on Wednesdays – but their website seems to have been hacked and redirects to some Russian site (been doing that at least since last week)!

If they would just get their heads out of their arses and put up some dartboards, I could see the Avondale Brewhouse becoming a regular destination.

By: larry english

larry english — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:09:20 +0000

bike rack would make more sense on the wall

a. because of the rack, the bookcase would have to be wall-anchored anyway

a.5 may as well put the rack on a wall stud and BDWI

b. the bike sticks out into the room, way

c. that kind of rack doesn’t ‘bend spokes’

wle

By: TeeRuss

TeeRuss — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:00:31 +0000

Every time the subject of a restaurant comes up, someone says they didn’t like the food. I’m going to break the mold and say that I didn’t mind the food at James Joyce, the problem was that there was absolutely no “Irish Pub” feel to the place. It’s got tile floors, metal chairs, no booths. Sure, there’s soccer on, and the patio is nice, and they’ve got Guinness (but who doesn’t?). It was like going to an Irish Pub in a strip mall in Sarasota. Which really doesn’t stack up to the Mac MacGee’s and Steinbeck’s options we’ve got nearby.

I went when it was briefly named the Hail Mary, and just the additions of TVs and the name change made it feel like it had found itself. They had also added an Irish Cheeseburger which was ridiculously good.

I will have to check out the latest incarnation during an EPL match. Who’s in for this Monday at 3 PM? Wigan v Man City, on a day off.

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:47:54 +0000

I also appreciated her article. I myself am also public transit dependent.As she wrote “effective public transit is dependent on safe pedestrian facilities.” I really appreciate the PEDS campaign!

By: SR

SR — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:07:18 +0000

Here, here! I liked the food, too. It had gone a bit downhill over the years, but I found it still solid for what it was. It’s never been a foodie destination, but that’s okay (although I would love a true foodie restaurant to come to AE!) because it always delivered a good plate of comfort food. I hope the Brewhouse folks will take this opportunity to improve it, but I have been led to believe that is already underway. I read somewhere that the Corner Pub chef has been lured there. In any case, I believe the Brewhouse folks owned JJ and are taking back over now that Hail Mary threw in the towel. Personally, I’m relieved. I never made it in to try the food while it was Hail Mary, but the hype they put out about it didn’t appeal to me and didn’t seem to play on what was worth saving about JJ. I would like to see it move more towards the Brewhouse image.