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America's oldest Irish pub starts over

By
APRIL DREW,
Irish Voice Newspaper Columnist

Published Thursday, March 18, 2010, 10:29 PM
Updated Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 5:17 PM

 

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Patrick Rowley and his wife Anne, owners of Patrick's of Pratt Street in Baltimore

The bar that's been hailed as American's oldest Irish pub since forever is reopening its doors with a brand new face-lift.

Patrick's of Pratt Street in Baltimore, MD, was established in 1847 by the Rowley family. In late 2008 the bar closed its door for renovations.

And after a year-long hiatus, the bar has reopened it's doors with a brand new look.

"We were at Pratt Street for 163 years," said Pat Rowley.

Rowley's wife, Ann is the owner of the new establishment.

"We had a business plan that said, 'Every 163 years, open a new location.' We're not moving real fast, you know."

"Good hearty foods that won't break the bank is what we're going for," said chef Zu Pinsker, who had been sous chef at the restaurant for four years.

The bar hopes to be around for another 163 years but promises not to wait as long to renovate.
 

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Posted by bronxjames on Jun 20, 2010, 09:26 AM EDT
Irish.......spirits..........music......food....hmmmmmmm
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Posted by shidoobe on Apr 30, 2010, 11:45 AM EDT
Great place for a Pint! Been there many a time
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Posted by patricksbmore on Apr 14, 2010, 03:10 PM EDT
Thank you for the article. To clarify: Patrick's of Pratt Street is located in Baltimore, MD, near the historic B and O Railroad Museum. It is America's Oldest Irish Pub, in the same location since 1862, and same family since 1847. It has recently reopened under new management, and continues to work closely with, and give back to, the area's Irish community. The pub has been reopened by the former sous-chef, and she is working to create a lively, friendly, neighborhood and Irish Pub atmosphere, with a new menu!
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Posted by patriciabruhn on Mar 22, 2010, 09:39 PM EDT
very cool and my brother lives there, so now I must go for a visit!
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Posted by bets731 on Mar 21, 2010, 11:12 PM EDT
Good Health to Patrick's of Pratt St.
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Posted by John12C on Mar 20, 2010, 08:58 PM EDT
Their web site (http://www.patricksofpratt.com/) is more helpful than this article although some information on the web site is not as clear as one might expect (hours on Sat and Sun are 5 PM to close). The cartoon page is unusual for a pub's web site. Good luck opening the adult humor page.
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Posted by MalcomAC on Mar 19, 2010, 10:04 PM EDT
The geography has me confused also.
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Posted by Niamhaine on Mar 19, 2010, 08:56 AM EDT
The story is a bit confusing to me, The West Side Pub is in the city of Frederick in Western Maryland, and Patrick's of Pratt Street remains in the larger city of Baltimore at the Chespapeake Bay. Sorry, but I have learned, at least at the Baltimore location, the owners do not support the Irish that support them.
 


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