Gibney’s: The Un-Irish Irish Pub
I just heard about metro Atlanta’s newest Irish pub, and it’s located in Downtown. Gibney’s Pub opened up in the Peachtree Center complex, ready to offer some respite to weary convention travellers. There’s one problem: there’s nothing Irish about the menu selections.
Would you like a taco salad? How about a hamburger? Do you want chips to go with your burger, or fries? A party of five, you have? How about a bucket of chili?
Shepard’s pie? Go somewhere else. Corned beef and cabbage? Not here. Maybe some real Irish food will do you some good. You won’t find it at Gibney’s. But you can get quesadillas and pizza at this fine establishment.
Somehow I feel embarrassed for my hometown that this is how we present ourselves to convention travellers, many of whom are far more culturally aware than this. Our great convention town hosts millions of travellers from around the world every year, yet we present them with an image of ourselves as ignorant hillbillies who think that we can set up a bar that serves Guiness and Harp, and call it an “Irish pub.”
At least you can play some billiards while you’re there:
Underneath all my laughing at this place, I’m really crying.
June 2nd, 2005 at 10:23 am
I work at Peachtree Center (at least for 2 more weeks) & thought that was the strangest thing. I wonder if it is still operated by the previous bar owner & he is simply trying to cash in on the ‘Irish Bar craze’ which has even hit Roswell.
June 2nd, 2005 at 8:56 pm
Did you notice on their menu that they charge an extra buck for “Freedom Fries?” That’s the price you pay for freedom.