My partner and I were in the mood for some soup, and a little sweet treat. Okay, I wanted the sweet treat, so we headed to The Soup Girl on Sunday late in the afternoon, I understood she was open on Sundays, unfortunately, when I arrived we found a note indicating she was closed every Sunday in September. As we walked around, we heard Irish music and decided to step into the Playwright Irish Pub, where we decided to sit on the front porch on a beautiful fall day. The music was from a large group of people playing traditional Irish music inside.
It was the last day of Restaurant Week, so we decided to take up the special which was from the dinner menu, for $20 you would receive a soup or salad, an entree, and dessert.
We started with two cream of chicken soups which were really good. Not out of a can, not over salted, but yummy and perfect for a fall day. To be honest, I was full after the soup. It was perfect for lunch, but I still had my entree on its way.
I should admit I am a bit picky, my partner know this, we have been together for 11 years, so he knows my likes and dislikes. I usually like to enjoy my meals in quiet and peace, not with children kicking my seat, screaming, or flinging their food at me.
Maybe I sound a little older than I am, I am in my late 20's, but is it too much to ask that I eat in peace, in a place that's clean, where the silverware is clean, where the drink's don't have something floating in them, where the foods tastes delicious and home made, where I can leave and not feel too guilty about it, and where everyone knows my name, okay maybe I got a little carried away there.
But I was comfortable here, I admit I don't drink, so a Pub isn't necessarily my first choice, but I'll be the first to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. On a Sunday afternoon, it was quiet, the live Irish music was nice, and the food was good.
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For the entree I ordered something I would usually never order. I probably would have ordered their California Chicken sandwich, which is marinated chicken breast topped with tomato, bacon, Monterey jack cheese, and avocado,served with a side of honey mustard, but I surprised myself and I ordered the Shepard's pie. The traditional dish arrived on a very large plate, with beef, peas, carrots, and lots of mashed potatoes on top. It's a comfort food and something to be enjoyed on a fall cool day like this one.
And my partner ordered the Chicken Pot Pie, something he would also never order. He's a steak or hamburger kind of guy. But, like me he was surprised that it was not the chicken pot pie you might picture, which I picture a as baked pie, but instead it had a warm and flaky bread on top, that you could break into with a fork and enjoy with the meal, or you could break it apart and dip it in the chicken sauce. It had large chunks of potatoes, carrots, peas, celery, onions, and chicken
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The portions were large, for us, and we were extremely satisfied. He ate the entire Chicken Pot Pie, and I was only able to eat a little less than half of the Shepard's Pie, and took the rest home for dinner.
For dessert, they have many options like cheese cake, creme brulee, but we both got the Brownie Sundae which was topped with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge and Bailey Irish Cream. It was delicious.
The Playwright Irish Pub & Restaurant
1232 Whitney Ave
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