Futbol Fever! and Finn McCool’s
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We’re having a party and the whole world is invited!
Well… World Cup mania has arrived in the Big Easy with a hurricane force!
Where might we go to down a cup while watching the cup? Although many bars around town are playing USA v England such as the (aforementioned) Crown and Anchor, the American Sector (soon to be mentioned), Finnegan’s Easy, Storyville, The Three Legged Dog and many many more from what I understand the biggest party atmosphere surrounding Futbol Fever is smack dab in the center of it all: Mid-city’s Finn McCool’s!!!
Now there are many reasons to go to Finn’s. Not only to enjoy the traditional Irish heritage of this wonderful city but because there is always something happening at Finn’s. The bar not only serves up beer and liquor in the traditional pub fashion but entertainment as well. In previous a blog I spoke of their St. Patrick’s Day blow out but on a regular day you can find something going on: sports, trivia, writing contest, head-shaving you name it! Where else can you be served the holy trinity of beers (Guinness, Bass, Harp) by a luscious roller-girl bar maid? If they’re not cooking up a special feast they have amazing toasted sandwiches (ham, turkey, roast beast) and Taytos: Irish potato chips that come in such flavours as pickled-onion and roasted chicken (it really tastes like chicken…freaky!).
Now to get there takes work but is relatively easy: grab the Canal Street Streetcar, pay your $1.25, go to Jefferson Davis, jump off (tuck and roll) and head to the left of the direction you were just going until you reach Banks Street, take a right an in a few blocks BAM! you’re at 3701: Finn McCool’s.
Definitely a neighborhood bar, but their neighborhood spans the city, the parish (we have parishes not counties), hell…whole parts of the world. And if there is an event within the purview of the current zeitgeist you can bet they’ll be doing something about it.
From what I”ve heard they’re playing all world cup games and every day has turned into a version of St. Patricks Day. For the cup they start early, we’re talking groundhog-day-early and go late. There is really so much going on I just can’t post it here. Check out their amazing website for what’s up next: www.finnmccols.com
Sláinte mhaith!
